Sr Product Manager, Goals Powered Solutions (GPS)

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Summary

The Sr. Product Manager for the Goals Powered Solutions (GPS) Platform is responsible for defining and executing the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Northern Trust’s goals-driven wealth management platform. This role partners across business, product, engineering, UX, data, operations, risk, compliance, and security teams to deliver innovative planning and advisory capabilities that enhance advisor effectiveness, improve client outcomes, and support the continued evolution of Goals Driven Wealth Management. The role drives alignment across shared services, enterprise platforms, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, reliable, and differentiated solutions.

Major Duties

• Lead roadmap planning and execution for the Goals Powered Solutions platform and its supporting capabilities.
• Partner with business stakeholders to define and prioritize capabilities that strengthen goals-based advice, financial planning, advisor workflows, and client engagement.
• Drive delivery across multiple agile teams and shared platform domains, ensuring alignment of priorities, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, UX, data, and architecture teams to design and deliver scalable, modern solutions.
• Define product requirements, epics, features, and user stories to support Agile delivery and strategic business objectives.
• Establish and maintain platform governance, business capability ownership, and product standards to ensure consistency, quality, and operational excellence.
• Partner with enterprise teams to integrate shared data, services, and platforms that enable seamless advisor and client experiences.
• Leverage advisor feedback, client insights, analytics, and market trends to identify opportunities and inform investment decisions.
• Monitor platform health, adoption, performance, and business outcomes through KPIs and operational metrics, driving continuous improvement.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, organizational change efforts, and go-to-market activities related to new platform capabilities and enhancements.
• Support strategic planning, investment funding requests, and executive communications related to the platform roadmap and vision.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and advocate for goals-driven wealth management across the organization.

Knowledge & Skills

• Deep knowledge of product management principles, roadmap development, product lifecycle management, and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Strong understanding of wealth management, financial planning, advisory workflows, and goals-based advice concepts.
• Experience working with enterprise platforms, cloud-native architectures, APIs, data integrations, and shared services ecosystems.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into scalable product capabilities and measurable outcomes.
• Expertise in defining business requirements, product backlogs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience leveraging analytics, business metrics, and user research to guide product decisions and prioritization.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and influencing skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of risk, compliance, audit, privacy, and security requirements within regulated financial services environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple teams, dependencies, and stakeholder groups.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar Agile planning and delivery tools.

Experience & Education

• 7+ years of Product Management experience, preferably within financial services, wealth management, or digital platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex platforms, shared capabilities, or enterprise product initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Advanced product management, Agile, or financial services certifications preferred.

Why This Role Matters

Goals Powered Solutions (GPS) is Northern Trust’s flagship goals driven wealth management platform, enabling advisors to deliver personalized planning experiences that align client goals, investment strategies, and financial outcomes. This role ensures the platform continues to evolve as a strategic differentiator by delivering innovative capabilities, modernizing platform architecture, strengthening enterprise integrations, and empowering advisors to provide more effective and scalable advice to clients.

Salary Range:

$114,500 - 194,700 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.