Consultant, Proj Mgt Office
Sign up free to see how well your resume matches this role.
What you'll do
- Leads governance and delivery management activities across multiple programs and projects within the MCM portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and controls.
- Owns and facilitates portfolio reporting processes including Clarity status reporting, executive governance reporting, health checks, project metrics, and delivery transparency initiatives.
- Coordinates monthly and bi-weekly forecasting, financial reporting, budget tracking, variance analysis, and project financial governance activities.
- Develops and maintains governance artifacts including PWG/PSG materials, project health checks, RAID reporting, decision logs, dependency tracking, and audit evidence repositories.
- Facilitates cross-functional governance forums, stakeholder reviews, working groups, and status review sessions with program leadership, delivery teams, and senior management.
- Acts as a subject matter expert for Clarity PPM processes, governance reporting, forecasting, status reporting, project setup, portfolio hygiene, and reporting best practices.
- Supports audit remediation efforts by coordinating evidence collection, documentation reviews, process adherence, and governance control activities.
- Maintains portfolio RAID governance through review and tracking of risks, issues, actions, dependencies, decisions, and remediation activities across programs.
- Partners with Program Managers and project teams to improve reporting quality, project controls, project plan integrity, milestone management, and governance compliance.
- Develops reporting standards, process improvements, training materials, and operational guidance to improve portfolio effectiveness and consistency across teams.
- Provides onboarding, mentoring, and training to project managers, PMOs, and delivery teams on Clarity PPM, governance processes, and reporting requirements.
- Supports project and program lifecycle activities including ideation, project setup, budgeting support, governance readiness, gating preparation, and portfolio controls.
What they're looking for
- Knowledge of project, program, and portfolio management practices.
- Strong understanding of enterprise governance frameworks, portfolio governance, stage gating and audit control environments.
- Proficiency with Clarity PPM and project financial management processes.
- Experience managing executive reporting, governance forums, and stakeholder communications.
- Financial management skills including forecasting, budget tracking, variance analysis, and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage risks, issues, dependencies, actions, and decision governance across large initiatives.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence outcomes and coordinate work across geographically dispersed teams.
- Strong process improvement and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work independently while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
- For internal applications - 24 months as Consultant
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
Nice to have
- Experience working in large, matrixed financial services organizations preferred.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
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.
Position Summary
Provides governance, delivery management, financial oversight, and portfolio reporting support across the Market Change & Modernization (MCM) portfolio. Serves as a key partner to Program Managers, Portfolio Leadership, Finance, and Governance stakeholders to ensure projects and programs comply with organizational governance standards. Coordinates portfolio-level reporting, forecasting, audit readiness activities, health checks, risk management, gating processes, and executive governance materials while facilitating delivery transparency and operational effectiveness across multiple strategic initiatives.
Major Duties
Leads governance and delivery management activities across multiple programs and projects within the MCM portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and controls.
Owns and facilitates portfolio reporting processes including Clarity status reporting, executive governance reporting, health checks, project metrics, and delivery transparency initiatives.
Coordinates monthly and bi-weekly forecasting, financial reporting, budget tracking, variance analysis, and project financial governance activities.
Develops and maintains governance artifacts including PWG/PSG materials, project health checks, RAID reporting, decision logs, dependency tracking, and audit evidence repositories.
Facilitates cross-functional governance forums, stakeholder reviews, working groups, and status review sessions with program leadership, delivery teams, and senior management.
Acts as a subject matter expert for Clarity PPM processes, governance reporting, forecasting, status reporting, project setup, portfolio hygiene, and reporting best practices.
Supports audit remediation efforts by coordinating evidence collection, documentation reviews, process adherence, and governance control activities.
Maintains portfolio RAID governance through review and tracking of risks, issues, actions, dependencies, decisions, and remediation activities across programs.
Partners with Program Managers and project teams to improve reporting quality, project controls, project plan integrity, milestone management, and governance compliance.
Develops reporting standards, process improvements, training materials, and operational guidance to improve portfolio effectiveness and consistency across teams.
Provides onboarding, mentoring, and training to project managers, PMOs, and delivery teams on Clarity PPM, governance processes, and reporting requirements.
Supports project and program lifecycle activities including ideation, project setup, budgeting support, governance readiness, gating preparation, and portfolio controls.
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of project, program, and portfolio management practices.
Strong understanding of enterprise governance frameworks, , portfolio governance, stage gating and audit control environments.
Proficiency with Clarity PPM and project financial management processes.
Experience managing executive reporting, governance forums, and stakeholder communications.
Financial management skills including forecasting, budget tracking, variance analysis, and reporting.
Demonstrated ability to manage risks, issues, dependencies, actions, and decision governance across large initiatives.
Excellent analytical, organizational, written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Ability to influence outcomes and coordinate work across geographically dispersed teams.
Strong process improvement and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to work independently while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
Experience
For internal applications - 24 months as Consultant
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
Significant experience supporting project, program, PMO, governance, or portfolio management functions.
Experience supporting complex regulatory, operational, technology, or business transformation initiatives.
Experience with portfolio reporting, governance, audit management, financial controls, forecasting, and executive-level communications.
Experience working in large, matrixed financial services organizations preferred.
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.
About Our Bangalore Office
The Northern Trust Bangalore office, established in 2005, is home to over 5,600 employees. In this stunning office space, we offer fantastic amenities which include our Arrival Hub - Jungle, the GameZone, and the Employee Experience Zone that appeal to both clients and employees. Learn more.
Company
Company facts come from this company's own listings. We only show what the postings themselves carry.