Accounting Product Lead

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 Accounting Product Lead is accountable for the strategy and evolution of the global accounting product suite, including fund accounting, insurance accounting, partnership accounting, and related capabilities.

This role serves as the single point of accountability across the enterprise, driving client value, commercial performance, and modernization while ensuring alignment across Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, and senior leadership stakeholders.

The key responsibilities of the role include:


Asset Servicing Product Ownership

• Own the global portfolio of accounting products and capabilities
• Define product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap
• Integrate accounting, data, reporting, and service capabilities into cohesive client solutions

Strategic Leadership

• Define market positioning, value proposition, and competitive differentiation
• Lead industry analysis and innovation, including modernization initiatives
• Represent the organization in client engagements and external industry forums

Stakeholder Engagement & Enterprise Alignment

• Align Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders
• Engage senior leadership to drive strategy, prioritisation, and decision-making
• Partner with Sales and Relationship teams to shape client solutions

Commercial & Financial Leadership

• Own pricing strategy with accountability for product P&L and financial performance
• Lead capital planning, investment prioritisation, and business case development
• Drive revenue growth through a competitive and market-relevant product strategy

Execution & Governance

• Sponsor delivery across all stages of the product lifecycle
• Ensure adherence to governance, risk, and control frameworks
• Manage cross-functional dependencies, execution risks, and outcomes

The successful candidate will benefit from having:


Leadership Profile

• Strong enterprise leadership presence with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Proven ability to drive alignment across complex, matrixed organisations
• Strategic mindset combined with strong execution focus

Skills / Qualifications

• Extensive years of experience in financial services, with significant product management experience
• Deep expertise in accounting (fund, insurance, partnership accounting preferred)
• Proven experience managing global product portfolios and P&L ownership
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of market dynamics
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication 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 [email protected] .

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.