Director of Investment Product Solutions (Finance)
About Northern Trust:
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 Director of Product Solutions is responsible for organizing, managing, and enhancing the platform of investment products offered to WM clients, including both third party and proprietary investment solutions. This role requires deep understanding of the WM investment philosophy and process, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams and with external vendors to deliver client-centric investment offerings that align with the firm's strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Product Platform Management: oversee end to end lifecycle of the investment product platform including proprietary products and third-party offerings (mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs0
- Product Strategy: collaborate with senior leadership to define the product strategy, ensure that the platform meets clients needs, market trends, regulatory requirements. Identify opportunities to enhance offerings.
- Third party product integration: onboard and manage relationships with third party product providers.
- Partner with advisors to understand client needs and preferences, advocating for a tailored platform designed to meet these needs.
- Market research and competitive analysis: Understand competitive landscape from a platform, product, and pricing perspective.
- Regulatory and compliance oversight: ensure all products comply with relevant regulations.
- Cross functional collaboration: consult with marketing, technology, operations, and investment teams to ensure seamless product delivery.
- Stakeholder communication: develop and present product updates, performance reports etc. to key internal stakeholders and leaders.
- Collaborate with NTAM partners (product, Wealth Client Group, and Multi Manager teams) to ensure aligned delivery of solutions and messaging.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Econ, Business Administration, or related field. MBA, CFA, preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in product management, wealth management or investment management
- Experience in wealth management or financial services with a focus on client facing investment solutions.
- Excellent communication skills
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks
Salary Range:
$137,400 - 233,600 USD
Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a 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 provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com .
We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
