Global Director - NTAM Technology

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

19h

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

• 20+ years leading enterprise-scale CIO or Head of Technology functions in financial services institutions.
• 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.
• 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.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead high-performing teams in highly matrixed environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Management consulting experience strongly preferred.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Conduct monthly reviews with TRC, ITOC/IREC/ITAM; quarterly/as requested with BU R&C committees for risk and controls.
• Conduct weekly review with CISO; monthly projects review with CISO + CIO directs for cyber security.
• Attend senior business leadership meetings, social events; regular 1:1s; PI planning/QBRs/BIC meetings for business relationship management.
• Partner with business leaders to design digital operating models with leading tech solutions; ARBs for strategic advising.
• Oversee process from start of capital planning to workshops, estimations, plan development, and execution for roadmaps.
• Manage portfolio risk review and escalation (monthly with directs + BU leadership; executive steering committees for critical projects).
• Participate in stand ups, retrospectives, project/vendor escalation.
• 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.
• Identify emerging technologies to drive competitive advantage.
• Support business development and key client engagements where technology is central.
• Maintain accountability for performance, productivity, and profitability.

Benefits

• 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
• Other voluntary and well-being benefits
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees