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.

Role/ Department:

The Product Head, EMEA is responsible for defining and delivering the strategic direction of the regional product suite across Asset Servicing. Reporting to John Turney, this role leads the development of scalable, client-focused product capabilities aligned to the broader “Whole Office” vision, enabling clients to access data, analytics, and insights across their portfolios.

This role brings together strategic leadership, commercial delivery, and cross-functional collaboration to drive innovation, growth, and consistent product outcomes across the region.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

Product Strategy & Leadership

• Define and deliver a clear strategic vision and long-term roadmap for the EMEA product suite
• Lead and develop a regional product team to deliver scalable and client-focused solutions
• Ensure alignment between regional priorities and broader organisational strategy

Commercial & Growth Delivery

• Partner with business units and Sales teams to shape and deliver commercial strategy
• Identify and respond to market opportunities and competitive trends
• Define and track key performance indicators linked to client outcomes, product performance, and financial results

Product Development & Innovation

• Drive product development informed by client needs, industry developments, and regulatory considerations
• Simplify and rationalise product capabilities to improve efficiency and reduce duplication
• Support initiatives such as centralisation of data capabilities and vendor management

Go-to-Market & Client Engagement

• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to develop and execute go-to-market plans
• Represent the organisation in client engagements, industry forums, and business development activity
• Support delivery of a consistent and integrated product experience for clients

Technology & Transformation

• Work across business, technology, and operations to support development and implementation of technology strategies, including cloud initiatives
• Contribute to transformation programmes that enhance product delivery and scalability

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with stakeholders across Product, Operations, Technology, and other functions to support delivery of product outcomes
• Balance strategic priorities with operational considerations to optimise delivery

Skills/Qualifications:

• Extensive experience and expertise in product management within financial services or a related industry
• Experience contributing to or leading product strategy and delivery across complex organisations
• Understanding of market dynamics, client needs, and product lifecycle management
• Experience working across cross-functional teams including business, technology, and operations
• Ability to analyse data and use insights to inform decision-making
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

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.