Strategic Department Visionary

7 days ago


Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Northwestern Mutual Careers Full time
Job Description

At Northwestern Mutual, we are committed to excellence and growth. Our innovative approach enables us to invest in our people, creating a positive impact on the community.

We are seeking a strategic department visionary to drive business value through departmental initiatives. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to department heads, leaders, and executives, facilitating effective decision-making that has a significant impact on the organization.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Strategic Planning: Lead departmental strategic initiatives to drive business value, collaborating with cross-functional teams to bridge strategies across departments.
  • Business Operations: Identify gaps between ideal and current operating models, recommending solutions to close these gaps and facilitate execution of departmental operating models to improve departmental health.
  • Project Management: Partner with department leadership to identify and track priority work, including portfolio management of key department priorities, developing strategy for project execution, and creating transparency on priority work throughout the enterprise.
Requirements:
  • A minimum of 7 years' business leadership experience.
  • Proven leadership skills working with diverse teams.
  • Superior interpersonal skills to lead groups of people.
  • Experience in portfolio and/or project management, strategic and operational planning, and leading multiple complex projects with organization-wide impact.
Benefits:
  • Flexible work schedules.
  • Concierge service.
  • Comprehensive benefits.
  • Employee resource groups.
Compensation:

$100,030 - $185,770 per year. Compensation is based on geographic location, skills, education, training, credentials, and experience. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to support your career growth and well-being.



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