Senior Technical Product Manager - Field Data

About the Job

Are you ready to build innovative tools and experiences that empower our advisors and help clients achieve their financial dreams? At Northwestern Mutual, we are on a mission to provide exceptional data product services to both internal and external stakeholders in the financial services industry. Join a talented team of engineers, designers, data scientists, and financial experts to define our product vision and strategy, delivering experiences that enable clients to achieve financial security.

• Set Product Vision: Lead the charge in defining the product vision and positioning it effectively with key stakeholders across the organization.
• Develop Roadmap: Foster the development, acceptance, and communication of the product roadmap.
• Define Success: Establish and track KPIs to measure product success.
• Gather Requirements: Collaborate cross-functionally to solicit key requirements for the product.
• Define the Product: Oversee multiple low to medium complexity products and features from inception to completion.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Articulate the product story to a broader audience, leveraging your domain expertise.
• Design Partnership: Collaborate with design teams to ensure cohesive user experiences aligned with our quarterly vision.
• Author User Stories: Translate requirements into technical details, building and validating use cases and user stories.
• Data & Customer Research: Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform product decisions.
• Feature Prioritization: Maintain a prioritized backlog of user stories based on business value and ROI.
• Facilitate Ceremonies: Lead daily scrums, sprint planning meetings, and retrospectives.

• A Bachelor's degree.
• 4-5 years of experience, with at least 4 years in a Product Management role within an agile team.
• Preferred knowledge in business analysis, engineering, or testing, along with familiarity with BI tools.
• Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration and strong communication skills.
• Experience in designing and managing data lakes and data mesh architectures.
• Proven ability to manage a catalog of data attributes, including metadata management and data governance.
• Hands-on experience with domain APIs and their integration within a data ecosystem.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze multiple sources of information.

• Adaptive Communication: Effectively convey complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical Thinking: Identify key issues through quantitative data analysis and critical thinking.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for improvement and implement solutions based on feedback.
• Customer Centricity: Design solutions that prioritize customer needs and drive organizational success.
• Learning Agility & Critical Thinking: Continuously pursue knowledge and apply critical thinking to improve processes.
• User Story Development: Translate requirements into effective technical details for product development.

Pay Range:

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We believe in fairness and transparency. The final salary will be based on various factors, including skills, experience, and location. Geographic-specific pay structures may apply in certain areas.

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At Northwestern Mutual, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every employee can thrive. Join us in making a difference!

We’re excited about the potential you bring to Northwestern Mutual. Here, you can grow your career while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and a culture of belonging.

• Concierge service
• Employee resource groups