Senior Technical Program Manager

Northwestern Mutual - Milwaukee, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Milwaukee, WI

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About the position

The Senior Technical Program Manager at Northwestern Mutual is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the IT delivery plans of technical solutions across enterprise data platforms. This role involves overseeing the end-to-end project management of technical products, ensuring that all changes align with initiative outcomes, and managing projects that may include network, server, or software implementations and upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for project management of larger initiatives/projects with medium complexity.
• Define and manage scope, schedule, cost, and quality of projects.
• Monitor day-to-day progress, execution, management, and closure within approved parameters.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques aligned with company methodologies.
• Lead projects with notable risk and complexity, developing strategies for execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience.
• Two or more years of project management experience in technology and/or business functions.
• Experience with project management methodologies or SDLC (systems development life cycle).
• Working knowledge of project management/agile tooling.
• Proficient understanding of Cloud Computing (AWS/Azure/Google).
• Proficient knowledge of data warehousing principles in cloud environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both functional and technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn and become an expert on certain concepts and topics.
• Experience managing large scale, multi-functional initiatives using various delivery methodologies (i.e., waterfall, agile, lean, scrum).

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups