Product Manager III

Northwestern Mutual is a leading financial services company seeking a Product Manager III to drive business results through technology. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, author user stories, and manage projects, while developing expertise in the wealth business domain.

Responsibilities

• Partner with peer group, business partners and product management to learn business area/domain, while continuing to learn and grow knowledge across the enterprise
• Document and assess current state in a few processes, or single business area / domain
• Assist with task-based work items in more complex situations
• Responsible for fact-based requirement gathering, including all system, technical and intake requests
• Author user stories and/or features independently with low to medium complexity while participating in some task-based work in higher complexity situations
• Assist throughout the development process as needs arise
• Assist with coordinating and reviewing test plans for smaller or non-complex efforts
• Independently provide execution on testing as needed (UAT, checkouts, etc.)
• Use project management principles to successfully complete and advance work

Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• 1-3 Years Prior Experience in industry or business
• Ability to lean on strong communication skills to influence outcomes while approaching conflict with organizational savviness
• Wealth Business and /or digital Domain expertise via previous internships or similar roles in the past
• Certifications demonstrating mastery of role specific competencies
• Deep familiarity of agile & scrum development environments
• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience, judgment and precedents
• Wealth Business knowledge is preferred

Benefits

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

Company Overview

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