Northwestern Mutual-posted 3 months ago
$92,750 - $172,250/Yr
5,001-10,000 employees

The role involves planning, coordinating, and actively managing the technical delivery plans for complex, cross-functional technical digital product solutions that generally span multiple technical products. The individual will manage the end-to-end plan that includes all changes needed to digital products in support of initiative outcomes. Projects often involve software development, implementation, and upgrades.

  • Accountability for driving specific aspects of a larger program with medium complexity.
  • Make connections across teams to drive identification and management of inter-dependencies.
  • Define the program structure and create a single, unified plan to deliver on the program objectives.
  • Drive for clarity on objectives, priorities, and measures.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and issues, and remove impediments.
  • Lead highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives and provide thought leadership.
  • Solve unique problems with broad impact on the business using conceptual and innovative thinking.
  • Impact the direction and resource allocation for program, project, or services within general department policies and industry guidelines.
  • Explain difficult or sensitive information and 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.
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