Technical Program Manager in Chicago

We are Seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of platform engineering initiatives. This individual will act as a liaison across Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Governance teams, ensure scalable, secure, and compliant platform capabilities, and Align delivery with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements

. Core Responsibilities

: Program & Delivery Leadersh

• ipLead program planning and execution for platform engineering initiativ
• esManage dependencies across multiple teams and technology domai
• nsMonitor KPIs (cycle time, throughput, release predictabilit
• y)Ensure alignment with Northern Trust's strategic technology roadm

apAgile & Scrum Executio

• n:Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, review
• s)Drive Agile maturity and continuous improveme
• ntMaintain backlog quality and prioritization standar
• dsPromote best practices for incremental delive

ryPlatform Engineering Coordinatio

• n:Collaborate on environment provisioning and infrastructure delive
• ryCoordinate enterprise tool integration and pipeline optimizati
• onAlign platform roadmap with enterprise architectu
• reDrive standardization and reusabili
• ty2.4 Stakeholder & Governance Manageme
• ntPartner with Security, Compliance, Architecture, and business stakeholde
• rsEnsure adherence to SDLC, change management, and risk polici
• esMaintain regulatory and audit complian
• ceProvide executive-level reporting and transparen

cyTechnical Oversigh

• t:Apply knowledge of Azure, DevOps, APIs, and automati
• onGuide architectural decisions (scalability, reliability, securit
• y)Understand enterprise technology stack and integratio
• nsBridge technical solutions with business outcom
• es2.6 Metrics & Continuous Improveme
• ntTrack delivery metrics (velocity, lead time, deployment frequenc
• y)Monitor platform health (uptime, incidents, MTT
• R)Identify bottlenecks and drive improvemen
• tsEnable data-driven decision-maki

s: Technical & Program Management Experie

• nceProven experience managing complex, cross-functional enterprise progr
• amsStrong Agile TPM/Scrum Master backgro
• undExperience with Azure, DevOps/CI-CD, APIs, microservices, SDLC automat
• ionProficiency in tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, GitHub, Jenk

insGovernance & Regulatory Acu

• menUnderstanding of security frameworks and compliance requireme
• ntsExperience with ITSM, incident management, and audit standa
• rdsFamiliarity with change and risk management in regulated environme

ntsLeadership & Communication Ski

• llsAbility to lead without direct author
• ityStrong stakeholder management and executive communicat
• ionAbility to translate technical concepts into business langu
• ageStrong problem-solving and conflict resolution ski