Lead Technical Program Manager

17 hours ago

Milwaukee WI, United States Northwestern Mutual Full time

We care and make a positive difference.
Northwestern Mutual (NM) has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 165+ years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to be financially confident. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and leading-edge technology to best serve our clients. To help guide the collaborative effort, we are in search of a Lead Technical Program Manager to join our team.

As a Lead Technical Program Manager, you will join our Engineering Solutions Delivery team that supports Client Experience Engineering and Corporate Solutions department. The role will help drive strategic work forward across Planning, Delivery, and Employee Engagement initiatives over our CXECS organization with a large scope. You will manage and monitor end to end annual goals and OKRs in support of initiative outcomes. Oversee the technical components of annual planning by collaborating with product managers and engineers to define epics, estimate their scope, and subsequently track delivery through systematic inputs and monitoring.
Manage and monitor performance dashboards and provide status updates on OKR progress driving clarity on objectives, priorities, and measures.
Partner with ESD Portfolio Delivery Operations and drive CXECS results reporting, simplification/decommissioning, and KTLO.
Deep dive and implement agile metrics improvement initiatives across multiple domains.
Lead initiatives that enable teams to manage backlog health in depth.
Provide subject matter expertise and training in Jira and portfolio hub for work alignment.
Accountable for identifying, assessing, and mitigating program risks and issues, and removing impediments.
Coordinate business continuity planning and disaster recovery, assessing and mitigating risks and issues, and removing impediments.
Act as backup and ensure continuity when the Chief of Staff is unavailable.

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Five or more years of program management experience in technology and/or business functions. Experience with program management methodologies & governance.
Experience with PowerBI or Tableau
Experience working with Agile Methodologies

~ 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. Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off
Medical/Dental/Vision plans, 401(k), pension program

#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; 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. Please click here for additiona l information relating to location-based pay structures.


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.

You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and commitment to diversity and inclusion. 
Flexible work schedules
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