Sr. Manager, SW Eng Omnium

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Northern Trust is seeking an experienced Sr. Manager, SW Eng Omnium to join its HFS Applications team. The role combines technical leadership, business partnership, and people management in a complex financial services environment. The position helps shape technology strategy, application development, and modernization, including defining and executing the strategic roadmap for HFS Applications, delivering scalable software solutions, and leading cross-functional technology initiatives. It also promotes modern engineering practices and ensures compliance with audit, change-control, data-security, and technology-governance requirements. The manager leads, coaches, and develops team members; establishes priorities; manages resources; and supports budget planning.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship. Northern Trust describes its work culture as flexible and collaborative, with opportunities for internal movement, accessible senior leaders, an inclusive workplace, and community involvement. Reasonable accommodations are available during the employment process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related technical discipline.
• Relevant experience leading technology teams and delivering complex application-development initiatives.
• Strong C++ development experience in UNIX environments.
• Knowledge of IPC mechanisms, including sockets, shared memory, and semaphores.
• Experience with open-source technologies, NoSQL databases, microservices, cloud-native development, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of financial markets and financial instruments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and organizational capabilities, with the ability to navigate change and ambiguity.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Help define and execute the strategic roadmap for HFS Applications.
• Partner with business and technology teams to deliver effective and scalable software solutions.
• Lead complex, cross-functional technology initiatives and drive successful execution.
• Promote modern engineering practices across C++, UNIX, microservices, NoSQL, cloud-native development, and CI/CD.
• Ensure compliance with audit, change-control, data-security, and technology-governance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and application performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop team members through performance management, career development, and hands-on guidance.
• Establish priorities, manage resources, and support budget planning.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) and pension
• Health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, and disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Parental and caregiver leave
• Life and accident insurance
• Other voluntary and well-being benefits
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior