About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

About the Role

The Business Manager reports directly to the Head of Chief Control Officer (CCO) Enablement. This is an impactful role that will be responsible for the management of financial, organizational and compliance related reporting and deliverables.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of risk management and controls, finance, organization and capacity management and assessment. Understanding the functional areas within the enterprise CCO organization will be critical in order to facilitate collaboration and enable efficient and informed decision-making. Communication skills will be critical as the role will support liaising with key stakeholders and collaborating with senior business leaders on key initiatives.

CCO Liaison

• Oversee coordination with COO, Audit, Risk, HR, Recruiting, Learning & Development and Finance to ensure strong operational integrity, issues are escalated and addressed proactively and regulatory adherence.

• Represent the CCO organization and act as the primary liaison between CCO and other organizations, translating needs into executable requirements.

Strategic Project enablement

• Manage execution of programs and projects

• Communicate and escalate risks, timelines, dependencies

• Manage interdependencies between initiatives and existing work

• Project governance, compliance and oversight

• Incidents and issues tracking

• Deliverable and commitment tracking

Communication & Reporting

• Manage internal communications and updates

• Leadership presentations

• Stakeholder / NT partner communications

• Newsletters / CCO communications

Culture & Engagement

• Employee Engagement

• Onboarding and Offboarding CCO partners

• Training & Development of CCO and enterprise-wide partners

• Support CCO leadership team efforts to drive continuous improvement, risk reduction, and scalability in processes and organizational planning through capacity planning

• Partner with CCO team members on process design related to new strategy development.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Experience in reporting and analyzing financials and budgets

• Authoritative knowledge in business specific industry and regulatory knowledge and fundamentals

• Knowledge in developing standards or best practices

• Skills in translating broad strategic intent into tactical plans and directions

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills are required. Requires excellent leadership skills and communication skills (both written and oral)

• Requires a college or university degree and/or relevant work experience, excellent organizational and leadership skills in project management that provides knowledge to the functional business

• Demonstrates excellent experience in change initiatives, covering such areas as operations, IT and product development; with a track record of accomplishment in large, complex projects and change initiatives

Work Authorization

Applicants must have the right to work in Ireland at the time of application and for the duration of employment.

Please note that Northern Trust is unable to provide employment permit sponsorship for this role. This includes Critical Skills Employment Permits, General Employment Permits, Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permits, Stamp 1G permissions, and other employment permits under Irish immigration frameworks.

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.