JOB REQUIREMENTS: At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference. At Northwestern Mutual, we\'re changing the way people think about financial planning with the scale of a Fortune 100 company. We\'re redefining and disrupting the industry while changing people\'s financial lives with better experiences and better technology. We believe in building inclusive and diverse workplaces, where every voice is heard. Come help us build for the future! Summary Helps to drive the strategic department vision, operating model, budget and planning activities, and outcomes for the department. Provides leadership to managers and professional staff. May serve as a trusted, strategic advisor to a department head and leaders within the department or function. Primary Duties & Responsibilities Strategic Planning Advises departmental strategy development and execution, ensuring alignment with key business priorities and outcomes. Leads department/functional pivotal initiatives that drive business value. Collaborates, plans and coordinates with and through people to bridge strategies across teams. Business Operations Responsible for strategy and planning to align business operations with the company\'s overarching strategy, mission and goals. Identifies gaps between ideal and current state of operating model and recommends solutions to close the gaps. Facilitates execution of departmental operating model to improve the health of the department and organization. Exhibits high level of local (departmental) business acumen to identify and solve sophisticated operational or organizational problems and identify innovative solutions. Project Management Partners with department leadership team to identify and track priority work, including identifying business outcomes and key metrics, portfolio management of key department priorities, developing strategy for project execution, and crafting clarity on priority work in the department and throughout the enterprise. Leads teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Department Planning Budgeting Leads department planning and financial/budgeting process. Provides data and recommendations and supervises budget forecasting, administration and reporting. Manages multiple and complex funding mechanisms and provides guidance to leadership on securing resources to achieve business outcomes. Aligns department planning and budget to functional and company priorities, working cross-functionally with peers in the function. Meeting Planning Plans and prepares agendas for departmental staff or leadership meetings and planning sessions. Participates in regular department leadership meetings to evaluate barriers to success and develop courses of action to overcome issues at the departmental level. Impacts the... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/78DB70574B4B47BB Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.