Business Resilience Oversight

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.

Summary

A senior team member of the Operational Resiliency Oversight Function within the Global Operational Resiliency Office supporting Asset Servicing, responsible for supporting the oversight reporting and execution of the Operational Resiliency initiatives. Supporting the team manager and wider business in support of the delivery of key projects. Provides guidance to others as necessary. Solves complex issues and works independently. May lead projects and/or have accountability for on-going activities or objectives.

Major Duties

• Involved in business dependency oversight; monitoring of risks and vulnerabilities across all services. This will include the input into required Management Information reporting, investigation into areas of concern / issues, and the tracking of any required remediation
• Review all relevant resiliency metrics ensuring their accuracy and fit for purpose in supporting the Resiliency Strategy
• Inputs into the resiliency program covering the Operational Resiliency Risk Attestation framework and monitoring of Asset Servicing adherence
• Helps maintain the Value Chain Mapping documentation for Important Business Services, and co-ordinate validation through the attestation/champions framework
• Monitor and review impact of new Products and Organizational change on Asset Servicing resiliency strategy
• Engage in internal and external audits for the program ensuring timely delivery of data and effective closure of any audit findings
• May lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

Knowledge/Skills

• Strong knowledge of operational resiliency including disaster/business recovery, business continuity management, 3rd party vendor/outsourcing, corporate risk policies and standards 
• Strong understanding of risk management practices including cyber security and how they apply in Financial Services organizations including the impact of regulation on operational resiliency matters
• Strong understanding of data analytics and related tools including Power BI
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to drive to execution
• Applies knowledge of key business drivers and the factors that maximize department performance

Experience

• 5-7 years of related experience in operational control and / or resiliency

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.

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.

Talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

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