VP-Enterprise Strategy

Northwestern Mutual•Milwaukee, WI

14h

About The Position

The Vice President of Enterprise Strategy leads strategic advancement and alignment across the organization to support the company’s vision of transforming how clients experience financial security. The role partners with executive leadership to develop strategies that support growth, create value for policyowners, and connect strategic planning to execution. It leads the evolution of the multi-year strategy, facilitates strategic alignment and decision-making among senior leaders, and manages the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) laddering process to connect initiatives to organizational priorities and measure progress. The position also oversees strategic priorities in incentive plans, supports effective resource allocation, coordinates cross-functional implementation, and leads a high-performing team responsible for strategic initiatives.

Requirements

At least 10 years of demonstrated professional leadership experience, including strategy development and execution for business units or large initiatives.
Proven experience developing and executing multi-year strategic plans.
Strong strategic agility and ability to connect initiatives to top-level priorities through effective OKR management.
High credibility and trust, with strong interpersonal skills to build rapport and influence decisions at all management levels, especially senior management.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across boundaries and build strong enterprise partnerships.
Ability to manage ambiguity and make decisions with limited information.

Nice To Haves

Financial services experience.
Digital transformation experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the evolution of the company’s multi-year strategy and ensure alignment with its long-term vision and ambitions.
Collaborate with executive leadership to identify and prioritize strategic initiatives that support organizational growth and transformation.
Partner with the Executive Leadership Group (ELG) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to drive strategic alignment and decision-making.
Facilitate strategic dialogue and collaboration among senior leaders to support cohesive strategy execution.
Manage the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) laddering process, connecting initiatives to top-level priorities and the company’s operating model transformation.
Establish metrics and performance indicators to measure progress and success across the organization.
Oversee the definition and prioritization of strategic priorities in incentive plans, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and tangible business outcomes.
Provide guidance and oversight to support effective resource allocation toward strategic priorities.
Work cross-functionally to implement and execute strategic initiatives and align teams around common goals.
Lead, mentor, guide, and support a high-performing team, fostering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.