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Assistant Director, Leader Strategy

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This job is about being the Assistant Director for Leader Strategy at Prudential. You’ll help create growth plans and improve how leaders manage their teams. You might like this job because it involves making impactful changes and working with diverse groups.

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Kuala Lumpur

Job Description

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.

Job Summary:
Lead the design and execution of Agency Leader strategies to drive sustainable growth, enhance leadership effectiveness, and modernize agency operations. Collaborate with senior management and stakeholders to align initiatives with the company’s distribution goals and adopt best practices across markets.

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

Primary Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership:
    • Develop and implement short- and long-term strategies for Agency Leaders, including Million Dollar Agency programs.
    • Establish business plans and performance frameworks to achieve company objectives.
  • Performance Management & Reporting:
    • Drive performance monitoring and reporting for agency leaders to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
    • Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation in leader development and agency operations.
  • Stakeholder Engagement:
    • Work closely with senior management and cross-functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
    • Prepare and present executive-level reports and presentations that strengthen the leader strategy value proposition.
  • Governance & Compliance:
    • Ensure end-to-end governance and controls for all leader strategy programs.
    • Maintain adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Innovation & Digital Adoption:
    • Champion modernization initiatives, including digital tools and data-driven strategies to enhance agency leadership effectiveness.
    • Implement best practices from other markets in collaboration with Group Agency Distribution.
  • Business Initiatives:
    • Participate in company-wide projects and ensure timely delivery of key milestones.
    • Drive accountability and follow-through on strategic actions to achieve desired outcomes.

Job Specifications:

Qualifications:

  • Tertiary education with insurance and marketing qualifications.

Experience:

  • Minimum 10 years in the life insurance industry, with strong expertise in agency distribution, strategy, project management, and operations.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Proven leadership capabilities to inspire and motivate high-performing teams.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to balance agency aspirations and company objectives.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficient in project management and handling multiple priorities.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English.
  • High integrity, detail-oriented, and proactive with a willingness to challenge the status quo.

 

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.


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Company Benefits

United through teamwork

Our teams are innovative, hands-on and collaborative. The power to share and collaborate requires respect, integrity and teamwork.

Open and collaborative culture

Our company is rooted in a rich heritage but to look to the future, we need new energy and perspectives.

Connect, Grow, Succeed

We are here to help our employees expand their skills and expertise in various areas.


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Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (PAMB) is a leading and innovative insurance company in Malaysia, serving the savings, protection and investment needs of Malaysians by offering a full range of financial solutions through its branches, agency force and bancassurance distribution partners network nationwide.  Our purpose For Every Life, For Every Future is to provide simple and accessible financial and health...