Senior Consultant, Trade Performance & Analytics

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Trade Performance & Client Analytics will lead Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) and trading insight across the Capital Markets business in the Americas. This is a senior role for someone with strong market knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to turn trading data into actionable insights for clients and internal partners. The role partners closely with Trading, Sales Trading, Relationship Management, and clients to interpret execution data, support decision-making, and strengthen how analytics are used across the business. It offers broad exposure and the opportunity to shape reporting, client engagement, and the continued development of the firm’s analytics capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA), best execution, and regulatory reporting across multiple asset classes, including equities, FX, and fixed income.
• Relevant experience in asset management, banking, brokerage, or financial services in a performance reporting, trading analytics, or data analytics role.
• Experience working closely with trading desks, sales trading, or portfolio management teams, particularly in equities.
• Ability to translate complex quantitative data into clear, commercially relevant insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence and engage senior internal and external partners.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reasoning skills, with close attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, with experience working with large datasets.
• Proactive, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work effectively across regions and time zones.

Nice To Haves

• Progress toward professional qualifications, such as CFA Level I or equivalent, is desirable, along with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Technical aptitude and an interest in data tools and coding, including SQL, are a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop trading insights across asset classes, with an initial focus on equities and fixed income.
• Identify opportunities to improve trading performance and client outcomes through data-driven analysis.
• Support client and prospect meetings in partnership with Sales Trading, Execution Trading, and Relationship Management.
• Prepare client-ready analysis, reporting, and presentation materials.
• Provide management reporting on TCA and trading activity, including key trends and performance insights.
• Own clients, reports, processes, or analytics deliverables from end to end.
• Coordinate with internal teams and clients to ensure reporting accuracy and consistency.
• Support the development of analytics capabilities, new data use cases, and cross-sell opportunities across the business.
• Improve analytics processes and best practices to support scale and efficiency.
• Provide guidance and informal leadership within the analytics team.

Benefits

• 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: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree