Specialist, Data Governance (Data Product Manager – Wealth Management)

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.

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Data Product Manager to join our Wealth Management Data and Analytics team as a Specialist in Data Governance. This role will focus on the stewardship and product ownership of core wealth data domains—balances, positions, and tax lots—within our Wealth Management Data Cloud. You will be responsible for driving the strategy, governance, and lifecycle of these data products to ensure they are accurate, trusted, and aligned with business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the data product owner for balances, positions, and tax lots, ensuring data is fit-for-purpose, well-documented, and governed across its lifecycle.
• Define and maintain metadata, lineage, and quality standards for assigned data domains using enterprise tools such as Collibra and Snowflake.
• Build and maintain data management artifacts (e.g., data dictionaries, lineage diagrams, quality rules, stewardship assignments) in alignment with the enterprise data strategy and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with data stewards, engineers, and business stakeholders to prioritize enhancements, resolve data quality issues, and align on product roadmaps.
• Lead the development and execution of data governance frameworks, policies, and controls in alignment with enterprise data strategy.
• Represent Wealth Management in enterprise data governance forums and contribute to the evolution of federated data governance models.
• Partner with compliance, risk, and legal teams to ensure data usage adheres to regulatory and privacy requirements.
• Drive adoption of data products by evangelizing their value and ensuring they are discoverable, accessible, and well-supported.

Qualifications

• · 10+ years of experience in data governance, data product management, or data strategy roles within financial services, preferably wealth management.
• · Deep understanding of investment data structures, particularly balances, positions, and tax lots.
• · Proven experience with data governance tools (e.g., Collibra), cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake), and data cataloging practices.
• · Strong knowledge of data quality management, metadata standards, and regulatory data compliance (e.g., SEC, FINRA).
• · Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across business and technology teams.
• · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Finance, Data Science, or a related field.

Preferred Attributes

• · Experience working in a federated data governance model.
• · Familiarity with Agile product management methodologies.
• · Certification in data governance or data management (e.g., DCAM, CDMP).

Salary Range:

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.

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.