Assistant Director Software Engineering

Assistant Director Software Engineering Northwestern Mutual $176,000.00•$264,000.00 United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee 720 E Wisconsin Ave (Show on map) May 02, 2026 About the Role Enterprise Compliance plays a meaningful role in ensuring regulatory compliance for the Home Office and Field to ensure the financial security of Northwestern Mutual's clients! The Assistant Director of Software Engineering for Law and Public Affairs will lead a team of software, DevOps and Product Engineers that will support and improve the applications of our business partners. A successful Assistant Director of this software group will have solid technical knowledge with a focus on customer experience. They will have a deliberate focus on communication to keep the team and business partners in sync. They will deliver a positive experience with outstanding results. Dedication to continuous improvement for the team and themselves is key to this role. What You'll Do in the Role Provides mentor, support, direction to a team of engineers and product team members Accountable for planning, communication, documentation and managing Scrum team ceremonies Establish, aggregate, and share team standards across organization Partner with business functions and team to deliver and support application enhancement needs Drive the core positioning and messaging for the product function Execute on the product vision, strategy and roadmap Manages vendor relationship on key technology initiatives Mentor and guide team on personal development, technical capabilities, domain understanding and job performance Recruits, hires and onboard new team members as needed and approved, ensuring the right mix of talent within team inclusive of employee and contingent workforce talent Provides technical leadership to team. Establishes, aggregates, and shares team standards and best practices across department. Mentors, guides and coaches' engineers within their division for job performance as well as technical and leadership growth. Recruits, hires and onboards talent, ensuring the right mix of talent within team. Manages team size / design and budget. Ensures production stability, monitoring, and root cause analysis for their products. Growing engineering skill sets in others. Developing future engineering leaders. Providing direct feedback and performance reviews. What You'll Bring to the Role Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience 3-5+ years of experience working with modern engineering tools, languages and practices. 3-5+ years of experience leading engineering/product teams including: 9 or more years of professional experience Experience working in an agile environment Experience working with multiple enterprise infrastructure, engineering, and product teams Proven track record of successfully designing and delivering significant and impactful technology solutions. Experience developing and leading solution delivery using agile methods. Solid understanding of the organization's primary domains and business functions. Capable of communicating between product, engineering, and the business. Ability to successfully communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences in varying forms and levels of detail. Skills You'll Have Ability to grow technical skill sets in others and guide personal development plans. Shown success in coaching/mentoring others Ability to successfully design, implement, and execute technology initiatives Ability to successfully communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences in varying forms and levels of detail both inside and outside of the data organization. Committed to continuous improvement and innovation approach within their teams Ability to problem solve, balance conflicting priorities and drive results through others Leads with a can-do attitude and positive influence on the team Demonstrated skills in collaborative leadership #

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Structure 110: $193,600.00 USD•$290,400.00 USD Structure 115: $202,400.00 USD•$303,600.00 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, York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more. Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now! 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. Skills Engineering Practices, Technical Solution Development, Systems Architecture Design, Software Development, Technical Communication, Technical Design Documentation, Programming Languages, Cloud Technology, Production Monitoring, Containerization, Continued Learning, Deployment Strategies, Code Analysis, Data Solutions, Continuous Integrations, Technology Strategy Development, System Architecture, Root Cause Analysis, Cross-Functional Partnerships, Agile Methodology, Automation Processes, Resource Management

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