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.

Wealth Management Risk Professional

Our risk management team is seeking for a senior-level candidate with experience in Wealth Management. 

This role will focus on Wealth Management risk assurance and advise on material change such as new products, systems, business, data/digitalization, and regulation.  The role will be a key member in a global Enterprise Risk Management organization providing review and challenge and advise on risk policy adherence and appetite assessment. 

As a risk professional in our Wealth Management Risk Management team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate globally across the Wealth Management business unit and corporate functions.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Risk advisor to the Business on material change activity (e.g. new product, new business, new vendor etc.), including initial high-level views and channeling to appropriate risk evaluation and governance processes

• Engagement with business strategy ensuring a strong awareness and understanding of growth, product development and client prospects

• Risk assessment of material incidents and issues, including a review and challenge of the Business’s risk evaluation process

• Provide independent risk reporting 

• Support Corporate Risk in their development of risk frameworks and programs, and be an escalation for the Business and Corporate Risk owners

• Key member of Business Unit run risk forums and committees

• Interacts, partners and presents to Senior and Executive Management to understand the risks/challenges within the business, business changes and other significant events that could significantly affect the firm or adherence to regulatory requirements and risk appetite

• Maintains familiarization and technical expertise across the firm including organizational structure, personnel, activities and products, new product development, technology and data workstreams, financial performance and risk, and other areas as appropriate.

• Communicates with partners at all levels, developing and presenting recommendations on operations and controls

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

• Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate Risk Management experience

• Knowledge of Wealth Management at a strategic and operational level

• Risk advisory roles in change projects – new product, new business, business expansion

• Strong evaluation skills and ability to provide risk advice on a broad range of issues, initiatives and scenarios

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills to apply to all levels of an organization and in particular, at-risk forums

• Understanding of project management and portfolio management techniques and methods, including change management principle

• Ability to establish trust-based relationships with stakeholders across enterprise and lead them towards common objectives across teams

• Ability to develop hypotheses and make quick decisions in an agile environment

• Highly flexible and adaptable to change

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Salary Range:

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 [email protected].

 
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.