Northwestern Mutual · 21 hours ago
Assistant Director - Employee Communications
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$95K/yr - $176K/yr
8+ years expNorthwestern Mutual is a company focused on engaging and equipping employees through strategic communications. The Assistant Director, Strategic Employee Communications will lead initiatives that enhance employee understanding of company priorities and foster a connected culture, while collaborating with senior stakeholders to ensure effective communication strategies.
AdviceConsultingEmployee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceWealth Management
Responsibilities
Serve as strategic communications partner to senior leaders within the People Function and across the enterprise to consult on communication strategy
Lead the development and implementation of enterprise employee communication strategies, including messaging, channels, content planning, and measurement
Lead projects and working teams in developing communication initiatives that support communication goals and objectives
Translate complex, technical, and sensitive topics into simple, actionable communications that reflect an audience-first mindset
Influence partners on communication best practices and help evolve experiences and processes behind messages
Develop metrics/measures to evaluate communication effectiveness to continually improve engagement and clarity
Develop and maintain editorial calendars, toolkits, and resources to ensure consistency and alignment across channels
Work to understand business partner communication needs and provide a proactive, rapid response to time-sensitive issues
Work independently and efficiently with guidance on only the most complex situations
Provide day-to-day project leadership and may lead, guide or mentor other team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
8 or more years of experience in professional communication, organizational communication, public relations, marketing or related communication field
Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships with senior leaders and influence decision-making at all levels
Strong planning, prioritization, and project management skills — able to manage multiple fast-moving priorities
Ability to listen to, engage, and influence business partners; synthesize and relate complex information; and develop and implement integrated communications strategies, flexing strong consultative abilities throughout
Exceptional writing, verbal and storytelling skills across a variety of formats and stakeholders
Ability to lead others to solve complex problems and analyze information to make business decisions
Audience-centric mindset: ability to simplify, clarify, and guide people toward action
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, solving complex problems, and connecting details to strategy
Preferred
Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred
In-person (3 days/week) candidate preferred
Benefits
Flexible work schedules
Concierge service
Comprehensive benefits
Employee resource groups
Company
Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to millions with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, and investments.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Timothy Gerend
Chairman, President and CEO
Phil Odella
COO/CFO
Recent News
Bizjournals.com Feed (2025-11-12 15:43:17)
2026-01-22
Bizjournals.com Feed (2025-11-12 15:43:17)
2026-01-17
Company data provided by crunchbase