Head of Digital Shared Capabilities - Wealth Management

Head of Digital Shared Capabilities - Wealth Management

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Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company and a globally recognized, award‑winning financial institution founded in 1889, has over 130 years of financial experience and more than 22,000 partners. We provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions, remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity.

The Head of Client and Partner Platforms is a member of the leadership team for Wealth Management Digital Services. This position is responsible for the end‑to‑end management of WM dedicated platforms, platform value proposition, ongoing enhancement, maintenance, and integration with new tools and applications. The role includes developing and managing platform vision and roadmap, budgeting, negotiating with partners and vendors, and authorizing the release of new platform capabilities. It defines and monitors platform maturity goals, service levels and performance metrics while serving as the single point of contact for all platform matters. The Head provides leadership and direction through managers, drives functional strategy, and accounts for division performance and results.

Major Duties

• Ensure product group teams receive needed support from Enterprise to achieve Wealth Management business initiatives.
• Understand how team visions and roadmaps affect the broader Wealth Management business.
• Identify cross‑capability dependencies and align teams toward mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Build lasting relationships with key Wealth Management executive stakeholders, influence decision‑makers, and manage enterprise stakeholders to achieve group objectives.
• Decide on prioritization of strategic business and risk‑related initiatives with stakeholders.
• Role‑model mastery of servant leadership, empowering and coaching others, effective collaboration, clear communication, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
• Facilitate organization‑wide initiatives to develop others’ leadership.
• Champion adoption of new cross‑organizational tools and processes that significantly improve performance.
• Maintain real‑time execution dashboards and integrated roadmaps.
• Monitor vendor innovations relevant to the group and ensure minimal, efficient meetings for effective collaboration.
• Support risk and compliance optimization.

Experience

Salary Range

$171,700 - $300,500 USD

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, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture where financial strength and stability support new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to supporting the communities we serve.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Marketing and Sales

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