Senior Program Manager, Business Initiatives Lead

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 98,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC in Wisconsin is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead medium-sized programs from initiation through rollout. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and cross-team dependencies to deliver measurable business value.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, clear communication, and guiding multi-department initiatives to successful outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis in Business, Project Management or related field preferred OR a significant amount of directly-related work experience beyond the minimum required for the position
• Minimum 5 years of related experience to include project analysis, design, documentation, project/support management
• Ability to work with general direction to scope, plan and manage cross-department or multi-department programs
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage complex assignments
• Experience with project methodology through project life cycle phases

Responsibilities

• Independently leads moderately sized, medium complexity programs or portfolios. Responsible for managing scope, risk, business value, schedule and budget.
• Assists in defining objectives to be accomplished by the program team and developing the program plan.
• Drives for clarity on program objectives, priorities, and measures; identifies and recommends solutions for program needs.

Skills

Program Management (NM)

Stakeholder Relationships (NM)

Adaptive Communication (NM)

Prioritization (NM)

Risk Management (NM)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/PM

PMI certification preferred

Job description

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC in Wisconsin is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead medium-sized programs from initiation through rollout. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and cross-team dependencies to deliver measurable business value.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, clear communication, and guiding multi-department initiatives to successful outcomes in a dynamic environment.