Specialist Product Manager, Digital Asset Solutions

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

1d • $137,400 - $233,600

About The Position

The Specialist Product Manager, Digital Asset Solutions is responsible for executing the strategy of the Global Product Management Office for Northern Trust’s digital asset product suite. This role drives product commercialization, innovation, and product lifecycle initiatives, including market assessment, product launches, and ongoing product enhancements. Partnering across Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Sales, and Relationship Management, the position delivers market-leading digital asset solutions, supports revenue growth, and enhances client outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in financial services with significant product management, product strategy, digital product, or technology delivery experience.
• Experience developing and scaling digital asset solutions, including distributed ledger technology (DLT), tokenization, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, and related technologies.
• Strong knowledge of asset servicing products, including custody, cash, fund services, and related capabilities.
• Experience leading product commercialization, pricing strategy, investment prioritization, and business case development.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive results across complex, matrixed organizations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Strategic mindset, strong execution focus, and commercial acumen.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Own the global digital asset portfolio, strategy, and roadmap.
• Convert capabilities, data, reporting, and services into differentiated client solutions.
• Assess market trends, identify opportunities, and represent Northern Trust externally.
• Align senior leaders and cross-functional partners on priorities and decisions.
• Partner with Sales and Relationship Management on client opportunities.
• Lead pricing, business cases, investment decisions, and revenue opportunities.
• Drive delivery across the product lifecycle.
• Oversee product enhancements, launches, and ongoing performance.
• Manage governance, risk, controls, dependencies, and outcomes.

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