PMO Lead

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.

The team

The Chief Operating Office Strategic Execution Team is dedicated to delivering change projects across the COO organisation. Most projects involve material transformation of the operating model across multiple locations, whether implementing new technology, improving processes or changing the organisation design.

The role

The Project Management Office (PMO) role supports the successful delivery of projects and programmes by providing governance, structure, and insight across the portfolio. The role focuses on enabling consistent delivery practices, improving visibility of performance, and ensuring effective planning and decision-making across stakeholders.

The PMO operates as a central function that promotes best practice, transparency, and continuous improvement across all project activities for the COO Strategic Execution Team.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Support the development and maintenance of PMO frameworks, methodologies, and tools
• Ensure projects adhere to agreed governance processes and delivery standards
• Maintain templates, documentation, and consistent ways of working, ensuring support for audit / compliance requirements.
• Track milestones, dependencies, and critical path activities
• Support project managers with scheduling, coordination, and progress tracking
• Consolidate project and portfolio reporting (status, risks, financials, milestones)
• Produce clear, timely reporting for stakeholders at different levels
• Track cross-project dependencies and highlight potential conflicts
• Work collaboratively with project managers, teams, and business stakeholders
• Support governance forums, including project reviews and status meetings, producing minutes as needed
• Assist with resource planning and allocation visibility

The successful candidate will demonstrate some of the following skills:

• Experience in a PMO, project coordination, or project support role
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Ability to analyse data and present insights clearly
• Proficiency in tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, and project tracking tools
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Proactive and detail-oriented approach
• Strong collaboration and teamwork
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Focused on continuous improvement and efficiency
• Able to challenge constructively and think critically

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

• Experience working in complex or multi-project environments
• Familiarity with portfolio reporting and governance structures
• Exposure to financial tracking or resource management
• Experience working in regulated environments

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 [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.