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:
 

We have a new opportunity created within our Brokerage Product Team.  The role is for an experienced Product Owner that has strong Investment Banking and/or Brokerage experience in a Product or Analysis role with a particular focus on Operations and Regulatory Reporting.  The primary location for the role is in Northern Trusts London office, but has a global remit.  The role sits within the Brokerage business and will report into the Head of Brokerage Product.

Brokerage sits under the broader Banking and Markets umbrella and is responsible for Agency Execution of client business.  It has a particular focus on outsourced execution and covers multiple asset classes including Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives. 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience, will be a quick thinker and can solve problems when they arise.  Strong communication skills are critical to the role and the ability to remain calm and approachable in a high paced environment is also very important.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Partners with Product Management and Business stakeholders to influence, support, and champion product vision and roadmaps, and to coordinate value realization across teams beyond their direct responsibilityAnticipates potential future client needs and proactively positions product capabilities to take advantage of business opportunitiesMaintains a well-groomed backlog of development items to be used for efficient implementation of projectsWorks with the Global Operations and Regulatory Reporting teams to drive forward new requirements and prioritise their defects and enhancementsInfluences the shape and champions the adoption of automated testing frameworks; reviews and agrees acceptance criteria for new development and signs off on business-readiness, in coordination with quality assurance team membersWork with the development team to foster an environment of teamwork, collaboration and enthusiasm, championing the experimentation with and adoption of advanced and emerging AGILE techniquesFace off to Feature Team Business OwnerAgree catalogue prioritiesProvide estimates and costsProvide ongoing progress updatesDiscuss timescales and resource constraintsProvide product demosDiscuss phased deliveryManage Feature Team Priorities and Work Items with TechnologyUpdate technology on Business Owners prioritiesFace off to business users to capture detailed global requirementsDocument requirements and raise JIRAsDiscuss effort with development and add estimates to JIRAsAdd JIRA’s to sprints and provide feedback to Business owners regarding effort and delivery datesBe responsible for delivery of the requirement as it moves through the sprint cycle from development to testing to go-liveParticular focus on Operations and regulatory reporting requirements and catalog ownership in those areasDocumentation and TestingDocument changes and educate support team and the business.  Each major delivery or change will be included in a ‘Quick Reference Guide (QRG)’Work with the test team to script the changes for initial delivery and then discuss automation and regressionAssist support teams in each region post go-live

Skills/Qualifications:

Experience working in an Investment Bank or BrokerageKnowledge of Operations and Regulatory Reporting WorkflowsStrong written and verbal communication skillsThe ability to solve complex problems quickly and effectivelyBe able to work in a teamKnowledge of current market trends and can advise other partners on products and strategyAbility to compile Functional Specifications, create business requirements and work with development to deliver them to productionKnowledge of Front-office and Middle Office Trading Systems and applicationsUnderstanding of Agile MethodologiesKnowledge of ADOKnowledge of development tools and technologies such as PowerBi, Snowflake and SQLExperience with Bloomberg DAPI and Bloomberg Desktop and associated application

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.