Senior Director, Strategic Engagement

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Milwaukee, WI
Hybrid
121K-225K Annually
7+ Years Experience
Fintech • Insurance • Financial Services
Start-Up Vibes with The Stability of a Fortune 100 Company.
The Role

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.
Summary
Manages and supports the personal engagement initiatives for the Chief Insurance Officer (CIO), as part of the office of the Chief of Staff. This role will focus on the design, development, and implementation of an engagement plan for the CIO, a functional engagement and communication plan, as well as manage all day-to-day engagements and communications needs of the CIO. This role will be responsible for planning and coordinating large/small meetings, developing presentation content, written/video messages, personal correspondence, while managing all related research and preparatory activities to accomplish those efforts. This role will partner with teams in corporate strategic communications, human resources, and corporate strategy to support the business direction and goals.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Take first pen on all CIO communications except for main stage presentations and BOT
  • Create decks and presentations to tell a story and drive decision-making for an executive audience
  • Craft timely communications for CIO that ladder up to the 2024 strategic communications plan and drives business outcomes
  • Create and execute on an engagement strategy with employees
  • Regularly gather feedback and insights (personal outreach, etc) from business areas to inform future communications
  • Create a network within the department to help inform timely topics
  • Work with colleagues in the OCOS to coordinate meeting/event prep materials for CIO
  • Serve as liaison to and partner of Strat Comms and PR
  • Provides a proactive, rapid response to time sensitive issues.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred.
  • 10 or more years of experience at a leadership level in communication, public relations, organizational communication, marketing or related communication field.
  • Demonstrated experience project management.
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to synthesize and relate complex information; and develop and implement functional communications strategies.
  • Ability to adapt style and build consensus with senior leaders and executives.
  • Exceptional writing and communication skills across multiple formats (presentations, emails, talking points, etc)
  • Strategic thinker capable of connecting dots for a broad audience
  • Comfortable tailoring messaging based on audience make-up, relationship, and disposition
  • Ability to coordinate messaging across multiple departments
  • An understanding of NM's business model and value proposition
  • Project management skills needed to execute on deliverables for a large event


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Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$121,030.00
Pay Range - End:
$224,770.00
Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the posting is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additional information relating to location-based pay structures.
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We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

  • Flexible work schedules
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  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Employee resource groups

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HQ: Milwaukee, WI
8,400 Employees
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Year Founded: 1857

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/

Why Work With Us

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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We offer a flexible, hybrid approach for our employees . Teams are in the office a few days a week and work from home the others.

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