Northern Trust

Financial Services

HeadofLuxembourgTransferAgency

€180–275k ~AI est. Luxembourg FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Head of Luxembourg Transfer Agency at Northern Trust. Skills: Transfer Agency, Leadership, Risk management, Regulatory readiness. Drive process consistency, standardization, efficiency, and oversight. Lead Transfer Agency initiatives”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

College or University degree and/or equivalent relevant professional experience

Nice to Have

Seasoned Transfer Agency leader with extensive technical, regulatory, and business expertise, ideally within Luxembourg or a comparable regulated environment

What You'll Do.

Drive process consistency

Lead Transfer Agency initiatives

Support new business onboarding and growth initiatives

Provide leadership and guidance to staff

Manage multiple teams or functions

Identify talent needs

Drive high performance culture

Plan for key succession and development

Make staffing and organizational decisions

Oversee the annual salary review process

Participate in divisional and regional strategic planning

Translate strategy into local priorities

Ensure delivery against objectives

and control the Transfer Agency budget

Lead complex initiatives

cross-functional perspective

Partner with Compliance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Compliance; Partner with Risk; Partner with Legal; Partner with Technology; Partner with Operations

Communication Scope

Oral communication; Written communication

Full Job Description

**_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. **_The role_** Reporting to the EMEA Head of Transfer Agency, this role holds overall accountability for the Transfer Agency function in Luxembourg, ensuring strong governance, operational control, and service excellence. The successful candidate will act as the senior site and functional leader for Transfer Agency in Luxembourg, with responsibility for performance, risk management, and regulatory readiness. **_Responsibilities_** * Drive process consistency, standardization, efficiency, and oversight in line with global and EMEA Transfer Agency strategy. * Lead Transfer Agency initiatives and ensure alignment with overall business strategy. * Support new business onboarding and growth initiatives within the constraints of existing workloads and approved budgets. * Provide leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee engagement, teamwork, and open communication. * Manage multiple teams or functions through the direct leadership of managers, providing coaching, direction, and strategic oversight. * Identify talent needs, drive high performance culture and plan for key succession and development. * Make staffing and organizational decisions, manage expenses, and oversee the annual salary review process for the function. * Participate in divisional and regional strategic planning, translating strategy into local priorities and ensuring delivery against objec

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