Asst Dir Practice Management
Northwestern Mutual · Milwaukee, WI · 5 days ago
Administrative$119k/yrFull-time
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of practice management priorities that support advisors and their teams.
- Translate business needs into practical, scalable solutions and drive work forward through collaboration, sound judgment and strong execution.
- Consult with field leaders, career advisors, ensemble practices, and their teams to identify opportunities that improve business performance and advisor/firm outcomes.
- Help mature and support practice management priorities and ongoing programs.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and thought partner on practice management trends, business needs, and field-facing solutions.
- Partner across the enterprise to align strategy, influence direction, and build support for practice management initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, marketing or related field or an equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum ten years of progressive experience in financial services, business consulting, practice management working in a management or consulting capacity.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects and to solve complex business problems in a dynamic environment.
- Deep understanding of advisor business models, the distribution system and the factors that drive growth, operational efficiencies, profitability and continuity.
- Proven ability to lead through influence, build credibility quickly and establish strong relationships across field and home office audiences.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex business needs into clear direction and actionable solutions.
Compensation
Pay Range - Start: $118,960.00
Pay Range - End: $178,440.00
Structure: 110 Geographic Specific Pay Structure
Benefits
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Skills
- Continuous Improvement (NM) - Intermediate
- Customer Centricity (NM) - Advanced
- Organization (NM) - Advanced
- Root Cause Analysis & Decision Quality (NM) - Advanced
- Project Management (NM) - Advanced
- Field Relations (NM) - Advanced
- Field Advocacy (NM) - Advanced
- Thought Leadership (NM) - Intermediate
- Consulting (NM) - Advanced
- Adaptive Communication (NM) - Advanced
- Problem Management (NM) - Advanced
- Solution Development (NM) - Advanced
- Change Management (NM) - Advanced
- End-User Advocacy (NM) - Advanced
- Learning Agility & Critical Thinking (NM) - Advanced
- Interpersonal Savvy (NM) - Advanced
- Customer Service Mindset (NM) - Advanced