Sr Lead, Tech PM

at  Northern Trust Corp

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.

WHO WE ARE

Northern Trust (NT) provides innovative financial services and guidance to corporations, institutions and affluent families and individuals globally. With 130 years of financial experience and nearly 20,000 employees – we call partners – we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. The organization led by Northern Trust’s Chief Technology Officer-called Global Technology Infrastructure Services (GTIS)-partners closely with the business CIOs to deliver change through an evolving roadmap, supporting business growth and transformation objectives, while maintaining and prioritizing key initiatives that have other drivers including modernization, regulatory, strategic portfolios and platforms, third party partnerships, etc.

Undertake complex projects requiring additional specialized technical knowledge, providing consultation to the business unit and IT Project management and strategies. Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and you’ll be the single point of contact for status and progress monitoring, with minimal guidance. You will take projects from original concept through final implementation. You will help define project scope and objectives. You’ll develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. You will take responsibility for project meetings and for project tracking and analysis. You will ensure adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables. You’ll provide specialized knowledge and analytical guidance to project team.

The Senior Lead:

• Provides consultation to business unit and IT Project management and strategies.
• Undertakes complex projects requiring additional specialized technical knowledge.
• Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Takes projects from original concept through final implementation.
• Helps defines project scope and objectives. Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Acts as a resource for direction, training and guidance for less experienced staff.
• Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication.
• Handles the most complex IT projects. Coordinates with users to determine requirements.
• Is an experienced, functional expert with technical and/or business knowledge and functional expertise