Senior Product Leader, Elevate Platform

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role/Department:

This senior product leadership role drives strategy and long term direction across Northern Trust’s Elevate platform, leading the full product lifecycle from discovery through launch and ongoing performance management.

Reporting to the Head of Product Management, this this individual sets product vision, defines strategic priorities, and aligns roadmaps with business goals and market opportunities while overseeing product teams across compliance, risk, performance, Front Office Solutions, portfolio analytics, sustainability solutions, thought leadership, proprietary indicators, and data solutions.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Leads the full product lifecycle and the activities that support the delivery of capabilities and services, including:
  • Discovery and innovation: derives market insights and shapes product strategy.
  • New product planning: leads concept development, feasibility assessment, and product definition.
  • New product introduction: oversees product development and launch.
  • Post launch product management: oversees performance and lifecycle management.
     
• Aligns product strategy with broader business goals and objectives.
• Develops and executes product roadmaps with a three to five year horizon in partnership with the Product Executive, Business Stakeholders, and Technology Lead to ensure strategic alignment and feasibility.
• Provides strategic oversight of product teams across Northern Trust’s Elevate platform, including compliance, risk, performance, Front Office Solutions, portfolio analytics, sustainability solutions, thought leadership, proprietary indicators, and data solutions.
• Assumes accountability for the overall performance and profitability of the area against plan.
• Establishes and monitors financial and market performance metrics for the product group.
• Assesses capital and expense investment needs based on trends, client needs, and roadmap priorities, and makes recommendations to the Product Executive and Business Stakeholders.
• Serves as the primary product contact for sales teams, communicates new features and value propositions, and oversees RFI, RFP, and due diligence responses.
• Represents the organization through product thought leadership at industry events, in publications, and at client events.
• Evaluates the impact of new regulations on the business and related product strategy.
• Ensures the reliability, performance, quality, and robustness of the product group.
• Manages financial and staffing resources, including capital and expense budgets, while partnering across functions to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Leads multiple units or functions through the direct management of managers.
• Applies seasoned business judgment and broad functional expertise to lead strategically across the product group.
• Leads day to day product group activities to ensure business objectives are met.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Proven years of relevant experience in product management, product strategy, or related leadership roles, including experience leading teams and managing complex product portfolios.
• Program or project management experience, including planning, analysis, design, and governance, is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex topics into clear, executive-ready materials.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation skills with clients, partners, and leaders across disciplines.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.

Work Authorization

Applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of application and for the duration of employment.

Please note that Northern Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. This includes Skilled Worker visas, Global Business Mobility routes, Graduate visas, Youth Mobility Scheme, High Potential Individual visas, Scale-up Worker visas, Temporary Worker visas, and other employer-sponsored visa categories.

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.