Sr. Manager, SW Eng Omnium

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

1d • $137,400 - $233,600

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 drive technology strategy, application development, and modernization, including defining and executing the strategic roadmap for HFS Applications and delivering effective, scalable software solutions in partnership with business and technology teams.

Requirements

• Strong C++ development experience in UNIX environments, including knowledge of IPC mechanisms such as 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.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related technical discipline.
• Relevant experience leading technology teams and delivering complex application-development initiatives.

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 401(k) and pension
• Health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, and disability
• 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