Senior Technical Program Manager - Corporate Solutions

• Accountability for driving specific aspects of a larger program with medium complexity.

• Make connections across teams to drive identification and managing of inter-dependencies.

• Accountability for defining the program structure and creating a single unified plan to deliver on the program objectives.

• Drive for clarity on objectives priorities and measures.
• Accountability for identifying assessing and mitigating program risks and issues and removing impediments.
• Lead highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership
• Solve unique problems with broad impact on the business using conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.
• Impact the direction and resource allocation for program project or services; work within general department policies and industry guidelines.
• Explain difficult or sensitive information; work to build consensus.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration Computer Science Information Systems or related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Four or more years of program management experience in technology and/or business functions.
• Experience managing large scale cross-functional initiatives using a variety of delivery methodologies (i.e. waterfall agile lean scrum etc.) and SDLC (systems development life cycle)
• Portfolio management and maintenance experience including epics oversight.
• Understanding of how software is developed tested and implemented as well as technical concepts.
• Ability to work closely with stakeholders including engineers product managers and business leaders.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and high attention to details and data.

• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to dig into details learn ask questions and become the "go to expert" on certain concepts and topics.

• Agile Leadership: Leads with transparency and encourages feedback and constructive criticism to enable continuous testing of products with a flexible approach. Facilitates self-organization of team members to support critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Business Influence: Collaborates communicates and influences direct reports stakeholders and other business functions based on understanding of the marketplace organizational needs and the client as a people manager.
• Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration communication coordination and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization and who have different areas of expertise to achieve common goals.
• Dependency Management: Identifies evaluates reports and manages program and project dependencies for the purpose of minimizing schedule slippage and increasing likelihood of program or project success.
• Program Management: Oversees and is responsible for the realization of larger workstream goals and manages activities that span across the program. Understands technical aspects of the program defines scope develops schedules and manages resourcing risks and dependencies to deliver successful outcomes.
• Risk Management: Identifies risks and conducts risk analysis prioritizes risks based on level of severity ensures appropriate reporting monitoring and control of risks. Drives recommendations and consulting to work towards a resolution. Provides transparency around risks and communicates status and outcomes to appropriate stakeholders.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups

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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