Senior Manager, Products, Innovation, Strategy & Technology

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.

The Senior Manager, Products – Innovation, Strategy & Technology plays a critical role in supporting the Director/Senior Director in driving product innovation, shaping product strategy, and embedding modern technology-enabled practices across the Group Product Function. This role is essential in preparing, operationalising and spearheading group-wide product or proposition related initiatives. The role will also be preparing materials for internal forums, strategic discussions, and executive updates for the Group Chief Product Officer (GCPO) and other senior stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

Product Innovation, Strategy & Technology Support

• Conduct market scans, competitive benchmarking, and customer insights research to identify emerging trends, customer needs, and new opportunities across the insurance landscape.
• Support the development of product innovation initiatives that bring customer‑centric, cross‑functional perspectives into market‑level and enterprise‑wide product strategies.
• Contribute to group product roadmap development by helping balance strategic initiatives (e.g., increasing Health & Protection mix, expanding customer coverage) with near‑term delivery priorities.
• Identify and assess opportunities with AI, data analytics and digital wealth platforms to enhance Prudential’s product propositions and potential value‑added partnerships.
• Support the Director/Senior Director in managing the functional book of work, initiative prioritisation, and programme delivery tracking.
• Ensure the Group Product Function has complete and up-to-date product management information, e.g. maintenance of Product Dashboard, and conduct the deep-dive analysis as and when required.
• Support the build and strengthening of the product community in Prudential Group, e.g. internal group product communication or internal product conferences.
• Collaborate closely with the Group Product members LBU responsibility in driving group product strategic initiatives.

Team & Culture

• PruWay culture carrier who embodies and exhibits the PruWay values as we set up the new function.
• Support the team build out, ensuring alignment with the target operating model.
• Work in close collaboration and in alignment with the LBUs.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Business or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in the life insurance industry, preferably across product development, strategy, innovation, or technology‑driven product initiatives.
• Experience working in regional or multi‑market environments is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical capabilities, cross‑functional communication skills, and the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Familiarity with digital ecosystems, data‑driven product innovation and emerging technologies (AI).
• Passion for customer‑led innovation and introducing new solutions that would improve delivery of Prudential’s propositions across markets.

 

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.