EPG Strategic Growth Partner

Northwestern Mutual • Milwaukee, WI

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

The role of the EPG Strategic Growth Partner – New Advisor Development is to expand the firm's executive leadership presence through the appointment and development of Chief Development Officer and Internship Development Officer. This role provides counsel to high-level leaders responsible for new advisor acceleration to create scalable and sustainable best practices to support retention, and productivity per. Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. They 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. At Northwestern Mutual, they believe relationships are built on trust, and that their lives and their work matter. These beliefs launched the company over 160 years ago. Today, they're just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual. What started in Milwaukee, WI has grown into 7,000+ home office professionals split across 3 campuses: New York City, Franklin and downtown Milwaukee (HQ) - each one bringing with it its own unique talent and culture. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual as they are growing their digital and tech capabilities and are always on the lookout for bright, tech-savvy candidates. Northwestern Mutual is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. They have chosen to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where talented people from all backgrounds want to be, want to stay, and want to build their future. They celebrate and support their differences for the benefit of their employees, their products, and their community. 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.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible work experience emphasizing decision making, finance, consultation, influence, and communication.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to critically and logically evaluates costs, risks and benefits of alternatives before coming to a solution.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and respond quickly and creatively to change and shifting, sometimes competing, priorities.
• Comfort operating through risk and uncertainty in a high- volume work environment.
• Regular travel, 25% or more to client sites/field locations.

Responsibilities

• Build and Execute on a Chief Development Officer strategy to focus on growing the firm’s U5 FYC
• Advise on the implementation of all initial and on-going training and development for the U5
• Implement strategic initiatives to aid in development, productivity and retention of the U5
• Install cadence of reporting to increase awareness, alignment, and accountability
• Hire, train and develop talent to support U5 productivity metrics
• Host District Office Strategy sessions 8x per year with MP/MD/CFO to aid in rapid leader development
• Lead quarterly offsites to drive toward 100% goal achievement
• Drive engagement in monthly executive leadership team meetings for additional accountability and insight
• Collaborate with EPG CLO to identify and develop emerging leaders in the U5 space
• Build and Execute on an Internship Development Officer strategy to deliver a consistent and predictable output of conversion talent
• Advise on the implementation of all initial and on-going training and development for the internship program
• Implement strategic initiatives to aid in development, productivity and retention of the interns
• Install cadence of reporting to increase awareness, alignment, and accountability
• Hire, train and develop talent to support internship productivity metrics
• Drive engagement in monthly executive leadership team meetings for additional accountability and insight
• Uplevel and evolve EPG and Performance Team mindset, philosophies, methods and processes within the CDO realm to remain on the leading edge of the system and drive U5 FYC
• Influence the entirety of the field through strategic sharing of tools to drive system-wide performance measures
• Leverage CDO playbook to enshrine strategies and tactics that drive record-setting performance and grow AIM Results

Benefits

• geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable
• Grow your career with a best-in-class company
• diverse and inclusive workplace

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees