EMEA Product Leader: Strategy, Growth & Data

Northern Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a senior Product Head, EMEA to define and deliver the strategic direction of the regional asset servicing product suite. You will lead a regional product team, align priorities with the broader strategy, and drive client-focused solutions across data, analytics, and insights.

The role combines strategic leadership, commercial delivery, and cross-functional collaboration to enable growth, innovation, and consistent product outcomes across the EMEA region.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience and expertise in product management within financial services or a related industry.
• Experience contributing to or leading product strategy and delivery across complex organisations.
• Understanding of market dynamics, client needs, and product lifecycle management.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams including business, technology, and operations.
• Ability to analyse data and use insights to inform decision-making.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver a clear strategic vision and long-term roadmap for the EMEA product suite.
• Lead and develop a regional product team to deliver scalable, client-focused solutions.
• Ensure alignment between regional priorities and broader organisational strategy.
• Partner with business units and Sales teams to shape and deliver commercial strategy.
• Identify and respond to market opportunities and competitive trends.
• Define and track key performance indicators linked to client outcomes, product performance, and financial results.
• Drive product development informed by client needs, industry developments, and regulatory considerations.
• Simplify and rationalise product capabilities to improve efficiency and reduce duplication.
• Support initiatives such as centralisation of data capabilities and vendor management.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to develop and execute go-to-market plans.
• Represent the organisation in client engagements, industry forums, and business development activity.
• Support delivery of a consistent and integrated product experience for clients.
• Work across business, technology, and operations to support development and implementation of technology strategies, including cloud initiatives.
• Contribute to transformation programmes that enhance product delivery and scalability.
• Partner with stakeholders across Product, Operations, Technology, and other functions to support delivery of product outcomes.

Skills

Product management

Financial services

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics

Strategic planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a senior Product Head, EMEA to define and deliver the strategic direction of the regional asset servicing product suite. You will lead a regional product team, align priorities with the broader strategy, and drive client-focused solutions across data, analytics, and insights.

The role combines strategic leadership, commercial delivery, and cross-functional collaboration to enable growth, innovation, and consistent product outcomes across the EMEA region.