The goal of the Strategic Advisory team is to provide management and strategy consulting services with internal resources who have aligned incentives. This role is responsible for providing advanced quantitative analysis capabilities for multiple engagements across the team and ensuring delivery standards are met. This role is also responsible for analyzing corporate-wide data to identify strategic opportunities across Northwestern Mutual.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Establish strategic and analytical frameworks for the Strategic Advisory function
- Work hands-on with Strategic Advisory team members to implement data-driven approaches
- Ensure consistency in delivery across projects
- Lead analysis of processes and operating models across Northwestern Mutual to identify top priorities for Strategic Advisory work
- Partner with client leadership to identify opportunities and scope engagements
- Provide guidance and advice to prioritize top opportunities in different business functions based on value and impact
- Provide guidance and advice for stakeholders to help translate OKR and API targets into actionable, strategic roadmaps
- Coordinates requests for information from stakeholders and prepares reports and presentations in response.
- Exhibits expert level and business acumen to solve unique, complex problems across multiple functions with a broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.
- Participates in regular department / function leadership meetings to ensure delivery and execution is aligned with Strategic Advisory function
Qualifications
- Minimum of 15 years business leadership and/or consulting experience
- Minimum of 7 years of people management experience.
- Minimum 5 years of leadership in a data role or organization
- Proven leadership skills working with diverse teams.
- Superior management, human relations, and interpersonal skills to lead groups of people.
- Strong organizational skills; able to handle competing demands, and work under tight deadlines and short timeframes.
- Demonstrated organizational agility to work across organizational boundaries, influence, and collaborate with all levels on solutions that benefit the organization.
- Proven skills in dealing with ambiguity and paradox, and leading change.
- Facilitation and team building skills; ability to play an active, operational and communicative role.
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$176,000.00
Pay Range - End:
$264,000.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
Structure 110:
$193,600.00 USD - $290,400.00 USD
Structure 115:
$202,400.00 USD - $303,600.00 USD
We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you're living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.
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Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.
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- Flexible work schedules
- Concierge service
- Comprehensive benefits
- Employee resource groups
Skills Required
- Minimum of 15 years business leadership and/or consulting experience
- Minimum of 7 years of people management experience
- Minimum of 5 years of leadership in a data role or organization
- Proven leadership skills working with diverse teams
- Superior management, human relations, and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills; able to handle competing demands
- Demonstrated organizational agility
- Proven skills in dealing with ambiguity and leading change
- Facilitation and team building skills
What the Team is Saying
Northwestern Mutual Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The package includes both a 401(k) and a company‑funded cash balance pension with automatic company contributions and disclosed vesting. This dual‑plan structure and cash‑balance credits strengthen long‑term savings support.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, caregiving leave, and adoption/surrogacy assistance are explicitly provided for eligible employees. Fertility and family‑building resources are also highlighted as part of the offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are paired with mental‑health resources and access to on‑site health centers in key locations. Fitness centers and reimbursements extend health and wellness support beyond core insurance.
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What We Do
You’ll Like It Here At Northwestern Mutual, we believe that our lives and our work matter. And that doing what’s right is good for everyone. We follow through by designing tech that improves the community and cultivating creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere. These guiding principles have allowed our company to grow for more than 160 years. Here, you’ll be with a team who emphasizes integrity and prioritizes security to design experiences that better everyone. You’ll work in cross functional teams to create optimal solutions that are rooted in innovative strategy and thoughtful execution. And you’re provided development tools and opportunities to become a leader all with the support of a collaborative team. You’ll be surrounded in a culture that values innovation and works to always evolve to stay ahead of trends and client needs. We are intentional in seeking out team members who will challenge us. Our employees choose us for the career opportunities, commitment to philanthropy and desire to have a meaningful impact in the lives of our clients. You have career passions and goals. We have ambition and opportunity for you to grow your future in tech. Discover today: https://careers.northwesternmutual.com/
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We invest in our people. We know careers are about choices, so we provide intentional opportunity. Here you can build creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere and revolutionize traditional processes. As a mutual company, our focus is our people — whether professional development or investments in the community.
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