Jobs at Northern Trust

Serve as central client contact for institutional fund clients, managing transaction processing, account setup, reporting accuracy and escalations. Build trusted relationships, coordinate with internal teams, identify service improvements and business opportunities, mentor junior staff, document procedures, and communicate product, technology, or regulatory changes. Ensure delivery and client satisfaction across global time zones.

Lead hands-on design and development of cloud-native Java applications on Microsoft Azure. Drive architecture, DevOps/CI-CD, TDD and test automation, and adoption of AI-assisted developer tools. Mentor engineers, enforce engineering standards, collaborate with product and global teams, and improve observability, resilience, and release reliability for enterprise-scale systems.

Lead and oversee global KYC/EDD controls and processes, act as subject-matter expert advising on AML/KYC, support a multi-year KYC transformation, manage oversight, risk escalations, regulatory exams and reporting, and drive centralization and efficiency across first- and second-line teams.

Support daily asset allocation and portfolio rebalancing for DC clients, investigate client and internal queries, maintain procedures and controls, analyse data for discrepancies and improvements, support reporting and monitoring, assist technology/process enhancements, and collaborate across teams to deliver accurate operational and client outcomes.

Serve as a client-facing expert in private markets analytics and performance measurement, translating investment and operational data into clear reporting. Support service delivery, onboarding, and business development across EMEA, mentor team members, run system demonstrations, troubleshoot complex data queries, and collaborate with technology for automation and new product implementation.

Lead enterprise data modelling and semantic/knowledge modelling across Snowflake and Databricks, govern canonical entities and lineage, define standards and guardrails, support agentic AI data products, mentor architects, and present architecture to stakeholders to ensure compliance, performance, and interoperability.

Perform credit risk audit coverage across Finance, Treasury & Markets and CAO activities. Assess controls for credit origination, limits, CECL, stress testing, netting, SCCL and RWA. Execute end-to-end audit engagements, document findings, liaise with senior leaders and regulators, and support knowledge sharing and internal training. Use data manipulation, transformation and reconciliation to validate controls and deliver timely, high-quality assurance.

Lead digital asset risk oversight by identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating risks across blockchain protocols, custody, smart contracts, tokenisation, and DeFi. Develop risk frameworks, KRIs, reporting, and governance; partner with legal, compliance, technology, and security to address operational, cyber, third-party, and regulatory risks; advise senior management and support regulatory readiness.

Lead enterprise-wide compliance for digital assets and blockchain, shaping strategy, governance, risk assessment, regulatory interpretation, and stakeholder advisory. Develop frameworks, oversee controls and reporting, engage regulators, and partner with Technology, Cybersecurity, Legal, and Operations to manage digital-asset risk.

Lead global accounting product portfolio, define vision and multi-year roadmap, align Product/Technology/Operations/Finance/Risk, own pricing and P&L, drive modernization and revenue growth, sponsor delivery and governance, and represent the firm in client and industry engagements.

Lead end-to-end AML and financial crime audit engagements, manage project teams, design and execute testing, document workpapers, report findings, use data analytics, mentor junior staff, and liaise with senior stakeholders across global locations.

Lead UK localisation and enhancement of Northern Trust's insurance investment accounting product. Ensure UK GAAP/IFRS17/Solvency II/SORP compliance, design UK reporting and operational model, support client acquisition/onboarding, oversee integrations and month-end processes, produce UK-compliant reporting, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive product improvements and client engagement.