Third Party Management - Data Governance Specialist (Finance)
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.
Major Duties :
1. Daily workload execution and prioritization of deliverables (daily and monthly)
2. Collaborates with other data management, analytics, and governance teams and executes tasks appropriately to ensure business objectives are met
3. Ensures that quality data is timely delivered to business applications and stakeholders by implementing tools and processes used to maintain a common data standard across the department
4. Participates in initiatives related to improving data quality, working closely with data stewards, data consultants and technology partners to gather and prepare data-related business requirements for projects and solutions
5. Ensures production procedures and documents are kept up to date
6. Develops and implements process control procedures and recommends solutions (strategic/tactical) to recurring operational problems
7. Prepares work ensuring completeness and accuracy, and that client specifications and standards are met
8. Manages escalations and coordinates with other teams
9. Cultivates relationships with all stakeholders
10. Acts as a subject matter expert (SME)
11. Develops and maintains process monitoring dashboards and metrics
12. Actively manages process risk and related controls
13. Continuously drives performance, productivity and efficiency through the team(s)
Knowledge :
• Assertive and effective communication skills and the ability to manage difficult conversations
• General knowledge and understanding of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures within the technology field
• Critical thinking and practical experience in roles requiring good analytical, numerical and reasoning skills
• Time management and delegation skills
• Proficient with MS Office, including Word and Excel
• Relevant practical domain knowledge
• Excellent understanding of data administration and management functions (collection, analysis, distribution etc.)
• Familiarity with modern database and information system technologies
• Experience with business process optimization
• Knowledge of the relevant regulatory environment
• Technical skills and data analysis applications knowledge (e.g. Infosphere, Informatica, Collibra, Talend, Alteryx, SQL, Python and/or PowerBI) is an added advantage
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Interpersonal (relationship builder, respectful, resolves problems, influential, people friendly and organizational savvy)
• Self-management (adaptability and resilience, learning behavior, integrity and ethics)
• Organizational Knowledge (business knowledge, expert knowledge and external events impact)
• Client Service and Quality (quality, relationship building and client satisfaction)
Experience :
• University degree or equivalent experience required, with 7+ years of total experience in the financial services industry preferred
Salary Range:
$114,700 - 194,900 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.
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.
