Global Automation Lead for Technology

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.

Role: Global Automation Lead for Technology

Global Automation Lead will be responsible for managing NTAM automation efforts for the Technology team, in collaboration with the NTAM Intelligent Automation and business teams.  The individual will work closely with key partners to execute against NTAM automation strategy and goals, and work will include designing, building, and testing new solutions, overseeing key technology team members, and providing production support for live automated processes. This role requires deep expertise in ETL and automation technologies such as Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, Xceptor, Alteryx, Blue Prism and UiPath.  The individual will partner with NTAM team members to drive efficiency, accuracy, and scalability in our business operations through the implementation of advanced automation solutions.

Preferred Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in automation, data engineering, or a related field, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience with automation technologies such as Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, Xceptor, Alteryx, Blue Prism and UiPath.
• Strong knowledge of databases and Snowflake.
• Strong understanding of data pipeline design, data sourcing, and data integration processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to think strategically and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with Intelligent Automation, NTAM business areas, and IT teams to align on and execute against NTAM automation solution goals.
• Work with key Intelligent Automation and business partners to identify opportunities for automation across various business processes, data pipelines, and data sourcing activities.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of automation specialists, Data specialists and developers.
• Oversee and also take part in the design, development, and deployment of automated solutions using Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, Xceptor, Alteryx, Blue Prism, and UiPath, using snowflake, github, snowSQL, SQL Views, Control M, Azure Dev Ops, and other tools.
• Oversee and manage automation solutions in production, and provide support and enhancements to existing solutions where needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful implementation of automation initiatives.
• Ensure that all automation solutions are scalable, maintainable, and adhere to industry standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with data teams to ensure that automated data processes meet business needs and support data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with Intelligent Automation and business teams to analyze existing business processes for optimization opportunities
• Ensure that automation initiatives deliver measurable improvements in process efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness.
• Stay updated on the latest automation technologies and best practices to ensure continuous improvement.

Technology and Vendor Management:

• Manage relationships with technology vendors and service providers.
• Ensure that technology investments deliver the expected return on investment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineerin