Jobs at Northern Trust

Operate under general supervision to manage Transfer Agency tasks, prioritize and deliver FATCA/CRS activities, act as first point of reference for day-to-day queries, liaise with related areas, analyze and consult on complex issues, lead projects or train junior staff, and maintain and implement policies and procedures to ensure quality and compliance.

Lead solution architect responsible for enterprise architecture governance, multi-year technology roadmaps, and driving target-state implementations. Influence senior stakeholders, reduce duplication, enforce shared services, and deliver architecture and transformation programs. Requires deep development, big-data warehouse, reconciliation (TLM), database (Oracle/Snowflake), middleware (Kafka/MQ/Spark), cloud/Docker, and Agile experience.

Support and execute Technology Risk & Control Self‑Assessments (RCSA), evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, identify control gaps, manage remediation tracking, maintain RCSA documentation and evidence, and engage stakeholders to align outcomes with audit and regulatory expectations.

Support execution of technology risk and control activities: coordinate regulatory exams, map controls to frameworks, draft risk assessments, track risk treatment, prepare governance materials, and collaborate across Technology, Risk, Audit, and Compliance to improve control practices.

Lead technology risk and control assessments across infrastructure, applications, cloud/SaaS, data, and cybersecurity. Advise technology and cybersecurity leaders, identify control gaps, manage remediation and governance, support audits and regulatory exams, and drive improvements in control maturity.

Lead end-to-end BI solution delivery: engage stakeholders, design and build enterprise Power BI dashboards and semantic models, implement ETL (SSIS), maintain SSRS/SSAS reports, ensure data quality and performance, drive Agile delivery via Azure DevOps, mentor BI team, and promote governance and adoption.

Act as subject-matter expert for global derivatives processing, managing end-to-end lifecycle tasks, quality controls, documentation, reporting, process improvements, training, stakeholder coordination across locations, and leading projects to ensure accurate, timely client delivery.

Create executive-ready PowerPoint presentations and visual communications for the Transformation Office. Translate complex data and business concepts into clear charts, process flows, infographics, and visual narratives while maintaining branding, templates, and high quality under tight deadlines. Partner with stakeholders and support broader creative needs.

Serve as a client-facing consultant delivering investment analysis, portfolio reporting, and process improvements for Integrated Risk and Analytics Solutions. Independently manage client relationships, lead projects, mentor junior staff, provide data quality oversight, and coordinate with internal teams to resolve complex client requests. Use judgment to develop solutions and support strategic initiatives.

Lead identification, assessment, and oversight of emerging technology risks (AI, cloud, SaaS, data). Advise technology and cybersecurity teams, perform risk assessments, evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, manage remediation and governance, support regulatory exams/audits, and drive risk-based guidance to strengthen control maturity enterprise-wide.

Provide subject-matter expertise and leadership in fund accounting operations. Independently execute large, cross-functional and technically complex activities, conduct preliminary analysis, interact with committees and management, and develop and implement strategic programs. Balance high-level operational execution with strategic direction and consult across teams.

Support implementation of reporting standards across 1LOD and 2LOD, develop and maintain data maps and dictionaries, produce standard and ad-hoc reports (Power BI/Excel), run data quality checks, identify trends in controls and issues, escalate implementation/compliance concerns, and assist thematic analysis and remediation planning across a global control environment.

Support end-to-end product operations for pooled vehicles and strategic products, including reporting, fund finance, onboarding, governance, regulatory and operational processes, vendor coordination, and core administration. Provide product strategy and analytics, competitor analysis, and junior strategy coverage across asset classes, enabling senior product leaders to focus on higher-value product development and capability initiatives.

Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud by analyzing data and alerts, validating suspicious transactions, interviewing clients, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and documenting findings to protect clients and the bank.

Lead and manage a Private Equity Transfer Agency team delivering investor reporting, calls/distributions and client service. Monitor workloads and SLAs, train and develop staff, liaise with clients and auditors, support automation and systems projects, and ensure regulatory and reporting deadlines are met.

Manage day-to-day administration and service delivery for alternative investment funds, including capital calls, distributions, investor records in Investran, oversight of outsourced teams, client and stakeholder communication, governance, process improvement, and coaching junior team members.

Lead enterprise cyber risk identification, assessment, prioritization, and executive reporting. Integrate threat intelligence, analytics, automation, and AI to improve risk visibility, conduct assessments and maturity reviews, develop actionable executive and regulatory reporting, and partner with cyber domain teams to reduce risk and strengthen resilience.

Support end-to-end private equity fund accounting: prepare and review financial statements and investor reporting; assist valuations and NAV calculations; reconcile accounts; process fees and expenses; manage client queries; meet regulatory deadlines and contribute to process improvements.

Lead design and delivery of production-grade generative AI systems on Azure AI Foundry, integrating structured and unstructured data, implementing RAG/agent patterns, driving semantic architecture, ensuring governance/compliance, mentoring engineering teams, and partnering with stakeholders to embed AI capabilities into client-facing products.

Lead product and engineering teams to design, build, deploy, and support AI Agents and Digital CoWorkers for Identity & Access Management. Define strategy and roadmap, prioritize IAM automation use cases, integrate agents with identity/authentication/authorization and privileged access controls, ensure security/compliance, measure productivity and risk reduction, and deliver business cases and measurable outcomes.