at Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
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.
The Digital Modernization Office (DMO) is the control tower and heart of our digital modernization. The DMO focuses on the high priority, transformative initiatives, drives cross-enterprise coordination and alignment, provides enterprise transparency and directly engages to address critical issues with senior leadership cross-BU; Providing a strategic, independent, unbiased perspective while cultivating a transformation mindset.
The Digital Transformation Execution Effectiveness Specialist role will support the development and adoption of the end to end execution productivity strategy enterprise wide. Working closely with DMO leadership team to problem solve and define: current and target state operating model, business case and adaption plan in line with product based op model strategy, with a goal of significantly increasing productivity across the SDLC, and drive adaption in conjunction with technology and business executives across NT in a strategic fast paced environment.
Working Model: Hybrid
We have a balanced hybrid working model to ensure you get the flexibility you need, and the successful candidate will spend their time between working in the office and working from home.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Evaluate operating model changes and automation opportunities across the SDLC including development (e.g., copilots), testing automation, CI/CD, etc. that will drive productivity outcomes
- Develop and continually refine execution productivity strategy and adaption plan to include financials, operating model, tools, new processes, etc.
- Define and drive any required analysis, working sessions, ad-hock meetings, to continually drive progress against goals
- Organize drive and support ideation and problem-solving sessions as required with DMO, technology and business leadership
- Prepare high quality materials and talking points for management group updates, internal communications, high-level readout reports, etc..
- Support on going socialization with technology and business executive teams Work closely with DMO technology and business leadership to drive execution productivity plan adaption, including change management plans and tracking against progress
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Skills/Qualifications:
- Experience as a management consultant or internal consultant within financial services is desirable
- Experience with technology productivity levers at a large scale in financial services organizations
- Proficient in financial modeling and business case development with return on investment analysis
- Experience with enhancing organizational design at scale to improve productivity
- Understanding and exposure to product based organization model strategies Deep understanding of end to end SDLC process and tools (waterfall, agile, testing automation, CI-CD , Gen AI co-pilot, etc. )
- Knowledge of SDLC productivity levers based on leading practices and emerging industry trends...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
