Project Manager - Wealth Management

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Job Title: Project Manager - Wealth Management

Summary: 

Responsible for working on multiple projects of varying size and complexity in a concurrent manner within the Wealth Management BU.  The Project Management function manages a BU project or program to successful outcome.  This role is responsible for aligning resources, overseeing the budget (if applicable), creating project plans, tracking key milestones/risks/dependencies and facilitating working group discussions.  This is the key coordinator to ensure activities are completed.  Qualified candidates should demonstrate strong project management skills, with an attention to detail and project deadlines.  The ideal candidate will possess and demonstrate knowledge of the Wealth Management business.

Major Duties:

• Carry out activities that vary in scope, complexity and teams involved

• Ability to lead a variety of projects providing solid project leadership, planning, execution, governance and direction

• Build relationships across teams to learn and enable success

• Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs with a focus on flawless project execution

• Demonstrate effective project leadership ability, including working with project sponsors, drafting proposals, creating and managing detailed project plans, risk logs, issue logs and submitting for capital budgets (if applicable)

• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously

• Conduct analysis and develops scope related to projects of varying complexity

• Develop and maintain business cases and related plans

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills through coordination and execution across initiatives potentially impacting all facets of the business (i.e., front-office, middle-office, operations, IT, Risk, Legal, Compliance, etc.)

• Display strong attention to detail while managing across programs through preparation for project meetings, including producing agendas and meeting notes, as well as project communications and any other necessary administrative details to ensure success.

• Demonstrate understanding of budgetary and resource impact to projects and active management/issue resolution in both

• Display an appropriate sense of urgency and understanding of inherent project risk

• Ability to partner with key stakeholders to define key success metrics and measure progress against such metrics

Knowledge / Skills:

• Excellent analytical, consultative, communication (oral and written) and judgement skills

• In-depth functional / industry knowledge is strongly preferred

• Highly flexible and adaptable to change

• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects in concurrent manner

• Motivated and self-driven individual with strong time management skills

• Operates independently, but executes projects in partnership with key stakeholders

• Strong interpersonal skills are required for collaboration, negotiation and team building

• Proficient with Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio)

Experience Required:

• At least 5 or more years of proven project management related experience is required

• A college or university degree is preferred

• Related industry knowledge is preferred

Salary Range:

$83,100 - 141,300 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

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