Head of Technology for Corporate Action

1 month ago

Schiller Park, Illinois, United States Northern Trust Full time
About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust is a leading global financial institution with a rich history dating back to 1889. As a Fortune 500 company, we have established ourselves as a trusted partner for individuals, families, and institutions seeking innovative financial services and guidance.

Our commitment to service, expertise, and integrity has enabled us to build strong relationships with our clients and partners. With over 130 years of financial experience and a team of over 22,000 professionals, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using cutting-edge technology and exceptional service.

The Director of Application Development role is a key position within our Shared Services Application group, responsible for managing large-scale strategic programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic thinking, thought leadership, and guidance on identifying key risks and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of controls supporting applications and large programs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership and management to the Technology division, ensuring timely reporting on test, control, audit, and regulatory matters to executive management.
  • Develop and review periodic metrics, ensuring key messages are communicated to stakeholders across all technology and business areas.
  • Manage global staff to ensure day-to-day technology operations are effective, and work closely with the business continuity management and risk partners to ensure a unified approach to resiliency across the organization.
  • Conduct and/or manage special projects and ad hoc requests to support the senior leadership team.

Requirements:

  • 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 can drive 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 in order to ensure that the slate of work is established, understood, supported, and completed.
  • 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.

Working with Us:
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 hrservicecenter@northerntrust.com. 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.

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