Northwestern Mutual

Assistant Director, Events Strategy

Northwestern Mutual

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Milwaukee • Florida • Wisconsin • United States

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Salary

💰 $104,090 - $193,310 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Represents and provides support to an executive, functional or department head to facilitate effective decision-making.
  • Co-leads the development of business cases, risk assessments, and investable structure cost analysis.
  • Directs departmental strategy development and execution, ensuring alignment with key business priorities and outcomes.
  • Guides the team on how to utilize data-driven strategies grounded in purpose, using insights to shape decisions, measure impact, and inform future event portfolio changes.
  • Collaborates, plans and organizes with and through people to bridge strategies across teams.
  • Identifies gaps between ideal and current state of operating model and recommends solutions to close the gaps.
  • Partners with department leadership team to identify and track priority work.
  • Develop and lead training programs utilizing tech and interactive methods to maximize engagement and knowledge retention.
  • Ensures spend optimization is aligned with best-in-class industry standards while maintaining compliance and governance standards.
  • Aligns department planning and budget to functional and company priorities, working cross-functionally with peers.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years' event management, marketing, and or business leadership experience.
  • Superior interpersonal skills with 5+ years of leadership experience, including but not limited to managing direct reports, teams, and large-scale event project management.
  • Experience in strategic and operational planning, budget management, and leading multiple complex projects with organization-wide impact.
  • Demonstrated organizational agility to work across organizational boundaries, influence, and collaborate with all levels on solutions that benefit the organization.
  • Strong communication, executive presence, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Exceptional business acumen and focus on achieving business impact through progressive practices and sound business judgment.
  • Ability to translate goals and strategies into executable business plans.
  • Demonstrated learning agility and outside-in perspective to identify future trends and practices.
  • Ability to identify underlying issues and influence others without formal authority.
  • Facilitation and team building skills; ability to play an active, operational and communicative role.
  • Interpersonal savvy and comfort interacting with and presenting to all levels of the organization, including senior leader.
  • Up to 20% travel required to Milwaukee headquarters as needed quarterly and for meetings/trainings, as well as off site for other events.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
event managementmarketingbusiness leadershipstrategic planningoperational planningbudget managementproject managementdata-driven strategiestraining program developmentspend optimization
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsleadershiporganizational agilitycommunicationexecutive presencestakeholder managementbusiness acumenlearning agilityfacilitationteam building