Global Director - NTAM Technology

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.

Role Summary:

The Global Director for NTAM Tech serves as the primary executive leader responsible for defining and executing an integrated technology strategy and roadmap that delivers a distinctive, transparent, cost‑effective, and resilient platform in support of NTAM’s client, product, and partner priorities. This role oversees multiple technology functions, provides leadership to senior managers and teams, and owns the performance, development, and organizational health of the Business Unit’s technology organizations.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Enterprise Partnership

• Act as the strategic leader for NTAM Tech Delivery, modernization, resiliency, controls, and regulatory compliance.

Serve as an active member of the Technology Leadership Teams, translating strategic vision and business priorities into measurable technology outcomes.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, balancing enterprise priorities with NTAM-specific objectives.
• Represent NTAM technology in relevant executive forums

Operational Excellence & Risk Management

Risk and controls - Monthly reviews with TRC, ITOC/IREC/ITAM; quarterly/as requested with BU R&C committees

• Cyber security - Weekly review with CISO; monthly projects review with CISO + CIO directs
• Business relationship management – Attend senior business leadership meetings, social events; regular 1:1s; PI planning/QBRs/BIC meetings
• Strategic advising – Partner with bus leaders to design digital op model with leading tech solutions; ARBs
• Roadmaps – Oversees process from start of capital planning to workshops, estimations, plan dev, and execution

Execution delivery management

• Portfolio risk review and escalation mgmt. (monthly with directs + BU leadership; exec steercos for critical projects)
• Stand ups, retrospectives, project/vendor escalation

• Enterprise & Third-Party Collaboration
• Promote a unified One IT operating model to the business by partnering with Enterprise Technology teams to deliver various IT services to the business.
• Oversee relationships with technology contractors and service providers.
• Partner with Shared Services (in WM / NTAM Technology as well as Enterprise) to optimize scalability, efficiency, and delivery speed.

Innovation, Client, and Market Engagement

• Identify emerging technologies to drive competitive advantage.
• Support business development and key client engagements where technology is central.

Financial & Resource Stewardship

• Maintain accountability for performance, productivity, and profitability.

Qualifications & Experience

• 20+ years leading enterprise-scale CIO or Head of Technology functions in financial services institutions.
• Management consulting experience strongly preferred.
• Proven experience representing business and technology at the Board and Management Committee level.
• Extensive experience engaging with Audit, external auditors, and global regulators.
• Demonstrated success balancing enterprise mandates with NTAM objectives in Risk Committees.
• Strong track record overseeing technology contractors and service providers.

Technical & Business Expertise

• Deep asset management domain expertise across public and private markets.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and financial services technology.
• Experience implementing and scaling AI within an investments business.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead high-performing teams in highly matrixed environments.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

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.