Job Description

At Northwestern Mutual, we strongly believe in internal growth and career


development. We're so excited that you are interested in growing your career


with us!

Job Level:

T5 - Technical Professional 5

Summary:

We are looking for a Lead Technical Product Manager to join our Investments & Field


Solutions Delivery team that supports our Institutional Investments department. The


role will help drive strategic work forward and provide opportunities to build strong


business partner relationships while being a part of a dynamic and talented


engineering team. This role requires an analytical mindset, persistence to solve


complex problems, ability to get things done quickly but thoughtfully!

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

?Develop Roadmap: Define roadmaps and collaboration across key team


members to ensure roadmaps are synced and not duplicative. Define and track


critical metrics for measure of success across multiple products and


collaborators.

?Gather Requirements: Gather higher level, complex product requirements with


a general understanding/knowledge of products in remit. Review and validate


requirements gathered within team.

?Defines Product: Responsible for multiple medium to high complexity products


and product features from start to finish.

?Stakeholder Engagement: Deliver key messages, communications about


products in their domain.

?Design Partnership: Partner with design to ensure cohesive future state user


visions and experiences are aligned through a one-year vision with an


understanding of the Design process.

?Author User Stories: Translate requirements to technical details to build and


validate use cases and user stories around a product and communicate them


effectively.

?Feature Prioritization: Develop and maintain multiple prioritized backlogs of


user stories for implementation according to business value or return on


investment.

?Data and Industry Practices/Research: Inform product decisions with both


qualitative and quantitative data on our behavior and experimentation.

?Business Expertise: Use knowledge and experience to provide expertise in


multiple business areas and domains.

?Current State, Future State and Gap Analysis: Begin to assess, exercise


judgement, and document current state across moderately complex processes


and business areas. Use analytics and experience to resolve issues and to


provide solutions.

?Test Plan Review: Assist with coordinating and solution delivery test plans for


medium complex efforts by participating in and ensuring business sign-off of


testing processes for medium and large efforts.

?Project Management: Use project management skills to successfully complete


and advance work.

?Facilitates Ceremonies: Facilitate daily Standups, sprint Planning Meetings and


sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
Qualifications

?Bachelor's degree.

?6 - 8 years of prior experience with at least 6 working in a Product Management

Role, with agile team experience.

?Knowledge Preferred: formal business analyst, engineering or testing


experience, familiar with BI tools, certification or experience with Product


Owner role, experience in leadership or mentorship of a team.

?Knowledge of institutional investments especially real estate investing strongly


preferred.

?Demonstrated experience with cross functional work in previous roles with


strong communication skills, time management, project management skills, eye


for business and high self-awareness/EQ.

?Previous research experience, initial leadership exposure, ability to translate


product requirements into technical requirements, and work in ambiguity.

?Ability to leverage strong communication skills and relationships to influence


outcomes while navigating conflict and decision making.

?Solves moderately complicated problems with broad impact on the business;


requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.

?Must have previous research experience, influence skills, initial leadership


exposure, ability to translate product requirements into technical requirements,


and work in ambiguity.

?Solves unique problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual


and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Compensation Range:

Pay Range - Start:


$112,210.00
Pay Range - End:


$208,390.00

Geographic Specific Pay Structure:

215 - Structure 110: 123,410.00 USD - 229,190.00 USD
215 - Structure 115: 129,010.00 USD - 239,590.00 USDWe believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you're living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.

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Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.

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