Assistant Director

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.

Responsible to lead in the planning, formulation, implementation and monitoring of long and short-term strategies of the Agency Distribution.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Team lead in Agency Strategy driving business initiatives and growth strategies. Plan and manage the activities within the Department’s operational budget.
• Actively lead in the planning, formulation, implementation and monitoring of long and short-term strategies; including the development and management of Million Dollar Agencies, MDRT and Leader Strategies. Establish business plan and direction in driving leader and agent performance toward the company objectives.
• Work closely with senior management and relevant stakeholders in driving growth strategies and overall performance management & reporting with the aim to achieve the Company’s business and strategic goals. Identify potential opportunity/ area of improvement/ learning, for strategic planning, management and execution.
• Prepare and deliver management presentations with respect to long and short-term strategies/ initiatives for Agency Distribution, aiming to create/ strengthen a value proposition aligning with the Company’s business and strategic direction.
• Participate in various company-wide business initiatives as required. Follow-up-and-follow-through any actions needed to ensure smooth implementation of strategies and initiatives and ensure timely delivery of key milestones of the implementation plans.
• Work closely with Malaysia MCC and US MDRT to understand MDRT trends targeting to build strong MDRT culture among the agencies. Promote awareness through events and activities to increase branding awareness of MDA and MDRT among agencies.

Roles and responsibilities are not limited to the list above and may include ad hoc tasks that may arise from time to time.

Job Specification:

a. Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or any other related field
• Life insurance experience is a plus, especially in Agency Distribution/ Agency Strategy/ Projects Management Office.

b. Experience

• Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience with knowledge in planning and management

c. Knowledge

• Strong leadership capabilities that can lead, influence and motivate to create a high performing team.
• Strong strategic and forward-thinking skills.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate with senior management team, internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to connect the dots.
• Has a good command of written and spoken English.
• Self-motivated and able to work under minimum supervision always.
• Demonstrate high willingness to learn and go beyond status quo.
• Works well under pressure, and a good team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word & Microsoft Excel.

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.