Northern Trust

Financial Services

GlobalAccountingProductLead,SVP

$137–234k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Global Accounting Product Lead, SVP at Northern Trust. Skills: Accounting product, Global product, Product strategy, Stakeholder management. Lead global accounting product portfolio. Set product direction”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver meaningful client impact; Deliver business impact; Contribute to growth

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Strategic thinker

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 15+ years in financial services, 15+ years product management, Deep accounting product expertise, Experience leading global product portfolios, Experience contributing to product financial performance, Proven ability to lead senior individual contributor role, Cross-functional partnership skills, Stakeholder management skills, Strategic thinker, Execution focus

What You'll Do.

Lead global accounting product portfolio

Set product direction

Bring together capabilities into solutions

Drive industry analysis

Drive modernization initiatives

Drive product differentiation

Represent product in engagements

Partner across Product

Influence decision-making

Lead cross-functional outcomes

Shape pricing strategy

Shape product financial performance

Support capital planning

Support investment prioritization

Support business cases

Support delivery across product lifecycle

Ensure adherence to governance

Ensure adherence to risk frameworks

Ensure adherence to control frameworks

Coordinate cross-functional dependencies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional partnership; Cross-functional outcomes; Partner across Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Compliance

Communication Scope

Client engagements

Process & Methodology

Roadmap priorities, Product lifecycle stages, Cross-functional dependencies

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