Northwestern Mutual

Design and develop integrated FinTech solutions with Python, React, Terraform, and AWS infrastructure. | Requires strong FinTech background and proficiency in Python, Typescript, SQL, Snowflake, DBT, and AWS cloud infrastructure. | The Senior Software Engineer at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will leverage FinTech background to facilitate the design and development of integrated solutions, modernizing, consolidating, and coordinating independently designed applications to meet business needs. Design and develop extracts within vendor systems for consumption by Snowflake via Snowpipe and DBT. Develop comprehensive solutions within Snowflake. Design and develop modern applications in a variety of frameworks (Python, React/Redux, Typescript, and SQL). Write complex SQL queries to pull data for systems processing and analysis efforts. Design serverless components for new-real-time integration between data products. Design and develop computational engines to perform complex investment analysis and calculations. Create infrastructure and deployment pipelines leveraging Terraform and AWS services. Create data sets and dashboards to meet reporting requirements of business. Adhere to and manage DevOps best practices to ensure cost optimization, performance optimization and infrastructure maintenance. May telecommute from anywhere in the U.S. Salary $113,922- $222,300 per year. We 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. If noted, this is standard pay structure for this position. Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now! Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. 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. If you work or would be working in California, Colorado, New York City, Washington or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for additional information pertaining to compensation and benefits. At Northwestern Mutual, we believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. These beliefs launched our company over 160 years ago. Today, they're just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual. What started in Milwaukee, WI has grown into 7,000+ home office professionals split across 3 campuses: New York City, Franklin and downtown Milwaukee (HQ) - each one bringing with it its own unique talent and culture. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual as we are growing our digital and tech capabilities and are always on the lookout for bright, tech-savvy candidates. Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. 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.

Lead field research insights and collaborate cross-functionally to improve client experience. | At least 5 years research/data analysis experience with statistical tools and relevant degrees. | About the Job As the Senior Manager of Enterprise Insights - Field Research, you will bring financial advisor understanding and strategic foresight to life to inspire profitable growth. You will drive the learning agenda across cross-functional teams, developing forward-looking strategies grounded in field realities and emerging trends. This is your opportunity to help build a new, centralized enterprise insight capability. You will advocate for financial advisors, anticipating their needs while bridging these findings with consumer realities. Beyond driving field research, you will act as a compelling team leader with natural servant leadership abilities, passionate about mentoring and shaping our analytical talent. You will design impactful reporting frameworks by synthesizing custom field research, advisor sentiment, and client NPS where applicable. As a master storyteller, you will help weave disparate field, consumer, and client data into meaningful insights that bring extreme clarity to the organization and empower stakeholders to take insight-led action. By helping to integrate insights across the advisor, client, and consumer journeys, you will unify field experience assessment scores and holistic feedback into a cohesive lifecycle view. This approach allows you to proactively prescribe targeted solutions that elevate the advisor experience and drive enterprise success. Finally, you will support our steady enterprise approach to AI adoption, leveraging AI-driven tools to enhance field research capabilities and keep the team at the cutting edge of data synthesis. What You'll Do Lead the Field learning agenda working closely with Field, Journey, Marketing, Product and Digital teams to develop products, communications and strategies that are grounded in deep financial advisor understanding. As part of the Enterprise Insights team, be the go-to source for ad-hoc analysis and actionable research. Be an advocate for the field, client and consumer in internal meetings and a driver of insight-led actions across the enterprise. Deliver reports, insights and implications to assigned business partners to inform decisions that improve the field / consumer / client experience. Perform data analysis and interpretation, using basic statistical techniques (Frequency distributions, Descriptive statistics, T-tests; Cross-tabs, Correlations, Text analytics) to reveal new findings and insights to marketing and other business partners. Determine requisite data elements and work with technical resources to design integrated internal and syndicated datasets to provide required analysis. Identify opportunities to enhance the team's analytical capabilities by evaluating current processes, new trends, working with business partners, and taking initiative to apply new and improved research best practices. Proactively share relevant information and insights with the internal teams. Interpret and synthesize multi-source data into insights that lead to actionable strategies and plans for the brand. What You'll Bring To The Role Minimum of 5 years' experience/knowledge desired in research and data analysis, application of statistical research techniques. B2C category experience strongly preferred. Seasoned expert in advanced features of a variety of programs which may include Excel, Access, SQL, SAS, SPSS, Tableau and Business Intelligence tools. Experience and knowledge of the following advanced analytic techniques (Regression, Factor analysis, Cluster analysis highly preferred). Experience should include budget management, and vendor management. Strong technical market research skills that include; quantitative, qualitative, primary, and secondary. Degree in business, marketing, social sciences, statistics or related field. Ideally from top-tier school. Strong business acumen. Financial Services Experience Not Required; but must have, or acquire soon after, intimate knowledge of NM field, markets, clients and products. Able to be both strategic and tactical, with strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills. Ability to unite key colleagues and cross-functional partners by gaining trust through demonstrating business expertise. Consistently displays professional courage to research design, analysis and interpretation to deliver credible work product free of bias. Acts in the best interest of consumer / clients and the company. Embraces new research tools and AI capabilities as they become available and approved. MBA or Master's Degree strongly preferred Skills You Have Adaptive Communication: Formulates strategies to be used to convey complex information about services, products, systems, or processes to targeted audiences; communicates and liaises between technical and non-technical audiences. Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration, communication, coordination, and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization, and who have different areas of expertise, to achieve common goals. Problem Management: Classifies, prioritizes and initiates action, and documents root causes of problems and implements remedies. Manages the lifecycle of all problems. Prevents incidents from happening and minimizes the impact of incidents that cannot be prevented. Research Communication: Synthesizes and communicates research findings and insights in compelling ways to stakeholders to influence potential design and decision making. Translates data into compelling narratives to demonstrate business insights and opportunities and influence business decisions. Research Design: Leverages methods such as surveys, contextual inquiries, card sorting, and focus group to identify problems/risks and devises plans to address concerns raised via research. #LI-Onsite, #LI-Hybrid Compensation Range: Pay Range - Start: $89,360.00 Pay Range - End: $134,040.00 Geographic Specific Pay Structure: Structure 110: $98,320.00 USD - $147,480.00 USD Structure 115: $102,800.00 USD - $154,200.00 USD We 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. Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now! 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. At Northwestern Mutual, we believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. These beliefs launched our company over 160 years ago. Today, they're just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual. What started in Milwaukee, WI has grown into 7,000+ home office professionals split across 3 campuses: New York City, Franklin and downtown Milwaukee (HQ) - each one bringing with it its own unique talent and culture. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual as we are growing our digital and tech capabilities and are always on the lookout for bright, tech-savvy candidates. Northwestern Mutual is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We have chosen to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where talented people from all backgrounds want to be, want to stay, and want to build their future. We celebrate and support our differences for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Lead vendor onboarding, manage vendor relationships, provide guidance and oversight to operational teams, facilitate governance, monitor performance, and support strategic initiatives. | At least 5 years of vendor management experience, strong knowledge of onboarding and contract management, excellent communication skills, proficiency with vendor management software, and strong analytical abilities. | Job Title: Vendor Manager - Remote Company Overview: Northwestern Mutual is a leading financial services company dedicated to helping clients achieve financial security and peace of mind. With a rich history spanning over 160 years, we combine innovative technology with personalized service to deliver exceptional value to our customers and partners. Role Overview: As a Vendor Manager at Northwestern Mutual, you will play a critical role in managing vendor relationships and ensuring optimal performance. You will lead the onboarding process for new vendors, provide guidance and oversight to operational teams, and facilitate governance both internally and externally to support business objectives. What You'll Do: - You will lead the end-to-end onboarding process for new vendors, ensuring compliance with company standards. - You will manage ongoing vendor relationships to maintain high performance and service quality. - You will provide processes, guidance, and oversight to operational teams regarding vendor management. - You will facilitate governance and compliance activities with internal stakeholders and external vendors. - You will monitor vendor performance metrics and implement improvement plans as needed. - You will collaborate cross-functionally to resolve vendor-related issues and risks. - You will maintain accurate documentation and reporting related to vendor contracts and performance. - You will support strategic initiatives to optimize vendor partnerships and reduce costs. What You Bring: - You bring at least 5 years of experience in vendor or supplier management, preferably in financial services. - You have strong knowledge of vendor onboarding, contract management, and performance monitoring. - You possess excellent communication and relationship-building skills. - You are proficient in using vendor management software and Microsoft Office Suite. - You demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. - You have a proactive approach to managing risks and compliance requirements. Bonus Points If You Have: - Experience working in a remote or hybrid work environment. - Familiarity with financial services regulations and compliance standards. - Project management certification or experience. - Experience with contract negotiation and legal review processes. What We Offer: - We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. - We offer flexible remote work options to support work-life balance. - We offer professional development opportunities and career growth support. - We offer a collaborative and inclusive company culture. - We offer wellness programs and employee assistance resources. Ready to Apply? To join our team as a Vendor Manager, please submit your resume and cover letter through our careers portal at www.northwesternmutual.com/careers. We look forward to learning more about you and how you can contribute to our continued success.

Lead vendor onboarding, manage vendor performance, implement vendor management processes, facilitate governance, and support operational teams. | 5+ years in vendor management, strong knowledge of frameworks and compliance, excellent communication, project management skills, and proficiency with relevant software. | Job Title: Vendor Manager - Remote Company Overview: Northwestern Mutual is a leading financial services company dedicated to helping clients achieve financial security and peace of mind. With a rich history spanning over 160 years, we combine innovative technology with personalized service to deliver comprehensive financial solutions. Our commitment to integrity and excellence drives our success and fosters a collaborative work environment. Role Overview: As a Vendor Manager at Northwestern Mutual, you will play a critical role in managing vendor relationships and ensuring optimal performance. You will provide strategic oversight and guidance to operational teams, facilitating governance and compliance both internally and with external partners. This role is essential in maintaining strong vendor partnerships that support our business objectives. What You'll Do: - You will lead the end-to-end onboarding process for new vendors, ensuring compliance with company standards. - You will manage ongoing vendor performance through regular reviews and performance metrics. - You will develop and implement vendor management processes and best practices. - You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to address vendor-related issues and risks. - You will facilitate governance meetings and ensure adherence to contractual obligations. - You will provide training and guidance to operational teams on vendor management policies. - You will maintain accurate documentation and reporting related to vendor activities. - You will identify opportunities for vendor consolidation and cost optimization. What You Bring: - Minimum of 5 years of experience in vendor or supplier management, preferably within financial services. - Strong knowledge of vendor management frameworks, contract negotiation, and compliance requirements. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships. - Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously. - Proficiency with vendor management software and Microsoft Office Suite. Bonus Points If You Have: - Experience working in a remote or hybrid work environment. - Certification in vendor management or procurement (e.g., CVM, CPM). - Background in risk management or governance. - Familiarity with financial services regulations and standards. What We Offer: - We offer a flexible remote work environment to support work-life balance. - We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans. - We offer a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching. - We offer professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement. - We offer a collaborative and inclusive company culture focused on growth and innovation. Ready to Apply? To join our team as a Vendor Manager, please submit your resume and cover letter through our careers portal at www.northwesternmutual.com/careers. We look forward to learning how you can contribute to our continued success.

Lead vendor performance and relationship management, oversee onboarding, provide guidance to operational teams, and facilitate governance. | Minimum 5 years experience in vendor management, strong communication, leadership skills, and proficiency with vendor management tools. | Job Title: Vendor Manager - Remote Company Overview: Northwestern Mutual is a leading financial services company dedicated to helping clients achieve financial security and peace of mind. With a rich history spanning over 160 years, we combine innovative technology with personalized service to deliver comprehensive financial solutions. Our collaborative culture fosters growth, integrity, and excellence. Role Overview: As a Vendor Manager at Northwestern Mutual, you will lead vendor performance and relationship management to ensure seamless collaboration and operational efficiency. You will provide processes, guidance, and oversight to internal teams while facilitating governance with external partners, playing a critical role in vendor onboarding and ongoing management. What You'll Do: - You will lead the end-to-end onboarding process for new vendors, ensuring compliance and alignment with company standards. - You will manage vendor relationships to optimize performance and mitigate risks. - You will develop and implement vendor management processes and best practices. - You will collaborate with operational teams to provide guidance and support on vendor-related issues. - You will facilitate governance meetings and ensure adherence to contractual obligations. - You will monitor vendor performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives. - You will coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve vendor-related challenges promptly. - You will maintain accurate documentation and reporting related to vendor activities. What You Bring: - Minimum of 5 years of experience in vendor management or related fields. - Strong knowledge of vendor onboarding, contract management, and performance evaluation. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships. - Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously. - Proficiency with vendor management software and Microsoft Office Suite. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Bonus Points If You Have: - Experience in the financial services industry. - Familiarity with regulatory compliance and risk management frameworks. - Project management certification (PMP or equivalent). - Experience working in a remote or hybrid work environment. What We Offer: - We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. - We offer flexible remote work options to support work-life balance. - We offer professional development opportunities and career growth support. - We offer a collaborative and inclusive company culture. - We offer wellness programs and employee assistance resources. Ready to Apply? To join our team as a Vendor Manager, please submit your resume and cover letter through our careers portal at www.northwesternmutual.com/careers. We look forward to learning how you can contribute to our continued success.

Perform advanced marketing data analysis, create reports and dashboards, provide insights and recommendations to support business decisions, and collaborate cross-functionally. | Bachelor's degree plus 4-5 years of marketing analytics experience with expertise in analytical tools, data visualization, marketing strategies, and strong communication skills. | Primary Duties & Responsibilities: • Provides quantitative and qualitative data analysis and reporting of patterns, insights, and trends to decision-makers in order to drive business decisions and address business questions. • Creates and is accountable for high quality, value driven work that drives business outcomes; places the user in the center of decision making; and collaborates with team for speed, agility and innovation in work. • Provides strategic direction and support for advanced analytics focused on answering detailed questions and telling a story around the data to support pre-client, client and field marketing initiatives. • Helps define and implement consistent measurement standards and reporting across all programs, leverage data to inform key business decisions, and make recommendations on how to move programs forward. • Provides data to drive actionable insights while making informed decisions. • Supports Ad Hoc analytics requests from marketing stakeholders and builds out reports as needed. ​ • Creates and produces forecasts, reports, dashboards, etc. to tell a story through data. • Utilizes analytics and metrics to improve processes and provide data-driven forecasts that impact the business (costs, risks, etc). • Deliver results to Department leaders and Stakeholders. • Delivers results, insights and recommendations (written, verbal, presentations, etc) to business audience to support business decisions. • Produce actionable reports that show key performance indicators, identify areas of improvement into current operations, and display root cause analysis of problems. • Deep expertise in at least one business area or domain, with a broad understanding of the business and domains surrounding the main focus. • Seeks to understand business process, user tasks, and, as necessary, captures refined process documents. • Implements best practices, methodologies, standards and processes to share across teams. • Takes initiatives to design and develop deliverables based on interpretation of findings and business client needs on a wide range of analytical topics. • Provides consultation to business clients and may participate in cross-functional teams to address business issues. • Contributes to the growth & development of the organization through actively sharing results & insights across the teams and with Stakeholders. • Regularly applies new perspectives, creative problem-solving, and inter-departmental connections to improve analytical capabilities. • Embraces continuous learning, curiosity, and ambiguity. Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Marketing or related field. • At least 4-5 years of professional experience. • At least 4 years of experience working in marketing analytics related field. • At least 3 years of hands-on experience doing marketing analytics work. • At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in research and data analysis, application of statistical research techniques, report or application development that support business decisions/outcomes. • Expertise in development and application of analytical tools such as SAS, SQL, MS Excel, SPSS, R, Python, or other tool. • Visualization tooling like PowerBI or Tableau. • Ability to access, gather, and analyze data from multiple internal and external sources to drive insights into business problems, decisions, and performance. • Ability to articulate this knowledge as an expert at the department level and may be called on to provide insight at the enterprise level to provide detailed analysis. • Strong understanding of marketing strategies across the customer life cycle. • High degree of expertise with marketing programs. • Ability to convey analytical and technical concepts to non-analytical and non-technical staff. • Experience with strategic development and/or building propensity, regression, predictive, or uplift models is a plus. • Experience with campaign management tools and analytical platforms. • Strong communication skills with a proven ability to build rapport and interact with cross-functional teams. • Excellent analytical skills, and strong detail orientation with an ability to handle and deal with large amounts of data, unstructured business problems, and synthesize data for others. #LI-Hybrid Compensation Range: Pay Range - Start: $76,650.00 Pay Range - End: $142,350.00 Geographic Specific Pay Structure: We 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. Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now! 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.