Senior Product Leader, Elevate Platform

About the role

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company founded in 1889, is a global financial institution known for its excellence and integrity. The company serves sophisticated clients worldwide, leveraging its extensive experience and cutting-edge technology. This role is within the Elevate platform, driving strategy and long-term direction.

Major Duties

• Leads the full product lifecycle and supports delivery of capabilities and services, including: Discovery and innovation, New product planning, New product introduction, Post-launch product management.
• Aligns product strategy with broader business goals and objectives.
• Develops and executes product roadmaps with a three to five-year horizon in partnership with the Product Executive, Business Stakeholders, and Technology Lead.
• Oversees product teams across Northern Trust’s Elevate platform, including compliance, risk, performance, Front Office Solutions, portfolio analytics, sustainability solutions, thought leadership, proprietary indicators, and data solutions.
• Assumes accountability for the overall performance and profitability of the area against plan.
• Establishes and monitors financial and market performance metrics for the product group.
• Affirms capital and expense investment needs based on trends, client needs, and roadmap priorities, and makes recommendations to the Product Executive and Business Stakeholders.
• Serves as the primary product contact for sales teams, communicates new features and value propositions, and oversees RFI, RFP, and due diligence responses.
• Represents the organization through product thought leadership at industry events, in publications, and at client events.
• Evaluates the impact of new regulations on the business and related product strategy.
• Ensures the reliability, performance, quality, and robustness of the product group.
• Manages financial and staffing resources, including capital and expense budgets, while partnering across functions to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Leads multiple units or functions through the direct management of managers.
• Applies seasoned business judgment and broad functional expertise to lead strategically across the product group.
• Leads day-to-day product group activities to ensure business objectives are met.

Qualifications

• A college or university degree and/or relevant proven work experience is required.
• A related industry qualification (e.g., ACCA) is also required.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in product management, product strategy, or related leadership roles, including experience leading teams and managing complex product portfolios.
• Program or project management experience, including planning, analysis, design, and governance, is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex topics into clear, executive-ready materials.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation skills with clients, partners, and leaders across disciplines.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.

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, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also offers a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working With Us

We offer a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability are assets that encourage exploration of new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and we are committed to assisting the communities we serve!