Senior Technical Program Manager - Digital Wealth Products

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

Summary

Plan, coordinate and actively manage the technical delivery plans for complex, cross-functional technical digital product solutions that generally span multiple, technical products.

Manage the end to end plan that is inclusive of all of the changes needed to digital products in support of initiative outcomes.

Projects often involve software development, implementation and upgrades and the like.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Minimum 4 years of professional experience.

Four or more years of project management experience in technology and / or business functions. Experience with project management methodologies or SDLC (systems development life cycle)

Experience with project management methodologies & SDLC. Working knowledge of project management / agile tooling.

Understands how software is developed, tested and implemented as well as technical concepts.

Ability to work closely with engineers, product managers and business leaders.

Experience managing large scale, cross-functional initiatives using a variety of delivery methodologies (i.e. waterfall, agile, lean, scrum, etc.)

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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

Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership

Solves unique problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.

Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general department policies and industry guidelines.

Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

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Compensation Range : Pay Range - Start :

Pay Range - Start : $90,930.00

$90,930.00

Pay Range - End : $168,870.00

$168,870.00

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.

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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
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups

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