Program Manager, Wealth Management

ntrs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Pension

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life & accident insurance

Discretionary bonus (equity possible)

Job summary

Northern Trust in Chicago seeks an experienced Program/Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide programs involving multiple projects and work streams, guiding resources, budgets and milestones.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, develop business cases, manage risks, and communicate objectives and status to stakeholders across front-office to IT and risk functions. Seniority requires 12+ years of PM experience and a degree; the position offers comprehensive benefits and bonus potential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of program/project management experience.
• College or university degree preferred.
• Related industry knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Focus on execution of programs delivering strategic business capabilities or regulatory changes.
• Lead multiple projects, coordinating cross-functional teams and resources.
• Develop and manage business cases, budgets, and project plans.
• Escalate issues and risks, coordinating with stakeholders across units.
• Communicate objectives, risks and status to senior leadership and multiple levels.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Ambiguity handling

Big-picture thinking

Time management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Visio

MS Office Suite

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world's most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role Summary

Responsible for managing large scale, enterprise-wide Programs with multiple projects and work streams. Programs involve delivery of critical strategic business capabilities or regulatory changes that impact multiple business units or disciplines. Programs involve delivery of critical strategic business capabilities or regulatory changes that impact multiple business units or disciplines. The Project Management function manages a BU project or program to successful outcome. This role is responsible for aligning resources, overseeing the budget, creating project plans and tracking key milestones/risks/dependencies. This is the key coordinator to ensure Implementation of critical business capabilities or regulatory change.

Major Duties

• Focus of role is on execution of a program initiated to deliver a change in the strategic direction of business function activities; expansion of critical business capabilities or implementation of cross business unit regulatory change.
• Manages implementation of complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues
• Ability to lead a variety of projects providing solid leadership, planning, execution, governance and direction
• Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with all necessary parts of the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
• Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs with a focus on flawless project execution
• Facilitation of cross discipline (business unit) coordination for decision making regarding scope; prioritization and issue resolution
• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously
• Oversee development of business cases and project documentation, escalating items for attention proactively
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills through coordination and execution across initiatives potentially impacting all facets of the business (i.e., front-office, middle-office, operations, IT, Risk, Legal, Compliance, etc.); Communication of program objectives; risks; issues and overall status to multiple levels of the organization.
• Display strong attention to detail while managing across programs through preparation for key meetings.
• Demonstrate understanding of budgetary and resource impact to projects and active management/issue resolution in both
• Display an appropriate sense of urgency and understanding of inherent project risk
• Proactively identify potential strategic or execution risks / issues and track them to closure
• Ability to partner with key stakeholders to define key success metrics and measure progress against such metrics

Necessary Knowledge / Skills

• Excellent analytical, consultative, communication (oral and written) and judgement skills
• Ability to excel in ambiguity
• Ability to see the big picture and drill down into details, where needed
• Brings order to the work
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects in concurrent manner
• Motivated and self-driven individual with strong time management skills
• Operates independently, but executes projects in partnership with key stakeholders
• Leadership and organizational skills are required to determine the Program's goals, structure, budget and resource need
• People Management skills to assess and develop the skills of staff.
• Team-work skills to drive execution without direct reporting line responsibilities
• Proficient with Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)

Necessary Experience / Education

• Seasoned expert with program/project management expertise that has been developed over 12+ years of experience.
• A college or university degree is preferred
• Related industry knowledge is preferred

Salary Range

$114,700 - 194,900 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay.

• retirement benefits (401k and pension)
• health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
• paid time off
• parental and caregiver leave
• life & accident insurance
• other voluntary and well-being benefits
• discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Tr