Accounting Product Suite Lead, Global

Global Accounting Product Lead, SVP

Drive the evolution of Northern Trust’s global accounting product suite across fund, insurance, partnership, and related capabilities. Sit within Asset Servicing’s Product Office to help advance product solutions that support institutional clients across custody, administration, fiduciary, and data services.

• Asset Servicing Product Leadership:
• Lead the global accounting product portfolio across fund, insurance, partnership, and related capabilities
• Set product direction and roadmap priorities in partnership with key stakeholders
• Bring together accounting, data, reporting, and service capabilities into cohesive solutions
• Strategic Leadership:
• Serve as a senior product leader through expertise, influence, and sound judgment
• Drive industry analysis, modernization initiatives, and product differentiation
• Represent the product in client and industry engagements
• Stakeholder Engagement & Enterprise Alignment:
• Partner across Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Compliance
• Influence priorities and decision-making with senior stakeholders
• Lead cross-functional outcomes through collaboration, credibility, and strong product knowledge
• Commercial & Financial Leadership:
• Help shape pricing strategy and product financial performance
• Support capital planning, investment prioritization, and business cases
• Contribute to growth through a competitive and scalable product strategy
• Execution & Governance:
• Support delivery across product lifecycle stages
• Ensure adherence to governance, risk, and control frameworks
• Capture and coordinate cross-functional dependencies and risks

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 15+ years in financial services and product management
• Deep accounting product expertise
• Experience leading global product portfolios and contributing to product financial performance
• Proven ability to lead in a senior individual contributor role
• Strong cross-functional partnership and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic thinker with strong execution focus

Salary Range: $137,400 - 233,600 USD

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 with an equity component

Reasonable Accommodation: Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please email MyHRHelp@ntrs.com if you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process.