Northern Trust · 20 hours ago
Program Manager (IT) (contract)
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$77/hr - $85/hr
10+ years expNorthern Trust is seeking a Cybersecurity Project Manager to drive execution of strategic cybersecurity projects. This role is accountable for successful project delivery of highly visible, mission-critical projects in support of key cybersecurity control areas.
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Responsibilities
Lead global teams consisting of technical and non-technical employees and consultants to drive successful execution of strategic cybersecurity projects and programs
Partner with key business and technology stakeholders to define expected project benefits and outcomes and ensure successful achievement through project completion
Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful project completion
Develop project schedules including effort estimates and task sequences and assignments and ensure they are adhered to; ensure projects are optimally sequenced and coordinated for efficiency. Lead resolution of conflicts or escalations in support of project or program delivery
Create and submit project/program status reports that are accurate and comply with team guidelines
Establish and maintain project artifact repository; review project deliverables to ensure quality and ensure project adheres to internal software delivery methodology
Develop project charters; develop and execute project communication plans
Facilitate engagement with cross-impacted technology and business stakeholders. Identify and execute approaches to resolve complex problems through critical thinking Change/Risk Management
Define and document project scope and ensure scope alignment to project objectives and goals
Perform and follow project change control procedures for scope, resources, and financials where required
Ensure adherence to technology Change Management requirements and procedures or system implementations
Oversee financial management and performance for projects including: developing and/or managing project-specific capital and expense budgets including all financial form submissions required by internal finance teams preparing and submitting timely monthly forecasts (i.e., Clarity PPM) proactively analyzing and managing monthly budget variance optimizing spend for assigned projects participation in annual budget planning
Identify project resource needs and work with leadership to ensure staffing requirements are met
Manage project resources to deliver tasks, optimize resource utilization and resolve conflicts
Provide constructive performance feedback regarding staff performance to leadership and line managers
Foster a supportive project delivery environment that encourages participation, teamwork, and collaboration
Qualification
Required
At least 10 years of overall experience including in Financial Services industry
At least 5 years' experience leading and managing high-visibility technology projects
Cybersecurity Project Management Experience – leading and driving execution of cybersecurity projects related to Identity & Access Management (i.e., Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Identity Authentication and Authorization (IAA)), Data Protection, Security Operations, or Attack Surface Management
Experience working within a matrixed organization to drive delivery of complex projects involving multiple disciplines
Ability to handle ambiguous or complex issues including ability to identify creative resolution paths and gaining necessary alignment and support from leadership and stakeholders to bring to resolution
Ability to articulate ideas and information verbally and in writing for varying audiences
Evidence that they take initiative at suggesting improvements and anticipating the needs of leadership, program stakeholders and team members
Able to handle multiple simultaneous work deliverables and prioritize them accordingly
Has a delivery mindset with a bias for action, curiosity to learn, challenge, and enhance processes
Able to assemble data and analyze patterns, trends and draw conclusions and recommendations; rely on data to guide decisions
Managing project budgets up between $250K to $3M and comprised of internal and external labor
Knowledge of and experience working in software delivery lifecycle methodologies (e.g., Agile/ Scrum, Waterfall, etc.)
Experience in demand & capacity management
Proficiency with Project planning tools such as: MS Project, Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards, or similar Clarity PPM for project financial and status reporting (or similar)
Proficiency with Collaboration tools such as: Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Teams
Proficiency with Reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar data reporting and analytics tools
A College or University degree
Preferred
MBA or relevant advance degree
Current PMP certification strongly preferred, but not required
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement benefits via Hiregenics
Company
Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.25B2025-11-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Michael O'Grady
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Peter Cherecwich
Chief Operating Officer
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