Third Party Management - Senior Consultant, Business Intelligence

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.

Within the Third-Party Management Office (TPMO), we are looking for a Senior Reporting Analyst who can operate as both a data expert and a cross-functional coordinator. This role will support the TPMO Business Intelligence group and partner closely with engineering, data, and business teams.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Act as a liaison between Azure SQL development teams and internal business/system owners
• Support and help drive data migration efforts into Azure SQL environments
• Analyze datasets to identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and quality issues
• Proactively track progress and ensure deliverables stay on schedule across teams
• Translate complex technical findings into clear, business-friendly communication
• Design, develop, and maintain reporting solutions (Power BI, Azure-based reporting)
• Partner with leadership across Vendor Management (FLoD/SLoD) to support reporting needs
• Create and enhance dashboards for vendor management, compliance, and risk analytics
• Support cloud-based data architecture and integrations (Azure ecosystem)
• Submit and manage issues, defects, and data-related troubleshooting items
• Contribute across the team as needed in a high-volume, fast-changing environment

Experience Required:

• 7+ years of experience as a Reporting Analyst, BI Developer, or similar
• Strong experience with Azure SQL and data environments
• Solid understanding of data migration, data validation, and data quality analysis
• Proficiency in SQL and Power BI (DAX, modeling, reporting)
• Experience working in cross-functional environments (tech + business teams)
• Strong ability to communicate complex data clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Proven track record of being proactive and self-driven
• Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Strong collaboration skills and team-first mindset

Pluses:

• Experience in risk, compliance, or vendor management environments
• Background supporting cloud migrations (especially into Azure)
• Exposure to Power Apps, Power Automate, or SharePoint
• Prior leadership or team management experience
• Experience working in highly regulated environments (financial services preferred)

Intangibles:

• Excellent communicator (clear, concise, not overly technical)
• Proactive problem-solver (identifies issues before being asked)
• Collaborative and low-ego (team-first mentality)
• Flexible and adaptable (willing to take on evolving responsibilities)
• Strong listener who seeks to understand before acting
• Comfortable interacting with multiple stakeholders and driving alignment
• Ability to act as the “glue” between teams (not just a report builder)
• Experience coordinating work across engineering and business groups
• Personality fit: engaging, communicative, and team-oriented (not overly introverted)

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.

About Our Tempe Office

The Northern Trust Tempe office opened in 2015 with 75 employees and now serves over 75 different business functions with more than 700 employees. The team is recognized as a Global Capability Center that delivers exceptional value, quality, expertise and innovation through our diverse talent. Learn more.