Northern Trust

Financial Services

SrTechLead,ServiceNow

$96–162k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr Tech Lead, ServiceNow at Northern Trust. Skills: ServiceNow implementations, Agile/Scrum, Project management. Facilitate Agile processes. Lead ceremonies”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Identify project blockers; Implement mitigation strategies

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years in IT project management, focus on ServiceNow implementations, proficiency in Agile/Scrum, proficiency in Waterfall methodologies

Nice to Have

PMP certification, Agile/Scrum certifications, ServiceNow Administrator certifications, ServiceNow Implementation certifications

What You'll Do.

Facilitate Agile processes

Ensure platform development adheres to best practices

Align technical delivery with business objectives

Facilitate core Scrum events

Develop detailed Work Breakdown Structures

Maintain transparent project governance

Assign tasks to developers

Assign tasks to architects

Assign tasks to testers

Manage project budgets

Manage resource capacity

Identify project blockers

Implement mitigation strategies

Manage change order processes

Ensure platform implementations adhere to ServiceNow standards

Ensure platform implementations adhere to ITSM best practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Business stakeholders; Technical teams; Product Owners; Architects; Enterprise stakeholders; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Executive-level communication

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Project governance, Work Breakdown Structures, Timelines, Budgets, Resource capacity, Change order processes

Full Job Description

**_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. The ServiceNow Scrum Master oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of ServiceNow implementations and workflow enhancements. They act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring projects—such as ITSM, ITOM, or HRSD rollouts—are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. This role acts as a servant leader, facilitating daily operations, optimizing sprint delivery, and ensuring our ServiceNow configurations scale properly without compromising future system upgrades. Reporting into the IT App Owner, you will collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and enterprise stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and platform value. **Core Responsibilities** * Facilitates Agile processes for teams building or upgrading solutions on the ServiceNow platform (e.g., ITSM, HRSD, CSM). * Lead ceremonies, remove blockers, ensure platform development adheres to best practices, and align technical delivery with business objectives * Facilitate all core Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives. * Define project scope, establish baselines, and develop detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and timelines. * Maintain transparent project governance and reporting. * Assign tasks to developers, architects, and testers. Manage project budgets, forecasting, and resource capacity. * Proactively id

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