Northwestern Mutual

Lead Technical Program Manager – Wealth

Northwestern Mutual

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: MilwaukeeNew YorkWisconsinUnited States

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Salary

💰 $104,090 - $193,310 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Accountability for aligning one or more large, complex programs consisting of multiple efforts.
  • Make connections across teams and work streams to drive identification and facilitation of interdependencies.
  • Accountability for defining the program structure and creating a single, unified plan to deliver on the program objectives.
  • Drive for clarity on objectives, priorities and measures.
  • Accountability for identifying, assessing and mitigating program risks and issues, and removing impediments.
  • May lead or mentor program managers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Minimum 6 years of professional experience.
  • Five or more years of program management experience in technology and/or business functions.
  • Experience with program management methodologies & governance.
  • Experience with project management methodologies & SDLC.
  • Working knowledge of project management / agile tooling.
  • Financial & team management.
  • Understands how software is developed, tested and implemented as well as technical concepts.
  • Ability to work closely with engineers, product managers and business leaders.
  • Experience managing large scale, cross-functional initiatives using a variety of delivery methodologies (i.e. waterfall, agile, lean, scrum, etc.)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Intellectual curiosity and a desire to dig into details, learn, ask questions and become the "go to expert" on certain concepts and topics.
  • Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership.
  • Solves unique problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.
  • Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementproject managementSDLCagile methodologieswaterfallleanscrumfinancial managementrisk assessmentproblem-solving
Soft Skills
leadershipanalytical skillscommunicationcollaborationconsensus buildingintellectual curiositymentoringinnovationdetail-orientedstrategic thinking