Northwestern Mutual

Attorney

• Active collaboration with attorneys, CFPs, CPAs, and wealth management advisors
• Design strategies based on clients’ goals and financial situation
• Lead presentation of wealth plans to advisors and clients

Assistant Director – Concierge Planning Attorney

Technical Program Manager

• 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.

Lead Technical Program Manager – Wealth

Strategy

• Drive the strategic vision, operating model, budget, planning activities, and outcomes for the IAM division.
• Serve as a trusted, strategic advisor to the VP of IAM and leaders within the division.
• Support IAM strategy, ensuring alignment with key priorities and outcomes.
• Lead strategic initiatives to enhance divisional value.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate strategies effectively.
• Establish reporting mechanisms for leadership visibility into operational KPIs and progress toward key results.
• Manage planning artifacts, annual OKRs, and high-level roadmaps, reviewed quarterly.
• Oversee 1/3/5 strategy maps, key priorities, and business case submissions.
• Conduct quarterly PI planning reviews to ensure alignment with committed work.
• Align IAM business operations with departmental strategy, mission, and goals.
• Identify and address gaps in the operating model.
• Collaborate with finance on planning and budgeting processes.
• Prepare agendas for IAM leadership meetings and planning sessions.
• Participate in leadership meetings to resolve barriers and develop action plans.
• Facilitate cross-functional initiatives and information flow.
• Monitor changes impacting division priorities and commitments.

IAM Strategy Lead

Recruitment

• Lead full-time recruiting efforts for the Minneapolis office to the expectations of leadership team and maintain measurable data to support recruiting results.
• Generate weekly referrals and lead sources through internal office referrals, social media, and community connections.
• Communicate directly, and frequently, with Front-Line Leaders and the overall recruiting team on recruiting plans and strategies.
• Develop and execute on new recruiting strategies to attract top talent.
• Phone leads to potential candidates to schedule interviews and facilitate our selection process.
• Interview and choreograph the attraction of top candidates within the selection process.
• Review and interpret assessments taken by candidates during the interview process.
• Assist in a variety of recruiting office initiatives and special marketing projects as needed throughout the year.

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Manager

• Participates in management of all areas of the Restaurant Division, directly responsible for managing assigned areas. • Coordinates activities related to staff, food procurement, menu planning, and orchestration of various systems within complex, multi-faceted restaurant operations. • Responsible for monitoring and providing assurance of food safety, quality, service standards, personnel safety and compliance with all regulatory and Company standards. • Responsible for direct management of assigned restaurant personnel. • Assures appropriate delivery practices, complete and thorough tracking, and safe handling of products in accordance with all regulatory standards. • Assists and covers for other managers at various locations and hours. • Supervises personnel including selection, training, coaching, performance evaluation, salary administration, records retention and compliance with all regulations, policy and contractual standards. • Directly manages or coordinates and negotiates with other managers the purchasing, product handling, preparation and service of food items. • Directly manages expense control of supplies, food, temp labor of the areas assigned. • May have impact in other areas for similar expenses. • Manages safe food handling practices of all assigned locations and staff to comply with regulatory standards. • Responsible for sound financial decision-making of expense management in multiple areas, including labor hours, food expenses, uniforms, temporary staff utilization and other costs incurred in the variable services of the Restaurant. • Continuously seeks to improve service and culinary product development to provide maximum value of the program. • Performs special projects related to improvement of the Restaurant Division or the Company. • Provides coverage as needed at various Restaurant locations and service hours. • Participates in the Quality Assurance and Standards Program of the Restaurant Division to assure compliance relating to regulated standards and division policies. • Recommends division training, quality improvements, measurement tools of critical control points, and other aspects of improved safety, infection control, sanitation and regulatory compliance. • Responsible for the on-the-job training for new Restaurant employees. • Responsible for the effective management of his/her staff to ensure compliance with NM's Affirmative Action Program.

Restaurant Manager

Analyst

• Provides quality and timely customer service to field and home office staff on the following topics Contracting, Licensing, Registrations, Terminations and Support.
• Communicates with callers clearly in an open, direct, and timely manner.
• Answers questions that are routine, escalates calls as needed.
• Identifies the need for special handling and coordinates problem resolution, in addition to understanding the overall impact.
• Provides complete and accurate solutions to all customer needs with appropriate guidance.
• Under the direction of the Manager, Specialist, or Mentor, may handle more complex inquiries.
• Adheres to phone schedules in accordance with set standards.
• Gives and receives regular feedback/information in an open and positive manner.
• Helps others with additional casework as needed.
• Tries new ways of challenging the status quo and changing the way we work.
• Contributes to a positive environment by openly communicating new ideas/solutions, perspectives and experiences in team meetings, training sessions, 1x1s and huddles.
• Demonstrates behaviors that reflect and support our company and department values, vision, and culture of learning/growth
• Acts in a manner necessary to achieve organizational results (i.e., big picture).
• Organizes work in a manner that allows team members to easily locate and complete casework when needed.
• Written communication is professional, complete, timely, accurate and effective.
• Follows set procedures and standard work.
• Exhibits a commitment towards personal learning and growth.
• Takes initiative to learn topics outside of core responsibilities.

Senior Analyst, Contract, Licensing & Registration

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Manage client communication including correspondence, notes, files, and maintain compliant client records
• Prepare materials for new and existing client meetings
• Gather essential client data and prepare comprehensive financial plans
• Be a strategic partner to the Wealth Management Advisor on client solutions and recommendations
• Partner closely with the Wealth Management Advisor and other team members to support ongoing client relationships
• Keep up to date on software system enhancements, new products and compliance changes/opportunities
• Maintain a high level of professionalism while handling confidential and sensitive information
• Participate in learning opportunities

Financial Planning Analyst

Program Manager

• Provides program/portfolio management expertise and consultation
• Plans, monitors and manages internal regulatory and risk programs
• Leads large, complex, and multi-faceted programs or portfolios
• Manages scope, risk, business value, schedule and budget
• Defines and maintains program objectives and deliverables
• Builds and motivates team members
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts
• Develops solutions/recommendations to complex problems
• Builds relationships with business clients to manage program delivery expectations

Lead Program Management, Regulatory and Risk

Business Operations

• Accountable for identifying, understanding and documenting the current state, opportunities for improvement and future state business processes in order to meet business objectives.
• Includes problem definition, cost benefit analysis and options analysis.
• Accountable for eliciting, analyzing, representing and validating complex business needs to create requirements in order to achieve business objectives.
• Identifies options and negotiates to achieve consensus in order to meet enterprise business needs.
• Accountable to provide consultation for the most complex issues.
• Coordinates the resolution of multiple issues and/or solution work-arounds in order to keep the operation functioning or respond to service requests.
• Negotiates and communicates with business clients, vendors, field and leadership to develop strong relationships to ensure objectives are addressed and expectations are managed.
• Accountable for planning, prioritizing and coordinating future efforts in order to meet business objectives.
• Efforts may include support, enhancements and small or large projects.
• Accountable for identifying and managing client acceptance testing, training and communication needs in order to ensure successful implementations.
• Accountable for managing organizational change management activities in order to promote adoption of the change and minimize impacts to people and processes.
• Accountable for leading, coaching and mentoring other staff members in order to ensure quality deliverables.
• Accountable for providing information and analysis for the business including ad-hoc reporting and measures and metrics in order to support the business decision making process.

Regulatory and Risk Business Process Consultant

• Provides risk and regulatory thought leadership, program management and consultation to the PSS function
• Plans, monitors and manages internal programs from initiation through rollout
• Accountable for aligning multiple large, highly complex, strategic programs consisting of multiple efforts tied to risk mitigation and business outcomes
• Responsible for managing scope, risk, business value, schedule and budget
• Acts as a thought leader on program management activities; develops strategy for planning and executing highly complex efforts
• Defines the direction and objectives to be accomplished by the assigned program team
• Manages programs to ensure appropriate allocation of resources according to program objectives, specifications, deliverables, and changes
• Takes accountability for program success
• Develops solutions/recommendations to unique, high-impact problems with notable risk and complexity

Senior Director, Regulatory and Risk Program Management

Data Analyst

• Leads expert level quantitative and qualitative data analysis and reporting of patterns, insights, and trends to decision-makers in order to drive business decisions
• Creates high quality, value driven work that drives business outcomes
• Delivers results to Business Clients and Senior Department Leaders
• Produces actionable reports that show key performance indicators, identify areas of improvement, and recommend solutions
• Provides consultation to business clients (including senior leaders) and participates in enterprise-wide teams to address business issues
• Actively promotes learning & curiosity and improves enterprise analytical capabilities

Lead Data Analyst

Social Media Manager

• Lead social strategy, activation, and daily management
• Manage internal team and key partners
• Develop content strategy and campaign strategies
• Analyze performance and report insights

Assistant Director, Social Media

• Help clients reach their goals by developing and implementing financial plans
• Partner with industry experts until you’re ready to do it on your own
• Provide the financial tools and support to help clients
• Work under the backing of Northwestern Mutual, an industry leader

Financial Advisor

• Designing, development and testing of leadership program initiatives in support of broader field leadership strategy.
• Ensures coordination of large-scale leader development programs including partnering with field learning and development and events to ensure programming, logistics and coordination are aligned with program objectives as defined by role.
• Ensures all leadership programs support and align to our NM strategy and leadership behavior model.
• Maintain, evolve and teach NM's leadership model, enlisting leaders to develop and then coach/role model the needed capabilities to realize vision.
• Facilitates collaborative process with home office stakeholders, subject matter experts, target audience members, and leaders to identify critical outcomes and measurement strategy.
• Conceptualizes, storyboards and gains agreement on the big picture of the program and how leaders will benefit personally, professionally as well as their businesses.
• Documents instructional strategy and curriculum components required to achieve desired outcomes, including performance support strategies.
• Develops and/or sources content and facilitates reuse between formal learning and performance support on-the-job.
• Works across Career Distribution to ensure effective implementation of leader development programs.
• Advance leadership programs to align to competencies and growth goals.
• Establishes leadership metrics and leverages them to report business results and secure support to further develop and evolve leadership programs to ensure relevance and contemporary learning experiences.
• Leverages retention tools to further support leadership development.
• Keeps abreast of industry-wide innovations and thought leaders.
• Mentors, advises, informs and consults members of Distribution Performance teams on expectations of leadership development programming including their roles in reinforcing content and programming.
• Manage vendor relationships with outside vendors supporting field leadership development.

Senior Business Program Manager

• Plans, monitors, and manages leader development programs.
• Responsible for supporting teams in learning and development.
• Manages scope, risk, business value, schedule, and budget of leader development programs.
• Develops relationships with business clients for program delivery.
• Analyzes process workflow and implements necessary changes to support scalability and expansion.