Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Strategy

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. Responsible for driving manpower growth and agency productivity by leading recruitment strategies, financing schemes, and agency enablement initiatives through effective coordination and stakeholder collaboration. Drive and strengthen the agency talent acquisition strategy by building a sustainable pipeline of quality Standard Agents and PRUVenture candidates, with a strong focus on proactive sourcing, recruitment activation, and conversion. The role will work closely with agency leaders, branches and regions to generate recruitment momentum and expand access to quality talent pools. Key Role & Responsibilities 1. Talent Acquisition & Pipeline Building Develop and execute proactive talent acquisition strategies for Standard Agent and PRUVenture Beyond recruitment. Build a sustainable pipeline of quality candidates, with emphasis on working professionals and experienced talent . Identify and develop new sourcing channels, partnerships and talent communities beyond traditional agency recruitment sources. Drive targeted sourcing initiatives for priority professional segments such as bankers, sales professionals, executives and other high-potential career switchers. 2. Recruitment Marketing Strategy & Proposition: Drive Marketing, promotion and awareness of recruitment proposition to strengthen reach, engagement and candidate interest. Develop clear and compelling positioning for key recruitment propositions, including standard agent and PRUVenture, tailored to priority talent segments. Develop recruitment content, pitch materials, toolkits and communication assets that enable agency leaders and recruiters to engage prospects effectively. 3. Recruitment Activities & Activation Initiate and drive recruitment activities at national, regional and branch levels to continuously generate prospects. Develop recruitment campaigns, career events, networking sessions, referral initiatives and candidate engagement activities. Partner with agency leaders to strengthen their prospecting and recruitment activities. Translate recruitment strategy into practical field activities that generate measurable candidate pipelines. 4. PRUVenture Onboarding & Controls Build a dedicated candidate funnel for PRUVenture Beyond and other strategic recruitment propositions. Oversee PVB application and onboarding governance, ensuring eligibility, process compliance, application & interview quality, timely enrolment and accurate tracking. Position the agency career proposition effectively to attract quality professionals. Work closely with internal stakeholders and agency leaders to improve candidate engagement and conversion. Support recruitment initiatives that strengthen both recruitment quantity and quality . 5. Funnel Management & Governance Own recruitment funnel tracking from prospecting through application, data discipline, pipeline governance and follow-up through to improve conversion and contracting. Identify funnel gaps and implement interventions to improve conversion. Establish clear recruitment activity and pipeline KPIs. Use data and insights to identify high-potential sourcing channels, candidate segments and recruitment opportunities. 6. Agency Leader Engagement Engage agency leaders to identify recruitment needs and opportunities within their respective businesses. Support leaders in developing recruitment plans and building stronger prospect pipelines. Share market insights, sourcing opportunities and recruitment best practices with the field. Drive stronger ownership and