Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual

VP Procurement - Technology and Digital

Milwaukee, WI Corporate · Vp

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
Cloud PlatformsAgileOKRsStrategic CommunicationsNegotiationProcurementLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary procurement strategic partner and day-to-day relationship leader for the CIO, CDO, and senior technology executives.
  • Partner with IT leaders to translate technology strategy and roadmaps into multi-year category strategies, sourcing plans, and vendor ecosystem decisions.
  • Build and sustain executive-level trust through proactive engagement, transparent governance, and clear articulation of value, risk, and tradeoffs.
  • Establish and run joint operating rhythms with CIO/CDO organizations (quarterly business reviews, pipeline reviews, and steering committees) to drive decisions, remove blockers, and maintain alignment.
  • Own executive escalation paths and conflict resolution for sourcing decisions, supplier performance issues, and commercial disputes-ensuring fast, well-governed outcomes.
  • Lead change management for new procurement operating models, standards, and policies within technology teams through stakeholder communications, training, and adoption measurement.
  • Establish and manage business facing service level agreements, OKRs, and KPIs that drive success for EE&T.
  • Own technology commercial governance and portfolio outcomes, including executive prioritization, financial stewardship (budget impact, TCO), and risk posture across major programs and strategic suppliers.
  • Lead (and when appropriate, personally conduct) the most complex, high-value negotiations and approvals-setting deal strategy, ensuring contract structures and commercial models (subscription, consumption-based, enterprise agreements) protect the enterprise and enable speed, innovation, and scalability.
  • Optimize enterprise value while managing concentration, operational, and third-party risk-ensuring resilience, contractual protections, and exit/transition readiness across critical vendors.

Compensation

  • This role is eligible for additional short-term and long-term incentive compensation.
  • It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles.
  • 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, click here to learn more.
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Benefits

  • Set the enterprise technology procurement vision and multi-year strategy across software, cloud, infrastructure, SaaS, data, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies-aligned to CIO/CDO priorities and business outcomes.

Equal opportunity

  • Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds.
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