Consultant – Business Management

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 worlds 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 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Description: Consultant Business Management

Location: Pune
Role Type: Full-time
Department: Business Management Omnium Services

Position Overview

The Consultant Business Management is a hybrid role designed for a proactive highly organized and business-savvy professional who can independently support senior leadership while driving key business management activities.
This role combines business consulting operational support and executive-level assistance requiring strong business acumen exceptional communication skills and the ability to manage high-profile initiatives across functions.

The consultant serves as the first point of contact for day-to-day business queries acts as a liaison among internal teams and leadership and contributes to the execution of strategic and operational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Business Management & Consulting

• Operate independently with strong in-depth knowledge of the business unit processes and strategic priorities.
• Provide comprehensive and insightful consulting support to stakeholders cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Manage and execute activities that are large in scope often cross-functional and technically complex.
• Support the development implementation and maintenance of business policies procedures and governance frameworks.
• Analyze operational data identify gaps and recommend process improvements or automation opportunities.
• Track and report progress on business initiatives key metrics projects and transformation activities.
• Coordinate with related business areas technology teams committees and senior management for seamless execution of initiatives.

Strategic & Operational Execution

• Balance day-to-day operational responsibilities with strategic business function development.
• Develop periodic goals organize workstreams set short-term priorities and ensure timely and accurate completion of deliverables.
• Drive high-profile activities and projects involving senior stakeholders and at times external clients.
• Prepare business review materials dashboards analytical reports and leadership presentations as required.

Executive / Personal Assistance

• Provide end-to-end administrative and executive support to senior leaders.
• Manage calendars schedule meetings track commitments and coordinate domestic/international travel.
• Handle confidential information with high integrity and discretion.
• Draft emails prepare briefing notes maintain follow-up trackers and support time/workload management for leadership.
• Organize leadership meetings town halls agendas minutes and follow-up actions.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Excellent oral and written communication with strong professional presence.
• Ability to prioritize multi-task and execute with discipline in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail with consistent accuracy in deliverables.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint Outlook); exposure to automation/analytics tools is a plus (e.g. Power BI Alteryx).
• Knowledge of financial services asset management and/or investment operations strongly preferred.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• High level of ownership responsiveness and stakeholder management.

Experience & Qualification

• Bachelors degree or equivalent; advanced degree is an advantage.
• 46 years of relevant experience in Business Management Consulting Operations or Executive Support roles.
• Experience in financial industry operations asset management or investment operations is a strong plus.
• Exposure to business transformation process improvement or technology enhancement initiatives preferred.
• Prior experience supporting senior executives will be an added advantage.

What This Role Offers

• Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and gain enterprise-wide visibility.
• Blend of strategic and operational responsibilities in a high-impact function.
• Growth pathway toward becoming a subject matter expert (SME) within the business.
• A dynamic environment requiring agility innovation and high accountability.

Eligibility for Internal partners

• 24 months as a Technical Coordinator/Associate Consultant to move as a Team Leader/ Consultant.
• Movement within TL and Consultant is 12 months

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.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

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We hope youre 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.

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