Director, Corporate Secretary's Office Job Listing at Prudential in Newark, NJ

Prudential Financial, Inc. serves individual and institutional customers worldwide providing investment, retirement and insurance services through financial products such as managed accounts, mutual funds, annuities and life insurance.

A core value of Prudential is to be worthy of the trust of its customers, employees and shareholders. Consistent with that value are good corporate governance and actions that promote sustainability. Governance, Engagement, and Environmental Sustainability teams seek to effectively communicate with and engage a broad spectrum of stakeholders.  These stakeholders are internal and external to Prudential, world-wide and diverse.  The communication and engagement will address a variety of issues of importance to both these stakeholders and the company.  We are seeking an experienced professional to support these efforts.

The successful candidate will bring a strong background in corporate governance, business analysis, research skills and communications including:

·         Experience/knowledge of corporate governance at a Fortune 500 company

·         Comprehensive communication strategy and plan development and execution  using traditional and innovative methods including social media for internal and external audiences

·         Ability to turn broad concepts and ideas into a compelling, values-based messages within presentations, whitepapers, proposal or articles for business and lay periodicals, letters to the editor etc

o   Important communications embedded in regulatory documents such as the Annual Proxy Statement as well as other reports such as the Sustainability Report

o   Internal corporate communications such as presentations, talking points, web pages, newsletter articles

o   Senior executive briefing books

o   Letters to shareholders and customers

·         Demonstrated success at merging high-level strategic thinking with high-energy, flawless execution while managing others and multiple projects for a variety of internal clients

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Work with Chief Governance Officer  (CGO) and direct reports on priorities for  effective communication and engagement with external and internal stakeholders

·         Implement a fact driven approach to analyze issues, complete trend analyses, and develop materials that are clear and compelling

·         Develop communications with CGO and direct reports to ensure knowledge and support of governance topics and sustainability activities/results

·         Align cross-team and cross-company messaging with core themes and strategies

·         Develop content for executive reviews and strategy meetings

·         Project manage the development of publications,  reports,  other communication/engagement  deliverables and special projects

·         Be an onsite resource at events to ensure flawless execution

·         Bachelor's degree in relevant field; higher degree such as JD, MBA or MA desirable

·         Minimum of ten years of relevant experience in Corporate Governance/Corporate Secretary's Office, or Investor Relations at a Fortune 500 company

·         Knowledge of  corporate governance/board practices and public company reports is necessary

·         Knowledge of environmental and sustainability is desirable

·         Ability to make complex issues understandable

·         Exceptional written and communications skills proven various groups - customers, shareholders, investors, regulators, employees

·         Ability to research issues effectively, thoroughly and efficiently

·         Ability to act quickly under tight deadlines and handle multiple projects within a diverse; portfolio of initiatives on a US and potential global level

·         Track record of working successfully with senior managers

·         Proven manager of people