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. Role/ Department: The Associate Consultant role sits within Depositary Operations: PMO and Support team which is responsible for the delivery of EMEA Depositary's strategic projects: IT, Regulatory Change, Location and cross jurisdictional initiatives impacting the operation hubs in Limerick and/or Bangalore. The team also manage issue resolution, change control and support many of Depositary's governance frameworks. The key responsibilities of the role include: Work independently on their own allocated projects and collaborate with other team members on more complex projects. Identify areas for improvement, find an appropriate solution and drive the implementation of that solution. Provision of administrative and technical support to the business. Coordination and delivery of MI and information + data management for Depositary. Support the execution of EMEA Depositary IT strategic roadmap by performing analysis on requirements, capturing use cases, liaising between the business and the development team, managing use case backlog and overseeing the testing. Contribute to the successful execution of EMEA Depositary location strategic roadmap by supporting the migration of activities between Depositary locations. Skills/ Qualifications: The successful candidate will benefit from having: Experience in requirements gathering, user story creation and product backlog management and testing coordination in an Agile environment. Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and decision making skills. Understanding of 6 Sigma methodologies and practice. Ability to work on own initiative and successfully meet deadlines is essential. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with internal and external parties; Experience of Excel VBA, SQL, Xceptor, Alteryx In-depth productivity tool experience including: MS 0365, Azure Dev Ops Experience: Experience working with Product Owner/Business Analyst or Project Manager. Delivery of projects/tasks in a timely manner. Clear understanding of the relevant regulations & fiduciary responsibilities (i.e. AIFMD/UCITS V Depositary oversight requirements) Broad & detailed fund knowledge 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 . 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.