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.

Role/ Department: Workforce Analytics and Planning Lead/HR Workforce Analytics

At Northern Trust, data drives all of our decision-making and HR is no exception. The HR Workforce Analytics team pioneers Northern Trust’s approach to talent strategy and organizational growth. As a member of the team, this position will play an important role in helping leverage vast troves of data to generate insights and inform decisioning-making for internal clients across the globe.

This specific role exists to help ensure success of major transformation efforts through data by identifying challenges with existing programs of work and proactively working with key partners to shape the future state of the organization.

This role leverages an extensive experience in data wrangling and creative problem-solving to collaboratively build and maintain models that accurately forecast the hiring and turnover activities necessary to meet our organization’s workforce needs. In this role, you will tackle complex business challenges and transform them into data-driven solutions. Whether you’re dissecting intricate data sets, developing sophisticated dashboards, or conceptualizing solutions to underlying business issues, your expertise will be both valued and impactful.

The key responsibilities of the role include:
•    Develop advanced dashboards, reports, and workflows to address critical questions about technology talent and workforce strategy
•    Demonstrate resourcefulness and creativity in sourcing and analyzing data
•    Serve as the authority on internal people-related data, providing data-driven solutions to stakeholders’ challenges
•    Effectively communicate actionable insights and analytical methodologies to non-technical partners
•    Automate processes and enhance efficiencies in traditional data workflows
•    Collaborate with multiple teams, adeptly navigating unstructured and ambiguous environments
•    Independently drive end-to-end projects while managing stakeholder expectations
•    Mentor peers and partners in enhancing their data fluency and analytical capabilities

Skills/Qualifications:
•    5+ years of professional experience as an analyst in a business intelligence role
•    Proven track record of success across the analytics project lifecycle, including solution design, data extraction and transformation, descriptive analysis, and data visualization
•    Advanced proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (Excel, Tableau, Alteryx, and Python)
•    Strong, precise verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical colleagues, including senior stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field
•    Experience with people analytics projects
•    Proficiency in statistics and data science techniques

The successful candidate will benefit from having:
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field
•    Experience with people analytics projects
•    Proficiency in statistics and data science techniques

Working Model: Hybrid (#LI-Hybrid)
We have a balanced hybrid working model to ensure you get the flexibility you need, and the successful candidate will spend their time between working in the office and working from home.

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

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.