Assistant Director, Talent and Leadership

Prudential's purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Background & Purpose
As part of the Talent Management and Leadership Development team, you will play a pivotal role in the design, implementation and management of talent and leadership offers that are aligned to the strategic priorities of the Group. You will partner with talents and leaders across various business units to build a strong succession bench that is aligned to our growth ambitions.

Principal Accountabilities
Co-design and own specific talent and leadership development interventions / products that create impact:
Stay updated on market trends and have a pulse on the organisation to anticipate changes and design effective ways to build and manage the talent and succession pipeline. Review and evolve talent and succession management strategy and processes for greater efficiency, user experience and outcomes. talent and leadership development interventions as part of the COE.

Lead Implementation Global Talent And Succession Initiatives
Ensure consistency and effectiveness in implementation of Group talent management processes ensuring they drive agreed KPIs. Adapt talent strategies and processes to accommodate LBU nuances and business requirements while ensuring Group standards are maintained. Governance of talent and succession management processes to ensure consistency and high standards.

Talent Partnering And Building a Strong Succession Bench
Identify key development gaps for identified successors and work closely with business leaders and the HR business partner to create targeted opportunities and plans for accelerated development. Facilitate talent review and development planning meetings with leaders and talents. Partner with the Talent Acquisition team to pipeline prospective external talents for roles where bench strength is weak.

Attributes And Experience

• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking and expertise in talent management and succession practices.
• Consulting, change management and design thinking skills to deliver impactful changes and effective adoption.
• Qualified in psychometric assessment methodologies and experience in delivering leadership development interventions.
• Aptitude in working with HR technology & systems (e.g. Workday) and data.
• Effective team player and strong collaborator with other stakeholders within and outside HR.
• Excellent communication skills written (Powerpoint and papers) to engage and influence people at different levels and different cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Unfazed by complexity and change; resilient and able to rapidly adapt as the context requires
• Disciplined, rigorous and very organized

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer.
We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.