Transformation Lead - Metrics

Pru Life UK; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential is seeking an seasoned leader to drive Operational and Tech Excellence, overseeing strategic projects and performance analytics. You will champion continuous improvement, Lean Six Sigma approaches, and data-driven decision making across multiple business units, ensuring ROI and compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes change management and capability-building across teams. You will lead workshops, align with PMO and Steering Committees, and report outcomes with clear business impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years working on technical and non-technical projects.
• Experience leading service-driven operations through growth or change.
• At least 10 years’ experience in quality, data, business analysis, and reporting ROI.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives and projects.
• Review and converge business requirements to technical solutions for seamless implementation.
• Identify and implement process improvements using data and insights.
• Drive digital transformation using RPA, AI, Power Automate and workflows.
• Analyze data to support process excellence, continuous improvement and KPI monitoring.
• Lead with Lean, DMAIC, DFSS and Value Stream Management techniques.
• Develop metrics, dashboards and systems to sustain gains.

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.

Operational and Tech Excellence

• Lead cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives and projects.
• Review and converge business requirements and processes to technical solutions that ensure seamless implementation of the project.
• Identify and recommend key process improvement opportunities using data and insights to improve operational and financial benefits.
• Conduct process discoveries/analysis of existing processes, systems, and workflows to identify potential bottlenecks and opportunities for digital transformation using RPA, AI, Power Automate and workflows.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data that will be used for process excellence, continuous improvement, RPA, and digital automation.
• Lead by action and example in the application of continuous process improvement tools and techniques (e.g., Lean, DMAIC, DFSS and Value Stream Management).
• Utilize data analytics and process mining tools to monitor and optimize workflows.
• Develop and implement appropriate metrics, dashboards and systems to sustain gains and promote process excellence activity and a continuous improvement culture.

Strategic Leadership and Execution

• Provides oversight for the alignment to the central Project Management Office and appropriate Steering Committees, ensuring opportunities are assessed, selected, and prioritized with a strategic lens and agnostic of tool.
• Solid leadership and organizational skills to effectively influence strategy and decision making across multiple levels of the organization and diverse business & technology groups.
• Provide innovative leadership in driving quality performance.
• Responsible for initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closure of assigned strategic projects with clear ROI showcasing and stakeholder buy-ins.

Change Management

• Drive change management initiatives to support the adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure smooth transitions and minimize disruptions.

High-Performing People

• Facilitate workshops and trainings that builds people’s process excellence and change management capabilities.
• Lead, inspire and manage the team with oversight on the team’s performance and KPI.
• Conducts regular performance reviews and coaching sessions to the team.

Compliance

• Ensure that all company policies, procedures, programs and instruction are carried out.
• Be familiar and understand Pru Life UK Compliance Standards. Must be fully aware of his/her responsibilities and competent to carry them out to the required standards. Must report all compliance matters openly and honestly to their Compliance Officer in accordance with the reporting requirements operated by the Compliance Officer. Must operate a process within his/her department to ensure that all relevant compliance matters are identified and reported.

Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering or a related field. A Master’s degree or relevant certification (e.g., Six Sigma, PMP) is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years working on technical and non-technical projects.
• Proven experience of leading a service driven operations with experience of managing an operation through periods of significant growth or change.
• At least 10 years’ experience in quality, data, business analysis, and reporting to validate and demonstrate ROI.
• Expert-level of insurance domain knowledge with at least 5 years experience in life insurance
• Experience in people management.

Knowledge/Skill

• Process knowledge such as certifications in Lean Six Sigma, Lean, and Value Stream Management.
• Knowledge in using Business Process Management software and Process Mining systems.
• Experience in using CRM integrations with popular tools like Salesforce or HubSpot.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to lead and motivate a growing and changing service operation.
• Ability to engage with leaders and employees at all levels across the wider business to achieve goals and objectives.
• Basic knowledge or familiarity with Data Analytics Platforms and Visualization tools

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.