Job Description

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

Summary

The Technology Program Management Practice is seeking hardworking, motivated, experienced program managers to come and join our team! Our team is responsible for owning the implementation of sophisticated, cross-cutting programs/projects that help drive the transformation thats occurring across the enterprise.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

As a member of our team, you will be accountable for aligning one or more large, complex programs consisting of multiple efforts. In addition, responsibilities include:

* Making connections across teams and work streams to drive identification and facilitation of interdependencies.
* Defining the program structure and creating a single, unified plan to deliver on the program objectives.
* Driving for transparency on objectives, priorities and measures.
* 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.
* A minimum of 9 years of professional experience.
* A minimum of 7 years of project management experience in technology and/or business functions.
* Experience with project management methodologies or SDLC (systems development life cycle)
* Working knowledge of project management / agile tooling.
* Excellent leadership skills with ability to influence partners and team members with variety of personal styles to focus on right priorities under pressure and tight deadlines
* Intellectual curiosity - a desire to dig into the details, learn, ask questions, and become the go to expert on certain concepts and topics
* An ability to work as part of a team and develop strong, trusted working relationships across engineering, product and the business
* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
* Effective oral, presentation, and written communication skills

Our Benefits:

* Highly competitive compensation, including annual bonus opportunities
* Medical/Dental/Vision plans, matching 401(k), pension program
* Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off
* Extensive Professional Training Opportunities
* Excellent Work/Life Balance
* Hackathons/Dedication to Innovation

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This job is not covered by the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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