Vice President of Distribution Intelligence Solutions: Wealth Client Group (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.

Position Summary:

As the Vice President of Distribution Intelligence Solutions, you will be part of Northern Trust Asset Management's Wealth Client Group ("WCG"), primarily supporting distribution in the intermediary channel with a focus on Data and Technology. You will be working with leaders in Sales, Marketing, Technology, Operations, Finance and other corporate functions to deliver at-scale change in our technology, reporting, and analytical capabilities. In your role, you will support WCG's strategic business enablement agenda through the development of distribution technology and data, providing thought leadership that supports the modernization of current platform.

The Vice President of Distribution Intelligence Solutions will report to the Head of Distribution Business Intelligence for WCG and be part of a team that is charged with transforming data and technology into a more valuable business asset in our journey to grow the intermediary channel. This role collaborates with team members across the enterprise to ensure that WCG data and technology programs have the leadership and focus for successful delivery and adoption.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned multi-disciplinary person with extensive technical and business knowledge and experience. The candidate will have demonstrated experience designing and executing of data and technology projects for distribution in a large financial organization, working effectively with cross-functional teams to facilitate alignment with stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities:

Operating Model

• Drive implementation of WCG Distribution Business Intelligence strategy ensuring that both business and enterprise requirements are met for scope, target state, success criteria, and progress.
• Manage the most complex technical projects. Act as a liaison between our users, vendors, and technology teams to coordinate resolutions. Proactively manage backlog that addresses stakeholder needs in order of strategic priority. Triage of critical issues to ensure that application operational SLAs are met.
• Identify program blockers and ensure that underlying root causes are addressed in sustainable approaches and embedded in the broader strategic vision.

• Drive distribution technology adoption and assist in the training of new and existing users of WCG data tools and technology platform.
• Ensure knowledge transfer of key enablers to other team members, including mentoring other less experienced analysts.

Data & Technology

• Develop architecture vision for the distribution data ecosystem that delivers scalable data product/solutions.
• Establish data management protocols to mitigate potential data quality vulnerabilities and prioritize mitigation efforts.

• Design and deliver Salesforce CRM functionality that continues to enhance end-user experience and to ensure the platform fits going forward needs. This will include customizing and configuring fields, layouts and workflow, optimized data model, analytics and reporting and platform performance.
• Ensure seamless integration of tools such as Marketo, Seismic and PowerBI and their support of key business processes.
• Work closely with WCG partners to support development and delivery of metrics and insights in alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to identify optimization and automation opportunities that enhance customer and user experiences. Lead process re-engineering initiatives, ensuring that all automation solutions are scalable, maintainable, and adhere to NT standards and best practices.
• Work with cross-functional team members to continuously enhance and evolve the data and technology stack. Evaluate and recommend new and emerging technologies and techniques that support the WCG roadmap.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years' experience in data architecture and data engineering projects. Experience in modeling financial services data products is a critical skill. Work experience to include asset/investment management industry and expertise in understanding of business processes and data requirements for Sales and Marketing teams.

• 10+ years' experience in distribution technologies required, including Salesforce CRM, marketing engines, content management and business intelligence software. Hands on experience in end-to-end project management and across software development life cycle.
• Strong track record of delivery of technology projects including strong collaboration skills across technologists, business SMEs and clients is mandatory.
• Certifications such as Salesforce Administrator, business intelligence certifications and marketing engine certifications preferred.
• Expertise in Data Ingestion/Egress - ADF, API and/or ETL(s).
• Highly skilled in variety of languages or framework, such as Java or Python. Strong proficiency in developing and optimizing SQL modules.
• Working experience in Cloud technology - Azure, AWS, Snowflake and/or prior experience in moving On-Prem applications to Cloud model.
• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred, in field like math, engineering or computer science.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Demonstrated creative problem solving skills to define actionable and structured approaches to unstructured problems.
• Demonstrated proficiency in running multiple projects with efficiency and speed.
• Team player who works well with people from diverse backgrounds and can engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent technical communication skills to map business concepts to information requirements and software needs.
• Agility to learn and quickly become comfortable with new businesses areas or technologies.

Salary Range:
$133,500 - 226,900 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.