Program Manager (IT) (contract)

Northern Trust; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 114,340 - 130,872; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Chicago seeks a Cybersecurity Project Manager with significant expertise in executing strategic cybersecurity projects. The successful candidate will lead global teams, manage project risks, and oversee financial performance of projects, with responsibilities including stakeholder communication and project delivery. Candidates should have at least 10 years of overall experience, including 5 years in technology project management. The pay rate ranges from $83 to $95 per hour, complemented by a range of optional benefits.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of overall experience in Financial Services, with 5 years leading technology projects.
• Experience managing projects related to Identity & Access Management.
• Ability to handle complex issues and identify resolution paths.

Responsibilities

• Lead global teams to execute strategic cybersecurity projects.
• Define project benefits and ensure successful completion.
• Oversee financial management and budgets for projects.

Skills

Cybersecurity Project Management Experience

Organizational Savvy

Problem Solving Skills

Superior Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Expert Analytical Skills

Financial Management Experience

Education

College or University degree

MBA or relevant advanced degree

Current PMP certification

Tools

MS Project

Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards

Clarity PPM

Microsoft Office 365

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Role Description

Northern Trust seeks a Cybersecurity Project Manager to drive execution of strategic cybersecurity projects in support of one or more of our key cybersecurity control areas: Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Identity Authentication and Authorization (IAA), and Data Protection (DP). This role is accountable for successful project delivery of highly visible, mission‑critical projects.

Major Duties

• Project Delivery: Lead global teams consisting of technical and non‑technical employees and consultants to drive successful execution of strategic cybersecurity projects and programs.
• Partner with key business and technology stakeholders to define expected project benefits and outcomes and ensure successful achievement through project completion.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful project completion.
• Develop project schedules including effort estimates and task sequences and assignments and ensure they are adhered to; ensure projects are optimally sequenced and coordinated for efficiency. Lead resolution of conflicts or escalations in support of project or program delivery.
• Create and submit project/program status reports that are accurate and comply with team guidelines.
• Establish and maintain project artifact repository; review project deliverables to ensure quality and ensure project adheres to internal software delivery methodology.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: Develop project charters; develop and execute project communication plans.
• Facilitate engagement with cross‑impacted technology and business stakeholders. Identify and execute approaches to resolve complex problems through critical thinking Change/Risk Management
• Define and document project scope and ensure scope alignment to project objectives and goals.
• Perform and follow project change control procedures for scope, resources, and financials where required.
• Ensure adherence to technology Change Management requirements and procedures or system implementations.
• Financial Management: Oversee financial management and performance for projects including: developing and/or managing project‑specific capital and expense budgets including all financial form submissions required by internal finance teams preparing and submitting timely monthly forecasts (i.e., Clarity PPM) proactively analyzing and managing monthly budget variance optimizing spend for assigned projects participation in annual budget planning
• Staff Management: Identify project resource needs and work with leadership to ensure staffing requirements are met.
• Manage project resources to deliver tasks, optimize resource utilization and resolve conflicts.
• Provide constructive performance feedback regarding staff performance to leadership and line managers.
• Foster a supportive project delivery environment that encourages participation, teamwork, and collaboration.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required

• A successful candidate for the role will have at least 10 years of overall experience including in Financial Services industry, with at least 5 years’ experience leading and managing high‑visibility technology projects.
• Additionally, the candidate will posses: Cybersecurity Project Management Experience – leading and driving execution of cybersecurity projects related to Identity & Access Management (i.e., Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Identity Authentication and Authorization (IAA)), Data Protection, Security Operations, or Attack Surface Management.
• Organizational Savvy – experience working within a matrixed organization to drive delivery of complex projects involving multiple disciplines.
• Problem Solving Skills – ability to handle ambiguous or complex issues including ability to identify creative resolution paths and gaining necessary alignment and support from leadership and stakeholders to bring to resolution.
• Superior Communication Skills – ability to articulate ideas and information verbally and in writing for varying audiences. Initiative – evidence that they take initiative at suggesting improvements and anticipating the needs of leadership, program stakeholders and team members.
• Organizational Skills – able to handle multiple simultaneous work deliverables and prioritize them accordingly. Delivery Mindset – has a delivery mindset with a bias for action, curiosity to learn, challenge, and enhance processes.
• Expert Analytical Skills – able to assemble data and analyze patterns, trends and draw conclusions and recommendations; rely on data to guide decisions.
• Financial Management Experience - managing project budgets up between $250K to $3M and comprised of internal and external labor.
• Knowledge of and experience working in software delivery lifecycle methodologies (e.g., Agile/ Scrum, Waterfall, etc.)
• Experience in demand & capacity management
• Proficiency with: Project planning tools such as: MS Project, Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards, or similar Clarity PPM for project financial and status reporting (or similar)
• Collaboration tools such as: Microsoft Office 365 (Word,Excel, PowerPoint),
• MS Teams Reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar data reporting and analytics tools.
• A College or University degree; MBA or relevant advance degree a plus.
• Current PMP certification strongly preferred, but not required.

Pay Rate Range

83 - 95 USD hourly

Additional Notes

The above listed pay range is a good faith estimate of what the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position.

Benefits Information

Optional benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits via Hiregenics.