Senior Program Director Jobs in Morton Grove, IL

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Description Summary

Responsible for working on multiple complex programs or project work streams. This role is responsible for aligning resources, overseeing the budget, creating project plans and tracking key milestones/risks/dependencies to support the ECM framework. Additionally, the Sr Program Manager will need to understand the System Development and Maintenance standard within System Development Lifecycle and work closely with Technology Leads. These are key processes to ensure risk is appropriately managed and leads to successful program outcomes.

Major Duties:

1. 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.
2. Manages implementation of complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues
3. Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business and technology to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
4. Communication of program objectives; risks; issues and overall status to multiple levels of the organization.
5. Facilitation of cross discipline (business unit) coordination for decision making regarding scope; prioritization and issue resolution.
Knowledge/Skills:

- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
- In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required as well as experience managing programs in Corporate Shared Services including Finance

- Highly flexible and adaptable to change
- Leadership and organizational skills are required to work with Executives

- Team work skills to drive execution without direct reporting line responsibilities
Experience:

Seasoned expert with extensive technical and business knowledge and functional expertise that has been developed over 15+ years and/or equivalent experience.

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including 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, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve!Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us andapply today.#MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.