Business Strategy Specialist

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 worlds 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 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Turn strategy into executable change. Enable delivery at scale.

The Business Strategy Specialist plays a critical role in enterprise-wide transformation initiatives by supporting the design documentation and implementation of strategic change. This role based within the Chief Transformation Office serves as a critical leader in the working groups for front-line change and will work closely with Transformation Executives Program Managers and cross functional partners to translate strategic direction into clear requirements execution plans and implementation ready artifacts. This role is accountable for driving forward day-to-day progress across complex initiatives by applying strong business analysis structured problem solving and execution discipline in a fastmoving transformation driven environment.

We are recruiting for three Business Strategy Specialists who will each focus on the following pillars:

Business Strategy Specialist Personalization

Supports the design and implementation of enterprise-wide personalization strategies by documenting requirements analyzing current state processes and supporting operating model changes across client personas. Partners with business product and technology teams to translate persona-based strategies into executable plans and implementation artifacts.

Business Strategy Specialist AI Enabled Business Transformation

Supports AI enabled transformation initiatives by documenting use cases supporting requirements definition and assisting with implementation planning for AI driven tools and capabilities. Partners with business data and technology teams to help translate AI concepts into practical deployable solutions.

Business Strategy Specialist Channel and Platform

Supports transformation initiatives related to enterprise-wide channels and platforms by gathering requirements documenting workflows and coordinating design and delivery activities. Works across business and technology partners to ensure channel and platform changes are clearly defined sequenced and ready for implementation.

What Youll Do

• Support largescale transformation initiatives by translating strategic objectives into detailed requirements analyses and execution materials.
• Partner closely with Transformation Executives to advance initiative design planning and implementation across assigned areas of focus.
• Conduct current state and future state analysis of processes operating models workflows and capabilities.
• Develop and maintain high quality documentation including business requirements process flows operating model artifacts and implementation plans.
• Coordinate with Program Managers Technology Data Operations and Risk partners to support solution design and delivery readiness.
• Identify risks dependencies gaps and implementation considerations escalating issues and recommendations as appropriate.
• Support governance forums by preparing materials analyses and decision support content for senior stakeholders.
• Apply structured analytical judgment to solve complex problems and recommend practical scalable solutions.

What You Bring

• Strong business analysis and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate strategy into executable outcomes.
• Proven ability to operate effectively across business technology data and operational partners without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to document complex concepts clearly and concisely.
• High adaptability and comfort working in ambiguous fast paced transformation environments.
• Financial services experience required.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of experience in business analysis strategy execution transformation consulting or related roles within financial services.
• Experience supporting large cross functional initiatives or enterprise scale change programs.
• Demonstrated success delivering high-quality analysis and execution support in complex regulated environments.

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.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us andapply 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 .

We hope youre 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.