Assistant Director Business Project/Program Management

Company: Northwestern Mutual
Location: Franklin
Posted on: October 5, 2024

Job Description:

Project Manager - Complex Cross-Departmental Projects
Lead complex cross-departmental projects, manage scope, risk, business value, schedule, and budget, and build high-performing teams to drive enterprise-wide goals.

Key Responsibilities

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• Independently lead cross-departmental project assignments, managing scope, risk, business value, schedule, and budget.
  
• Build and motivate project teams, influencing team members to take positive action and accountability for their work.
  
• Define project objectives, develop project plans, and allocate resources to achieve project goals.
  
• Analyze problems, assess solutions, and develop recommended approaches.
  
• Conduct analysis to identify business and system problems, and develop solutions to achieve project objectives.
  
• Develop, maintain, and revise project deliverables, and gather and deliver metrics as required.
  
• Develop presentations and communications that incorporate corporate communications theory and practice.
  
• Identify alternative options for new policies and processes, and act as subject matter experts to build out new processes and systems.
  
• Manage project risk through the development, maintenance, and revision of reports and tracking tools.
  
• Understand key business drivers and adapt to internal procedures and forms to ensure client satisfaction.
  
• Effectively interact, negotiate, and influence project teams and business partners to provide acceptable solutions and results.
  
• Manage resources and vendors assigned to projects, verifying progress and removing obstacles.
  
• Gather and deliver day-to-day progress of projects to support project management decisions and compliance with company-approved methodology.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
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  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, or related field, or significant work experience beyond the minimum required.
    
  • Minimum 7 years of multifaceted experience and knowledge in processes and project management, including analysis and documentation.
    
  • PMP or other PMI certification desirable.
    
  • Experience with project methodology through project life cycle phases in an operations environment, including customer excellence process improvements, technology innovation, and transformation.
    
  • Ability to work with general direction to scope, plan, and manage cross-department or multi-department projects.
    
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage large and highly complex assignments with enterprise-wide impact.
    
  • Ability to prioritize work, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.
    
  • Team player with written and oral communications skills, and ability to build rapport within the company, field, and/or outside vendors.
    
  • High degree of personal initiative and motivation.
    
    
    Compensation Range
    Pay Range - Start: $90,930.00
    Pay Range - End: $168,870.00
    Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure, and placement in the salary range will be determined by a number of factors, including skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.
    
    About Northwestern Mutual
    We are a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work schedules, comprehensive benefits, and employee resource groups.
    
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    • Flexible work schedules
      
    • Concierge service
      
    • Comprehensive benefits
      
    • Employee resource groups
      

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