Strategic Director of Technology for Financial Operations

4 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Northern Trust Corp. Full time

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a leading financial institution with over 130 years of experience, serves the world's most sophisticated clients using innovative technology and exceptional service.

The 'Director – Application Development' role is crucial to Northern Trust's Shared Services Application group, responsible for managing large-scale strategic programs. The successful candidate will lead operations, mature governance models, achieve tactical & strategic priorities, and enforce effective risk management across multiple programs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic thinking, guidance on identifying key risks, and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of controls supporting applications and large programs.
  • Plan, oversee, and direct the activities of the Technology division to achieve organization objectives and report on test, control, audit, and regulatory matters to executive management.
  • Show integrity, a risk-minded approach, and drive to ensure completion of objectives.
  • Establish strong working relationships and communications with key stakeholders globally.

Operational Requirements:

  • Ensure the Technology organization meets its objectives, including internal and external requirements, by managing global staff to deliver day-to-day technology operations effectively.
  • Develop and review periodic metrics and communicate key messages to stakeholders across all technology and business areas.
  • Ability to communicate complex problems in a simplified manner, supporting discussions with senior management/stakeholders.
  • Conduct and/or manage special projects and ad hoc requests to support the senior leadership team.
  • Work closely with business continuity management and risk partners to ensure a unified approach to resiliency across the organization.

Requirements:

Skills and Qualifications:

  • 15+ years of experience in Application development domain.
  • 5+ years of experience managing multiple Technology Application development teams, preferably in a Director role.
  • Solid understanding of financial services technology landscape, preferably in Corporate Action & Income processing domain.
  • Extensive experience in planning and execution of large-scale Technology Development Programs.
  • Experience interfacing at executive level to represent and support technology initiatives/goals.
  • Experience managing multiple vendor resources/contracts in support of program objectives.
  • Experience managing applications ranging from legacy Mainframe, vended applications & Cloud-based technologies (Azure, PCF).

Competencies:

  • Highly motivated, self-starter who deals well with ambiguity and drives execution across an organization.
  • Ability to develop a strategic plan and drive through strategic & tactical deliverables.
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical, leadership, and organizational skills with ability to quickly grasp issues & solve problems.
  • Proven ability to build relationships, influence, and motivate teams across the organization to ensure the slate of work is established, understood, supported, and completed.
  • Monitor and/or deliver on key audits, remediation or regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to challenge and influence stakeholders of differing viewpoints to reach consensus.
  • Ability to gather and interpret data and information in different forms and/or states of maturity, and synthesize into a clear message.
  • Ability to establish executable work plans and establish KPIs/KPIs to measure success of the organization.

Compensation:

This Strategic Director of Technology position offers an estimated salary range of $250,000 - $350,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for career growth within the company.

Why Work with Us?

Northern Trust is a recognized leader in the financial industry, committed to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction. As a member of our team, you will be part of a collaborative and dynamic work environment, with opportunities to grow professionally and contribute to our mission of delivering exceptional service and value to our clients.

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