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Provides advisor practices & team success strategy program management expertise and consultation to business in order to meet department and cross department goals. Responsible for developing maintaining and revising program deliverables. Oversees business programs from initiation through rollout and ongoing program management. Accountable for driving programs with medium complexity.Program Management includes managing multiple different projects within a the advisor practices & team success space including programs which incorporate multiple larger initiatives and overseeing programs / portfolios and initiatives which are ongoing.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Independently leads moderately sized medium complexity programs or portfolios. Responsible for managing scope risk business value schedule and budget.
- Assists in defining objectives to be accomplished by the program team and developing the program plan. Manages programs to ensure appropriate allocation of resources according to program objectives specifications deliverables and changes.
- Drives for clarity on program objectives priorities and measures. Takes a broad perspective to identify and recommend solutions for program needs.
- Develops strong relationships with business clients to manage program delivery expectations and implementation. manages the resources and vendors assigned to program by verifying progress and removing obstacles.
- Makes connections across teams to drive identification and managing of inter-dependencies.
- Responsible for gathering and delivering metrics required by the program. Uses data to make successes and challenges visible and to drive insights and action plans to continually adjust and pursue program goals. Leveraging tools and techniques to enable end-to-end value delivery and the best ongoing rollout and ongoing experience.
- Builds and maintains strong depth and breadth of industry and company initiatives products etc in order to incorporate knowledge in to program objectives.
- Understands the key business drivers as they relate to the programs. Conduct analysis to identify scope and nature of program deliverables; programs are intended to solve a department or business need.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in Business Project Management or related field preferred OR a significant amount of directly-related work experience beyond the minimum required for the position
- Minimum 5 years of related experience to include project analysis design documentation project/support management.
- Ability to work with general direction to scope plan and manage cross-department or multi-department programs
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage complex assignments.
- Ability to prioritize work and handle multiple tasks simultaneously work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Seen as a team player and is supportive of group decisions and ideas.
- Written and oral communications skills with the ability to build rapport within the company field and /or outside vendors.
- High degree of personal initiative and motivation.
- Degree with a project management emphasis or PMI certification preferred
- Experience with project methodology through project life cycle phases
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$98320.00
Pay Range - End:
$147480.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
Structure 110:
$108160.00 USD - $162240.00 USD
Structure 115:
$113040.00 USD - $169560.00 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 that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. 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.
Skills
Customer Centricity (NM) - Advanced Prioritization (NM) - Intermediate KPIs & Metrics (NM) - Beginner Emotional Intelligence (NM) - Intermediate Process Mindset (NM) - Intermediate Business Acumen (NM) - Intermediate Risk Management (NM) - Intermediate Consulting (NM) - Intermediate Analytical Thinking (NM) - Intermediate Adaptive Communication (NM) - Advanced Program Management (NM) - Advanced Program Governance (NM) - Advanced Change Adaptability (NM) - Intermediate Stakeholder Relationship (NM) - Intermediate
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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
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of related experience (project analysis design documentation project/support management)
- Experience managing scope risk schedule budget and multiple interdependent projects/portfolios
- Ability to scope plan and manage cross-department or multi-department programs with general direction
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage complex assignments
- Ability to prioritize work handle multiple tasks work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to build rapport with stakeholders and vendors
- Experience gathering and delivering program metrics and using data to drive insights and action plans
- Experience with project methodology through project life cycle phases
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Project Management or related field
- Degree with project management emphasis or PMI certification
What the Team is Saying
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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