Transformation Partner

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 The Transformation Partner is a versatile and strategic role within Prudential Singapore's Transformation Office, designed to support the broad spectrum of the Northstar initiative's program management needs while providing dedicated partnership to one or two specific Pillars. This role is essential for ensuring that transformation efforts are not only strategically aligned but also practically executed with efficiency and effectiveness across the organization. As a Transformation Partner, you will leverage your program management expertise to enhance the infrastructure and governance of the Transformation Office's initiatives, while acting as the main conduit for collaboration, planning, and execution for designated Pillar(s). This dual focus ensures a holistic approach to transformation, combining broad support with deep, focused engagement in specific areas of strategic importance. Key Responsibilities Broad Program Management Support: Offer program management support across the Transformation Office, enhancing the execution framework, tools, and processes to ensure best practices are applied universally. Pillar‐Specific Partnership: Serve as the primary Transformation Partner for one or two strategic Pillars, ensuring end‐to‐end execution of initiatives from planning to completion. This involves close collaboration with Pillar leads, aligning Pillar‐specific strategies with the overall transformation goals. Strategic Alignment and Execution: Ensure initiatives within the designated Pillars are strategically aligned with Prudential Singapore's transformation objectives, facilitating smooth execution and achievement of milestones. Infrastructure and Governance Enhancement: Contribute to the development and maintenance of program management infrastructure, including templates, folder structures, and governance mechanisms, to support efficient operation across all initiatives. Risk and Change Management: Proactively identify and address risks and changes within Pillar initiatives, working in concert with the Head of Programme Management to devise and implement effective mitigation strategies. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: Actively engage with and manage stakeholders within the designated Pillars and across the organization, ensuring clear communication, buy‐in, and support for the transformation efforts. Competencies and Behaviours Expected Strategic Agility: Demonstrates a keen ability to anticipate future trends and consequences accurately, crafting adaptable strategies that connect vision and action. Collaboration and Influence: Excels in working across organizational boundaries, fostering teamwork and shared success. Builds relationships and influences others to achieve common goals, even without direct authority. Execution Excellence: Possesses a strong track record of exceeding goals, demonstrating ownership, initiative and the ability to turn strategy into action. Change Leadership: Leads change with urgency and decisiveness, managing the dynamics of change in complex environments, inspiring and motivating others. Analytical and Problem‐Solving Skills: Utilizes strong analytical skills to identify issues, analyze options and implement effective solutions. Communication Mastery: Communicates clearly and persuasively, ensuring messages are understood across diverse groups, articulating complex ideas in a straightforward manner. Risk Management and Mitigation: Identifies potential risks early and proactively develops strategies to mitigate them while balancing risk‐taking with caution. Learning Agility: Demonstrates a rapid ability to learn and apply new knowledge, staying current with industry, company and technology trends, continually seeking personal and professional growth. Working Experience A minimum of 8 years of experience in program management, transformation or strategy, with a proven track record of successful execution of complex projects. Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and collaboration with cross‐functional teams to deliver project outcomes, with prior experience in a matrix organization highly beneficial. Education Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Information Technology or related fields. Advanced degrees or professional certifications in project management, strategy or change management are advantageous. Professional Qualifications Certifications in Project Management (e.g., PMP, Prince2) or Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe) are desirable. Familiarity with change management principles and certifications (e.g., Prosci ADKAR) would be a plus. Background or certification in strategic management would add value. Additional Skills Strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence without authority and drive initiatives forward amidst ambiguity and change. Exceptional problem‐solving skills, with a strategic and analytical mindset that enables effective decision‐making. Adaptability and resilience, with a willingness to take on varied responsibilities and challenges as the transformation journey evolves. A collaborative spirit, focused on building strong partnerships across business units and functions to achieve shared goals. 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