What you'll do:
- Drive execution: Lead NTP workstreams from strategy through execution; ensuring accountability by translating strategic objectives into clear milestones and measure progress against milestones. Unblock dependencies and resolve issues quickly.
- Scale Value Delivery: Establish execution rigor through monitoring key program OKRs and KPIs and sequencing work to deliver the most value to NM quickly.
- Shape the strategic narrative: Develop and deliver executive-level communications, progress reports, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, translating complexity into clarity.
- Problem Solver: Identify and eliminate systemic barriers, process bottlenecks, and organization friction that impede attainment of shared success measures
- Credibility: Build credibility and influence across field leaders and field function partners to operate as a trusted advisor and deliver results through influence
- Define clear ownership: Orchestrate decision forums and meeting cadences that enable, high‑quality decisions and clear ownership.
What you'll bring:
- 10+ years of financial, insurance product and/or operations experience with proven success providing strategic leadership for initiatives or projects.
- Strong understanding of Northwestern Mutual's products, distribution system, field operations and support needs.
- Demonstrated strategic leadership and agility, including ability to see ahead clearly; anticipate future consequences and trends accurately, with broad knowledge and perspective.
- Strong interest in people development and management, with experience building, leading and driving strong engagement of high-performing teams. Experience managing people leaders strongly desired.
- Proven track record of integrating innovative thinking and continuous improvement to drive measurable business outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across various functions and levels necessary to achieve outcomes and ensure strategic alignment.
- Highly effective communication skills to build consensus, sell ideas and influence change; leading and collaborating with home office and field clients, group presentation and facilitation, and recommending strategy/approach to business unit leadership team.
- Proven experience in creating and delivering compelling messaging, packaging, and communication of field presentations/programs. Demonstrated ability to turn concept into a field deliverable.
- Proven experience leading all phases of project or program development including ongoing administration and consultative support.
- Experience must demonstrate comfort in dealing with ambiguity and ability to change direction on the fly.
- Must be able to influence change at times without management authority by influencing others to meet deadlines and quality expectations.
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$160,000.00
Pay Range - End:
$240,000.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
Structure 110:
$176,000.00 USD - $264,000.00 USD
Structure 115:
$184,000.00 USD - $276,000.00 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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We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.
- Flexible work schedules
- Concierge service
- Comprehensive benefits
- Employee resource groups
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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/
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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