Assistant Director Product Management

Product Manager Lead

Lead several product managers who are asked to solve hard problems for both customers and the business. Work closely with engineering and design as the key product leaders responsible for the execution, shipping, and ongoing maintenance of digital products.

What You'll Do

Vision : Sets the mid-term (1-2 year) vision of a product portfolio (multiple products) including how they will produce business outcomes.

Responsible for cultivating an environment of understanding the products.

Manage the full product life cycle from strategic planning, building and execution, maintenance and support to end of life retirement.

Goals : Sets the product objectives and key results for a product.

Align the engineering and design team around a common set of goals based on shipping product features.

Roadmap : Accountable for providing high-level direction that illustrates the epics and features that will be delivered across a portfolio of products or platforms and how it integrates with other cross functional team efforts.

Requirements : Accountable for gathering higher-level, more complex product requirements and having a general understanding / knowledge of products they are responsible for.

Review and validate requirements gathered within the team.

Define the Product : Identify and validate problems and / or opportunities for multiple user groups / scenarios across the company.

Align stakeholders and document high-level business requirements or manage vendor relationships and any applicable request for proposal (RFP) or proof of concept (POC) processes.

Communication : Collaborate cross functionally with business partners including engineering, marketing, design, and sales to allow for the smooth and efficient flow of product activities.

Prioritization : Responsible for setting long-term goals for both products and team members.

Accountable for helping teams track progress against Key Results and help balance priorities with corporate strategic initiatives or the introduction of new products.

Leadership : Create the future by fostering an engaging environment and encouraging accountability and development.

Break down barriers so individuals and teams can be accountable and responsible for doing their best.

Align employees' passions to business value outcomes.

Data Driven : Build a culture of making data driven decisions that influence business, engineering, and other stakeholders to model this behavior.

Skills You Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical, business, or financial field.

9+ years of working as a product manager on technology-powered product teams.

Working knowledge of modern techniques in product discovery and delivery.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience in high-level business discussions and deep technical discussions.

Experience using Business Intelligence dashboards and tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc.).

3+ years of formal people management experience managing other product managers.

Ability to work in a matrix organization.

Compensation Range : $135,800.00 - $252,200.00

Geographic Specific Pay Structure : 225 - Structure 110 : 149,380.00 USD - 277,420.00 USD 225 - Structure 115 : 156,170.00 USD - 290,030.00 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.

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.