Risk and Resiliency, Data Specialist

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.

Risk & Resiliency- Data, Analytics and Metrics Specialist

The Specialist will work within First Line of Defense (1LOD), Risk & Resiliency and be the technical expert supporting the Data, Metrics & Analytics team manager.

As a strong individual contributor, the successful candidate will help drive the governance and production of periodic and ad-hoc Management Information around Operational Risk and Resiliency. Additionally, this individual will provide data measurement, analytics and reporting at an aggregated, Business Team, Regional and Legal Entity level.

Major Duties :

• Supports the governance and production of periodic and ad-hoc Management Information around Operational Risk and Resiliency.

• Supports the department objectives & key Results and identification of key risks.

• Act as a strong independent contributor delivering key analyses, reporting, and process improvements through automation.  Develops working relationship with other departments globally, particularly Operations, Risk, Compliance and IT.

• Supports the review of issues/trend analysis with escalation to the COO.

• Assists in the review of business change and performs initial impact assessment to determine the relevant SME team that needs to be engaged across Operational Risk and Resiliency.

• Manages complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues.

• Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the department to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.

• Builds automated solutions aimed at improving productivity through streamlined processes, with a focus on improving data connections.

• Leads technical and business training for team members and others in the department.

• Identifies opportunities for improvement and the prioritization of department activities.

Knowledge :

• College or University degree is preferred.

• 7+ years of Financial services experience.

• Experience in risk and resiliency domains and frameworks with a focus on reporting.

• Extensive experience working with Microsoft Office products, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

• Significant experience with SharePoint and the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate and Power Apps.

• Experience with extracting data from diverse sources, analyzing insights, and visualizing using tools like PowerBI and Tableau.

• Experience with programming languages like SQL and Python.

• Able to effectively participate in projects and complete multiple tasks simultaneously and efficiently while maintaining a sense of urgency and attention to detail.

• Experience upskilling others through hosted trainings and knowledge sharing.

• Ability to explain difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.

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Salary Range:

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.

Working with Us: 

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater 

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

 
We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.