Principal Strategic Management Consultant at Northwestern Mutual

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish strategic and analytical frameworks for the Strategic Advisory function
• Work hands-on with Strategic Advisory team members to implement data-driven approaches
• Ensure consistency in delivery across projects
• Lead analysis of processes and operating models across Northwestern Mutual to identify top priorities for Strategic Advisory work
• Partner with client leadership to identify opportunities and scope engagements
• Provide guidance and advice to prioritize top opportunities in different business functions based on value and impact
• Provide guidance and advice for stakeholders to help translate OKR and API targets into actionable, strategic roadmaps
• Coordinates requests for information from stakeholders and prepares reports and presentations in response
• Exhibits expert level and business acumen to solve unique, complex problems across multiple functions with a broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions
• Participates in regular department / function leadership meetings to ensure delivery and execution is aligned with Strategic Advisory function

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years business leadership and/or consulting experience
• Minimum of 7 years of people management experience
• Minimum 5 years of leadership in a data role or organization
• Proven leadership skills working with diverse teams
• Superior management, human relations, and interpersonal skills to lead groups of people
• Strong organizational skills; able to handle competing demands, and work under tight deadlines and short timeframes
• Demonstrated organizational agility to work across organizational boundaries, influence, and collaborate with all levels on solutions that benefit the organization
• Proven skills in dealing with ambiguity and paradox, and leading change
• Facilitation and team building skills; ability to play an active, operational and communicative role

Pay & Benefits

Compensation Range: Pay Range - Start: $176,000.00 Pay Range - End: $264,000.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure: Structure 110: $193,600.00 USD - $290,400.00 USD
Structure 115: $202,400.00 USD - $303,600.00 USD
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