Program Manager at Northern Trust

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Financial ServicesIndustries

College or University degree
Deep understanding of project management
Track record of working with diverse, cross-functional teams
Ability to facilitate needs from stakeholders across the organization
Ability to provide proactive leadership in addressing complex business challenges and regulatory requirements
Ability to translate and operationalize project/program requirements into strategic solutions
Ability to communicate effectively to ensure clear and concise understanding of expectations
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Ability to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion and attention to detail
Risk expertise and cross-functional influence
Good judgment in a variety of situations
Flexibility and agility to pivot to new and/or changing program priorities

Provide strategic leadership, risk expertise, and cross-functional influence to drive PMO initiatives forward
Manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment
Execute and maintain best practices, standards, and toolkit to strengthen capabilities around execution of complex cross-enterprise programs
Liaise effectively between cross-functional stakeholders to align around common objectives
Continuously improve and optimize projects towards efficiency, productivity, and quality standards
Maintain program objectives, risks, issues, and overall status to multiple levels of the organization
Proactively anticipate potential issues, prevent them, and/or define pragmatic contingency plans
Proactively manage dependencies, reusable assets, roadblocks, and learning points
Timely escalate and relentlessly pursue resolution of roadblocks with clear, end-to-end ownership mindset
Develop and control deadlines, budgets, and activities pertaining to supported projects
Maintain timely packaging and archival of completed deliverables
Work with multiple partners in cross-functional groups at various levels throughout the organization
Maintain confidentiality of correspondence records, presentations, and reports in a central repository system
Prioritize and handle multiple projects with accuracy
Deliver work product that requires minimal revision
Facilitate discussions and reach decisions