Executive Assistant at Prudential Ins Co of America in Shelton, Connecticut

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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!

Prudential Retirement Strategies is seeking a skilled, highly engaged, self-motivated Executive Assistant supporting the Head of Service & Operations in leading domestic and offshore teams who deliver our customer service experience and drive our service strategy. 

The successful candidate will have a broad perspective, anticipate needs, and should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and deliver quality and accurate work. Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and partner with those who support executive leaders across Prudential’s business functions and external partners. Candidate must demonstrate strong business acumen and organizational savvy to effectively prioritize and manage requests; provide the appropriate degree of flexibility and ensure follow-through of issues in a timely manner. The candidate must be tech-savvy, skilled in time-management, collaboration, project and task management and successful at developing a strong network. In addition, a professional and calm demeanor when multi-tasking is imperative.

The current EWA for this position is Hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your business. Your manager will provide additional details relative to the specific number of days you are expected to be on-site.

What you can expect:

• Coordinate complex internal and external scheduling across multiple time zones and extensive calendar management for the Head of Service & Operations (e.g., anticipating conflicts and being proactive in calling attention to critical meetings that require preparation).




• Coordinate and implement small projects in support of the Service strategy




• Oversee and develop department and team communications; coordinate regular financial/budget reporting.




• Assist with the development of business metrics and reporting for core service functions to deliver and monitor committed business outcomes.




• Coordinate executive team functions and events.




• Maintain incoming and outgoing email communication - prioritizing most critical items needing attention/handling




• Handle logistics for team meetings, including anticipating technology needs and hybrid-work environment concerns, assist with preparing materials, and tracking meeting agenda topics and required attendees.




• Maintain a regular open line of communication, typically via Teams chat, email, and video/calls.




• Build strong relationships across the Prudential enterprise, and especially within the network of executive assistants supporting leaders across Retirement Strategies functions.




• Coordinate travel arrangements, prepare itineraries and submit accurate general expense and travel vouchers, reconcile credit card statements, and enter necessary information into compliance and other monitoring systems.

What you’ll need:

• Project management experience and ability to create, manage and implement project plans




• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and strong multi-tasking skills; ability to prioritize effectively and maintain focus despite frequent interruptions while handling multiple priorities simultaneously.




• Ability to take initiative and anticipate needs, problem solve and to think ahead for upcoming priorities weeks/months in advance.




• Excellent ability in making accurate and timely administrative judgment decisions and maintain discretion in handling highly sensitive and confidential information.

It’d be a plus if you had:

• Ability to develop and foster relationships with the ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across geographies, backgrounds, functions, and levels of the organization.




• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)




• Technologically savvy and knowledge of systems such as procurement, security/software requests, travel reservations, and time-off/calendar management, etc.




• Excellent proficiency in Office 365 suite (e.g., Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word)




• At least 3-5 years of administrative experience for Sr. Executive leaders.

Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.

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 offer a suite of services such as on demand resources and networking to propel your career forward.

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.

What we offer you:

• 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


• Retirement plans:


• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)


• Company-funded pension plan


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  Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs


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  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.


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  Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.


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  Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Note: 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 $67,500.00 to $100,400.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. 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. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

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

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

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. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

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