at Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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 NTAM Regulatory Relations Specialist is a new key role that will have accountability for fostering trusted working relationships with the firm's key regulators. Primary areas of focus include regular strategic communications and presentations, managing responses to regulatory findings, and coordinating regulatory change action plans. The role reports to the Head of Investment Platform Services and works across the NTAM Executive Team to carry out its duties. The ideal candidate will have expertise in asset management regulatory affairs, strategic communications, planning, and project management.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Guide relationship building with key regulators through management of ongoing dialogue on BAU and emerging business issues.
- Manage response to standard and ad-hoc regulatory inquiries.
- Organize and manage preparations for regular and ad-hoc exams. Lead material preparations to relay a cohesive story and guide presenters in development of key messages.
- Analyze newly proposed regulations, propose and coordinate NTAM viewpoints and comments during solicitation periods, promoting NTAM's industry leadership on regulatory developments.
- Manage impact of regulatory change on business practices. Work in concert with Risk, Legal, Compliance and Product teams to stay abreast of regulatory change and lead cross functional efforts to implement change and align the business with the evolving regulatory landscape.
- Serve as lead project management resource for uplift of standards and controls for business resiliency.
The successful candidate will benefit from having:
Skills and Attributes
- Project management acumen and capacity to lead cross-functional teams and influence beyond reporting lines.
- Results-oriented with strong analytical skills.
- Exceptional organizational skills and demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound business judgment.
- Strong collaborator, able to develop networks and reciprocal relationships.
- Skilled oral and written communicator; including experience in effectively communicating with a global base of regulators, employees, colleagues, and executives.
Experience Required
- Seasoned investment professional with a minimum of 7-10 years of industry experience
- Prior experience in a regulatory liaison role is a plus
- MBA, JD and/or advanced degree strongly preferred.
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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.
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Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
