Vice President, Head of Individual Retirement Product Development

Job Classification:

Product Management - Product Management

Retirement needs are changing, and Prudential is committed to helping more people protect their life's work. The Vice President, Head of Individual Retirement Product Development sits at the center of that mission—leading the development of products that help customers build, protect, and convert their savings into dependable retirement income while driving profitable growth for the business. The successful candidate will shape Prudential's annuity product roadmap, influence strategic growth priorities, and lead a talented team responsible for bringing innovative solutions and enhancements to market. As a member of the Individual Retirement Product leadership team, reporting to the Head of Individual Retirement Product, this leader will oversee product development across Prudential's core annuity businesses as well as emerging growth opportunities that deliver retirement security in brand new ways.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, commercially minded product leader who can balance innovation, profitability, regulatory requirements, customer experience, operational complexity, and risk. This individual will lead a team and partner closely across the business to bring high-impact solutions from concept through launch.

This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who wants to shape the future of retirement solutions at scale—driving disciplined innovation, strengthening Prudential’s competitive position, and developing talent in a complex, fast-moving business.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the product development function for new annuity products and enhancements across Prudential’s Individual Retirement business.

- Leverage industry insights, market trends, customer needs, and distribution partner feedback to identify market opportunities, prioritize solutions, and advance viable annuity concepts to the product roadmap.

- Lead a team that translates prioritized opportunities into viable, marketable product designs, balancing client value, business economics, and risk.

- Drive speed to market while maintaining strong execution discipline, quality, and appropriate governance.

- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing product development team, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and accountability for business outcomes.

What We’re Looking For