Associate Specialist, Human Rights Compliance - 3rd Party Management

Are you interested in making a difference in corporate sustainability? Join our team at Northern Trust to support compliance with Human Rights for our third party program.

This is a highly collaborative role that requires effective & consistent communication with stakeholders at all levels to design, implement and manage Northern Trust's compliance with Human Rights obligations.

As a Project Manager, you will directly impact Northern Trust's third party resiliency capabilities by collaborating with cross functional business, function and risk teams to develop a consistent process which enables the organization to be proactive in managing any disruptions to operations resulting from third parties.

Key responsibilities

• Own and develop the project roadmap for exit strategy lifecycle
• Monitor, control and close projects along the project life cycle journey
• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress within the project
• Perform quality control on exit strategy readiness plans, exit strategies and follow up on after action reports
• Assist in designing the internal tooling and manual risk review workflow creation process
• Ensure a broader viewpoint is held, balancing perspectives

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Core requirements

• 3-5 years of project management experience, including a focus on Operations initiatives, in complex, high-growth organizations
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and act tactically
• Proficiency working with cross-functional business stakeholders and technical teams
• Ability to streamline ambiguous situations and execute multiple, complex initiatives with precision and urgency
• Confidence presenting and regularly reporting on initiatives to stakeholder audiences across all levels of the organization
• Ability to challenge the status quo, champion change, and influence others
• Understanding of and years of practice with various PMI methodologies

Preferred requirements

• Experience working on projects for Risk, Trust, Safety or Fraud teams
• PMP or Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt certification preferred

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 andapply 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 [email protected].

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.