Assistant Director – Interim Supervision Support

Northwestern Mutual

Assistant Director co-leading supervision support during reduced capacity for Northwestern Mutual. Managing office engagements, compliance cultures, and resolving supervision issues.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeMilwaukee • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $108,160 - $162,240 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage network office support engagements, including serving as the primary contact and relationship with office leadership and the lead field supervisor for offices
Partner with and support Managing Partners in shaping strong supervision and compliance cultures within their offices
Work effectively with home office business partners at all levels of the organization as needed to support network offices optimally and share insights
Resolve complex and non-standard supervision issues, communicating effectively to ensure alignment
Deliver closeout analysis and consultation to Managing Partners and home office partners at the conclusion of support engagements
Identify and communicate insights and best practices across home office and field supervision teams
Perform daily supervision tasks, including more complex and non-standard supervision work such as supervision plan management and documentation, supervision of higher complexity OBAs, handling of client complaints and contact
Execute proactive training as needed for Financial Representatives and staff on compliance, regulatory, or related topics

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
FINRA Series 7, 9/10, and 63 registrations are required
Active Life/Health licenses, or the ability to obtain within 3 months
Significant experience as a leader in the supervision space and performing supervision duties, or in consulting to distribution leaders on compliance and supervision, ideally within the Northwestern Mutual system
Strong communication skills and ability to handle highly sensitive communications and deliver feedback and difficult messages
Proven ability to identify issues, trends, and potential sales practice concerns with the purpose of escalating or addressing them
Profound decision-making skills, ability to use a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgement to assess risk, navigate ambiguity, and arrive at a conclusion or recommendation
Strong leadership presence and proven ability to cultivate relationships, work effectively with people at all levels in an organization, and influence change with interpersonal savvy
Financial services industry acumen; extensive working knowledge of standard industry and regulatory policies and procedures; and broad knowledge of Northwestern Mutual compliance systems, business models, and operational workflows.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

supervision plan managementdocumentationcomplianceregulatory topicsanalysisrisk assessmentissue identificationtrend analysissales practice concernsclient complaint handling

Soft Skills

communication skillsdecision-makingrelationship cultivationinterpersonal savvyinfluencing changeleadership presenceproblem-solvingconsultingfeedback deliverynavigating ambiguity

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeFINRA Series 7FINRA Series 9FINRA Series 10FINRA Series 63Life licenseHealth license