Country Executive, Canada

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.

A global leader in institutional financial services, our exclusive focus in Canada is on providing asset servicing and asset management solutions to Public Pension Funds, Corporate Pension Plans, Multi-Employer Pension Plans, Family Offices, Endowments & Foundations, Insurance and Fund Managers. Our rich heritage and intricate understanding of the Canadian landscape allows us to provide unique insights and strategic perspectives to our clients.

We are looking for an experienced Country Executive to lead our NT business activities in Toronto, Canada.

Responsibilities:

- Responsible for managing and developing the company's business activities within Canada and cultivating relationships with clients and regulators and manages the relationship with the Canadian board of Directors

- Oversees, plans, and directs the activities for the country organization, ensuring that business objectives are being met - Promotes the company's products and services in the Canadian market
- Directs the reviews of operations and administrations within Canada, and recommends improvements to increase production and efficiency

- Champions risk management and compliance programs and activities within the country - Seasoned leader with extensive business experience, and broad functional expertise, with focus on proactive strategic leadership
- Responsible for managing multiple units or functions through the direct management of a group of managers
- Develops, Implements, and communicates an overall strategy to meet both the countries and Corporation's strategic plan.
- Assumes accountability for financial and staffing resources, including developing and managing capital and expense budgets, liaising cross-function to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.
- Assumes full accountability for the performance and profitability of the area as compared to the plan

Qualifications:

- Knowledge of business strategy development is necessary to provide long term planning and to manage
- the profitability/performance of our Canadian business activities
- Leadership and organizational skills are required to direct the activities for the multiple units.
- Knowledge of country, federal, state, and/or local laws that affect the financial industry

- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required - In-dept Functional / Industry Knowledge is required
- Highly flexible and adaptable to change

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.

Reasonable accommodation


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.