Full-Time
Talent Management Specialist
Posted on 8/7/2025
Northern Trust
10,001+ employees
Global wealth management and asset servicing
Compensation Overview
$114.7k - $194.9k/yr
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid working model; candidate will spend time between working in the office and working from home.
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- Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Organizational Development/Behavior, I/O Psychology, Business or a related field.
- Minimum 15+ years of experience with talent management and organizational development with proven track record in a similar role
- Expertise in talent management, leadership development and employee development, learning and skilling practices and blended learning strategies for all levels of employees and leaders
- Strong proficiency with process and detail oriented
- Strong business acumen, in-depth knowledge of business strategies across all client groups, and the ability to effectively apply skills need identification techniques to diagnose and direct talent development strategies to support enterprise goals
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills. Ability to facilitate large and senior groups through the use of group dynamics while encouraging creativity and innovation.
- Highly skilled in influencing and negotiating and comfortable navigating organizational dynamics. Strong ability to foster and maintain collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, peers, team members
- Change management expertise and the ability to drive understanding and adoption
- Manages the Organization’s Talent, Leadership and Team Planning Processes
- Builds deep understanding of the internal and external business landscape to inform and shape talent management, leadership development and learning experiences and programs that support and drive strategic business outcomes.
- Leads the implementation, in partnership with HR, of all talent, leadership and team planning processes which includes but is not limited to: succession planning, leadership selection and assessment, talent planning and core talent processes (performance management, official title promotions)
- Actively engages and supports leaders on organizational changes and design
- Works collaboratively with the TM&D team to provide holistic solutions to business talent needs inclusive of the effective use of tools, team building activities, development activities to support leaders in creating an engaged environment
- Champions the individual development of leaders, managers and emerging talent
- Acts as a key member of the TM&D Leadership Team, developing relationships with senior stakeholders and championing the overall Talent Development function.
- Actively contributes to the continuous improvement of the TM&D team by leading special projects, conducting research, analyzing programs, and providing critical feedback that helps solve team problems or improve TM&D processes and practices.
- Master’s Degree
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Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
Founded
1889
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Wealth management fees rose 10.8% to $600.9 million in Q1 2026.
- APAC hiring deepens relationships with asset owners across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific.
- Strategic partnerships expand direct indexing, ServiceNow delivery, and digital-asset servicing capabilities.
What critics are saying
- Custody rivals BNY and State Street pressure pricing and client retention.
- Repeated revenue misses over two years weaken valuation upside.
- Tokenized-asset growth depends on fragile liquidity, regulation, and interoperability.
What makes Northern Trust unique
- Wealth management and asset servicing anchor a globally diversified franchise founded in 1889.
- Adaptive Equity funds combine alternative data, NLP, and adaptive portfolio construction.
- Digital-asset custody ties Northern Trust to Canton Network and institutional tokenized markets.
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Northern Trust appoints Alyssa Quinlan as Head of Advisor Relationships & Strategic Partnerships. Northern Trust Wealth Management has appointed Alyssa Quinlan as Head of Advisor Relationships & Strategic Partnerships. She will report to Global Head of Sales David Albright. Quinlan will lead the firm's relationships with professional advisors, including law and accounting firms, business advisory and investment consultants. These collaborations often intersect with client needs around unique assets such as fine art and collectibles, which the firm has a long history of addressing through its comprehensive wealth planning and fiduciary services. Building on that foundation, Quinlan will develop a dedicated platform that addresses the increasingly sophisticated needs of collectors and families with significant art holdings. "Our clients rely on a network of trusted advisors, and those relationships are central to delivering sophisticated advice," Albright said. "With Alyssa's addition, we are strengthening our advisor engagement strategy while further integrating guidance around unique assets - from valuation and liquidity planning to estate and legacy strategies." Quinlan brings 25 years of experience across wealth management, private banking and fine art. She most recently served as CEO of Freeman's Auctions & Appraisals, where she oversaw firmwide operations, led strategic growth initiatives and guided a major merger integration. In addition, she launched and managed the Chicago office of Gurr Johns, an art advisory and appraisal group. Earlier in her career, Quinlan held leadership roles at J.P. Morgan Chase, BMO Private Bank and Smith Barney/Citigroup Asset Management. She also served in senior positions at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Peterson Consulting. Quinlan is an active member of YPO, The Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicago Network and the Chicago Estate Planning Council, and supports arts and cultural organizations in Chicago, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Luminarts Cultural Foundation and the Women's Board of Ravinia. She holds a BA from DePauw University.
Northern Trust Wealth Management has appointed Alyssa Quinlan as Head of Advisor Relationships & Strategic Partnerships, reporting to Global Head of Sales David Albright. Quinlan will lead relationships with professional advisors including law, accounting and investment consulting firms. The former CEO of Freeman's Auctions & Appraisals will also develop a dedicated platform addressing the needs of collectors and families with significant art holdings. This builds on Northern Trust's existing wealth planning and fiduciary services for unique assets such as fine art and collectibles. Quinlan brings 25 years of experience across wealth management, private banking and fine art, including leadership roles at JP Morgan Chase, BMO Private Bank and Smith Barney. Northern Trust had $507.2 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2025.
Retirement industry people moves - 3/13/2026. Blackstone announces leadership appointments in private wealth division; Lenox Advisors announces partner promotions; Northern Trust Wealth Management adds global head of sales. Reported by Blackstone announces leadership appointments in private wealth division. Blackstone Inc. made two senior appointments to its private wealth leadership team. Rashmi Madan, a 15-year veteran of the firm, was promoted to the newly created post of global head of portfolio solutions for private wealth. She will oversee the worldwide scaling of Blackstone's multi-strategy investment solutions for individual investors. Simona Maellare, formerly global co-head of the alternative capital group at UBS, joins Blackstone as head of EMEA for private wealth. Maellare brings more than three decades of experience in alternative asset management and will lead the firm's expansion across Europe and the Middle East. The appointments are designed to accelerate growth in Blackstone's private wealth business, which now manages more than $300 billion globally, according to the company. Lenox Advisors announces partner promotions. Lenox Advisors Inc., a wealth and insurance advisory firm and an affiliate of NFP, an Aon company, announced the promotions of Russell Rolnick, Matthew Sendach and Zachary Kriftcher to partner. Rolnick joined Lenox Advisors nearly 20 years ago and serves high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients, with a focus on estate planning, retirement strategies, risk management, wealth management and employee benefits consulting. Sendach has been at Lenox Advisors since 2009, developing expertise across wealth management, insurance, estate planning and employee benefits strategies for both individual and corporate clients. Kriftcher joined Lenox Advisors in 2013 and most recently served as managing director. He focuses on estate, insurance and investment management strategies for individual clients, as well as employee benefits and executive carve-out programs for corporate clients. Northern Trust Wealth Management appoints global head of sales. Northern Trust Wealth Management named David Albright as global head of sales. Albright will lead client development strategy, sales execution and strategic partnerships, reporting to Wealth Management President Jason Tyler. Albright steps into the position during a period of sustained growth for Northern Trust Wealth Management, as the business expands within key segments and deepens its investment and advisory capabilities. In the announcement, Tyler highlighted Albright's institutional knowledge and execution-focused mindset as key assets for the firm's continued momentum. Previously, Albright led client development for global family and private investment offices and later co-led business activity in the Eastern U.S.
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide asset servicing solutions for Netherlands-based CK Capital Partners' CK Capital Value Fund, which launched in the fourth quarter of 2025. Services include fund administration, global custody, financial reporting and transfer agency. The company has also appointed David Albright as Global Head of Sales for Wealth Management, signalling a focus on deepening relationships with high-value clients. The move comes alongside Northern Trust's expansion of its dynamic currency hedging framework with Berenberg. Northern Trust's narrative projects $8.2 billion revenue and $1.4 billion earnings by 2028, implying a 1.6% yearly revenue decline. The company's fair value is estimated at $157.11, representing a 12% upside to its current price.
Northern Trust has partnered with Intercontinental Exchange to use ICE ETF Hub as the order-taking platform for its new US exchange-traded funds servicing capability for institutional investors. The integration marks a significant step in Northern Trust's strategic entry into the US institutional investor ETF servicing market. ICE ETF Hub provides secure, scalable technology infrastructure that streamlines ETF primary market workflows and connects with authorised participants, market makers and distributors. The platform will integrate with Northern Trust's automated ETF servicing application. Since inception, ICE ETF Hub has processed over $5 trillion in order notional. The partnership comes as institutional demand for ETFs continues to surge, driven by strong inflows and innovation across passive and active strategies. Northern Trust had $18.7 trillion in assets under custody as of 31 December 2025.