Description
Summary:
The Belonging & Impact Strategic Enablement Partner is responsible for ensuring disciplined, consistent execution of enterprise Belonging & Impact priorities across Network Offices.
This role functions as a force multiplier, strengthening judgment to focus on impact to outcomes, multiplying talent, reducing complexity, and protecting enterprise standards at scale. Enablement Partners focus on enabling field and Home Office leaders and systems to execute proven approaches with confidence. Primary audiences being local Belonging & Impact Leads, field Network Office Leadership Teams, and Home Office Partners (e.g. Performance Team members and other office consultants),
This role provides enterprise leverage to accelerate results. It balances meeting leaders where they are and:
Shapes how large numbers of leaders interpret and apply enterprise intent
Prevents drift, over‑customization, and fragmentation across the network
Requires calm, credible boundary‑setting with senior leaders
Influences without positional authority in performance‑driven environments
Success depends on mature judgment, political fluency, and emotional steadiness developed through significant experience and maturity.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Enable Network Offices to Execute Enterprise Priorities:
Support Network Office Belonging & Impact Leads and field leaders in using Home Office resources and programs
Encourage consistent application of tools, language, and intervention patterns
Reduce variability created by improvisation or inconsistent execution
Coach the System Toward Effectiveness:
Coach Network Office Belonging & Impact Leads and their local councils and ambassadors on operating effectively within enterprise expectations
Reinforce local leadership readiness (MP, leadership teams, local Belonging & Impact Leads) using approved frameworks and language
Support leaders in navigating uncertainty while staying inside guardrails, provide leadership coaching when deemed appropriate to address opportunities and increase impact
Reinforce Standards and Protect Guardrails:
Maintain alignment to enterprise frameworks and intervention models
Redirect requests toward approved options to preserve consistency and scale
Partner with Performance Team and other Home Office Consulting Partners:
Provide enablement and coaching to Performance Team and other Home Office partners to build confidence and capability to integrate Belonging & Impact within their roles
Reinforce inclusive leadership expectations identified through performance consulting
Provide clarity, tools, and escalation support when uncertainty arises
Maintain clear, disciplined handoffs between coaching and enablement functions
Surface Enterprise Patterns and Risks:
Identify recurring challenges and capability gaps across Network Offices
Surface risks, readiness issues, and systemic constraints to Field Belonging & Impact leadership
Inform refinement of tools and enablement assets based on observed patterns
Stabilize execution when offices oscillate between over‑reaction and avoidance
Qualifications
Travel may be required, approximately 35%.
Mindsets & Attributes
B.S. degree
10+ years of significant diversity and inclusion experience.
Prior responsibility working in and managing/coaching others through large, complex, matrixed systems
Experience navigating reputational, compliance, and execution risk and a role responsible for keeping systems from breaking under pressure
Coaching certification preferred or significant experience
Intercultural development Inventory Qualified Administrator (ideal)
Experience in financial services, independent contractor, competitive sales organization, distribution system environments (preferred)
Proven ability to influence leaders (informal or non) across all levels, roles, experiences, backgrounds
Change management experience, specifically behavior change
Empathy paired with objective analysis
Professional courage and diplomacy
Growth mindset - curiosity, adaptability, and continuous learning
Practical, solutions-oriented mindset
High integrity and confidentiality
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$118,960.00Pay Range - End:
$178,440.00Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
Structure 110:
$130,880.00 USD - $196,320.00 USDStructure 115:
$136,800.00 USD - $205,200.00 USDWe 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, click here to learn more.
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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
HR Acumen (NM) - Expert, Storytelling through Data (NM) - Expert, Leadership Assessment & Development (NM) - Expert, Performance Management & Reporting (NM) - Expert, Learning Agility & Critical Thinking (NM) - Expert, Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) - Expert, Learning Experience Design (NM) - Advanced, Project Management (NM) - Expert, Technical & Digital Acumen (NM) - Advanced, Belonging & Inclusion (NM) - Expert, Customer Centricity (NM) - Expert, Facilitation (NM) - Expert, Coaching & Mentoring (NM) - Expert, Statutes & Regulation (NM) - Expert, Accountability (NM) - Advanced, Talent Assessment & Selection (NM) - Expert, Emotional Intelligence (NM) - Expert, HR Ethics (NM) - Expert, Business Influence (NM) - Advanced, Client Engagement & Influence (NM) - Expert, Strategic Thinking (NM) - Expert, Adaptive Communication (NM) - Expert, Organizational & Political Savvy (NM) - Expert, Industry Knowledge (NM) - Expert
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