Manager, Automation Developer

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. MANAGER, AUTOMATION DEVELOPER Transformation Execution Office Summary This role requires a forward-thinking approach to applying emerging digital capabilities that drive business value, growth, and productivity across client and employee experiences. The position will lead automation and emerging technology initiatives, including research, development, incubation, and adoption of next-generation digital transformation solutions such as RPA, Xceptor, Alteryx, Duco, OCR, Power BI, AI/ML. The Manager will oversee all aspects of deploying and supporting Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) solutions. Responsibilities include directing, leading, and managing tactical solutions related to implementation and support, including day-to-day oversight of the team. The role is accountable for delivering solutions that meet or exceed internal and external business requirements. Additional responsibilities include stakeholder management, project management, people leadership, process improvement, metrics, and accountability. This role ensures services are delivered efficiently, cost-effectively, and with high quality. It also involves resource and workload analysis to prioritize and assign projects and support requests effectively. Major Duties Define and manage multiple phases of major projects for business areas, including resource planning, test strategies, and cost-benefit analysis. Oversee project activities, monitor progress, and provide status reports. Collaborate with technology, product management, and operations to implement solutions that enhance services, create new deliverables, or improve processes. Facilitate change management through training and communication. Review existing procedures and recommend automation or process improvements; design new procedures where appropriate. Prepare detailed system specifications for proposed automated processes and enhancements. Maintain project schedules and adjust tasks as needed to ensure timely completion. Act as a seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and business knowledge. Provide a cross-functional perspective to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. Collaborate with senior stakeholders across business units to align automation initiatives with strategic priorities. Define and track KPIs for automation initiatives, including ROI, and process efficiency gains.