Director, Communications Intelligence Strategy (Hybrid)

PGIM Ireland; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Pension plan

Wellness program

Education benefit

Job summary

Prudential is seeking a Director of Communications Intelligence Strategy to build a more decision-ready intelligence capability for Communications. You will connect signals across reputation, stakeholder insights, and performance data to inform leadership decisions and governance.

The role requires 7–10 years in related strategy roles, a bachelor’s degree, and strong executive communication skills. Hybrid work, competitive rewards, and extensive learning resources are offered.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in communications measurement, reputation intelligence, stakeholder research or related strategy roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Data Science, Market Research, Business, Public Affairs or related field.
• Ability to synthesize signals into clear implications and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Experience building intelligence products, dashboards, readouts or early-warning systems.
• Fluency with social listening, media monitoring, stakeholder research, and AI-enabled intelligence tools; data visualization platforms such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong executive communication and facilitation skills; ability to guide decisions under ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Build the intelligence agenda for Communications, connecting signals into a decision-ready view.
• Develop early-warning approaches and intelligence readouts to anticipate issues and plan responses.
• Lead development of dashboards, briefings, and insight packages for senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Brand, Investor Relations, People & Experience, Corporate Affairs to improve planning and response.
• Guide analytics support to ensure data quality, dashboard usability and measurement outputs for decision-makers.
• Translate signals into practical counsel for VP, Intelligence and enterprise partners.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Classification: Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy - Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy

At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you’ll unlock a motivating and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions! As part of the Strategy & Integration team, the Director, Communications Intelligence Strategy will report to the VP, Insights & Governance and help build a more decision-ready intelligence capability for Communications. This role is well suited for a strategic, curious and analytically minded leader who can connect signals, convene perspectives and translate complex data into clear implications, while serving as a trusted counselor to Communications and enterprise partners. The role will strengthen foresight, issue readiness, narrative choices and enterprise reputation outcomes by helping leaders anticipate issues earlier, understand stakeholder signals more clearly and make sharper communications decisions.

What you can expect:

• Intelligence Strategy: Build the intelligence agenda for Communications, connecting reputation, sentiment, competitive, stakeholder, business and performance signals into a more decision-ready view.
• Foresight and Issue Readiness: Develop early-warning approaches, intelligence readouts and escalation inputs that help leaders anticipate issues, understand stakeholder shifts and prepare more effectively.
• Executive Insight Products: Lead development of dashboards, briefings and insight packages that synthesize complex data into clear implications, narrative choices and key considerations.
• Cross-Functional Signal Integration: Partner with Brand, Investor Relations, People & Experience, Corporate Affairs and business communicators to bring together inputs that improve planning and issue response.
• Analytics Leadership: Guide analytics support and partner with the Manager, Analytics to ensure data quality, dashboard usability and measurement outputs serve senior decision-making.
• Strategic Counsel: Convert signals into practical counsel for the VP, Intelligence and Policies, Head of Strategy & Integration, CCO, SLT partners and broader enterprise teams, strengthening reputation readiness and communications effectiveness.

What you’ll need:

• 7–10 years of experience in communications measurement, reputation intelligence, stakeholder research, media analytics, corporate affairs, market research or related strategy roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Data Science, Market Research, Business, Public Affairs or a related field.
• Strong ability to synthesize reputation, sentiment, competitive, business and performance signals into clear implications, counsel and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Experience building intelligence products, dashboards, readouts or early-warning systems that support planning, issue readiness and narrative decision-making.
• Fluency with social listening, media monitoring, stakeholder research, AI-enabled intelligence tools and data visualization platforms such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong executive communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to present complex signals clearly, convene perspectives and guide decisions under ambiguity.
• Strong analytical judgment, reputation acuity, quality discipline and comfort partnering across Communications, Brand, Investor Relations, People & Experience and Corporate Affairs.
• It’d be a plus if you had: Advanced degree or equivalent applied experience preferred.

Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement.

At Prudential, you can:

• Take charge of your career. We equip and empower our employees to expand their skills and experience by using powerful learning, gigs, and job opportunities.
• We’re a global organization, full of outstandingly dedicated people who aren’t afraid to think differently, challenge the status quo and take sensible risks along the way.
• You will enjoy pushing boundaries as we build innovative technology that helps clients, customers and employees live their best lives.
• You will have access to leadership and learning opportunities and the resources needed to take your career in any direction.
• We will help you do your best work, offering flexibility, while delivering on our Purpose.
• #LI-RRJ #LI-Hybrid

What we offer you:

• Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations.
• The salary range for this role is from $147,100.00 to $220,700.00.
• Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).
• Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
• To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers.
• Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager with approximately $1.4 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2023, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

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At Prudential, employees have a unique opportunity to build their career path by owning their development, their career, and their future.

PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), is a global investment manager with US $1.3 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2023. With offices in 18 countries, PGIM’s businesses offer a range of investment solutions for retail and institutional investors around the world across a broad range of asset classes, including public fixed income, private fixed income, fundamental equity, quantitative equity, real estate, and alternatives. For more information about PGIM, visit pgim.com.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom.

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Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace Prudential Financial, Inc. serves its customers in more than 40 countries and territories, and we seek talented, creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds, worldviews, and life circumstances to work with us. We are focused on creating a fully inclusive culture, where all employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it. At Prudential, employees have a unique opportunity to build their career path by owning their development, their career, and their future. We encourage employees to hone their skills and explore continued opportunities within Prudential.