Head of Operations – NTAM Technology

Northern Trust
Chicago
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 205,700 - 360,100 annuallyFunction: Business OperationsExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic leadership","Executive communication","People leadership","Stakeholder influence","Organizational effectiveness"]

Lead technology operations for Northern Trust Asset Management, owning the technology vision, transformation strategy, and delivery roadmap across Operations, Administration, Client Reporting, Regulatory, and Client Servicing. Partner with executives to modernize enterprise platforms and drive automation, cloud adoption, AI, and modern engineering practices. Build and lead global engineering and DevOps organizations, ensure portfolio risk and operational resilience, and steward budgets with measurable outcomes.

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Head of Operations – NTAM Technology

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Job Summary

Lead technology operations for Northern Trust Asset Management, owning the technology vision, transformation strategy, and delivery roadmap across Operations, Administration, Client Reporting, Regulatory, and Client Servicing. Partner with executives to modernize enterprise platforms and drive automation, cloud adoption, AI, and modern engineering practices. Build and lead global engineering and DevOps organizations, ensure portfolio risk and operational resilience, and steward budgets with measurable outcomes.
Location: Chicago
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and execute multi-year technology strategies, investment priorities, and capability roadmaps aligned to business, regulatory requirements, and client outcomes.
  • •Modernize and transform strategic platforms supporting client onboarding, reporting, investment operations, regulatory reporting, and managed account capabilities.
  • •Drive modernization initiatives including automation, cloud adoption, SaaS platforms, AI, and modern engineering practices to improve scalability and resiliency.
  • •Provide portfolio oversight for business-critical platforms and transformation initiatives, including governance, financial accountability, predictable delivery, and risk management.
  • •Lead and develop global engineering, architecture, DevOps, quality, and software delivery organizations to build high-performing teams and agile operating models.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 205,700 - 360,100 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Retirement BenefitsHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental LeaveLife InsuranceDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years leading enterprise-scale technology organizations within asset management, investment banking, or related financial services.
  • •7+ years of people leadership, including global management of managers.
  • •Hands-on experience with the investment operations lifecycle: trade management, portfolio accounting, performance measurement, regulatory reporting, and client reporting.
  • •Experience with two or more investment operations platforms (e.g., Eagle, BlackRock Aladdin, Sylvan, State Street FundConnect, Kurtosys).
  • •Experience building green-field cloud applications on Azure using open architecture (e.g., React, Java microservices, workflow engines).
Experience:15+ yearsAsset managementInvestment bankingFinancial services
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic leadershipExecutive communicationPeople leadershipStakeholder influenceOrganizational effectiveness
Tech Stack:AzureReactJavaMicroservicesWorkflow enginesAISaaSSnowflakeEagleBlackRock AladdinSylvanState Street FundConnectKurtosysDevOpsCloud adoption

Eligibility

Visa:H-1BL-1TNO-1E-3H-1B1F-1J-1OPTCPT
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Northern Trust
Global financial services firm providing wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions to institutions, corporations, and affluent individuals, with a focus on custody, investment management, and technology-driven services.
Industry: Asset Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 1889
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