Senior Manager - Asset Servicing Data & Digital

Northern Trust; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is hiring a Senior Manager – Asset Servicing Data & Digital in Maharashtra, India. This senior leadership role involves driving the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise data and digital platforms while overseeing full-stack development and large-scale technology programs.

The ideal candidate must possess strong technical expertise, proven leadership skills, and familiarity with financial services. Additional experience in AI/ML is preferred. Northern Trust emphasizes a collaborative and fast-paced working environment.

Qualifications

• Typically 15+ years of overall experience, including leadership of mid-to-large engineering teams.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, complex technology programs.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and delivery frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise digital and data platforms.
• Provide technical leadership across Portals, Datamart, and Datashare platforms.
• Drive engineering excellence across the full SDLC, ensuring high-quality, maintainable codebases.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

Advanced proficiency in event-driven architecture

Leadership of engineering teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

React

Java

Spring Boot

Python

Snowflake

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. 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.

Job Title

Senior Manager – Asset Servicing Data & Digital

Role Summary

The Senior Manager – Asset Servicing Data & Digital Technology is a senior leadership role responsible for driving the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise data and digital platforms. This position combines hands‑on technical leadership with strategic oversight of large‑scale programs to enable scalable, secure, and client‑centric solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Technology Strategy & Architecture: Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise digital and data platforms.
• Define and drive adoption of modern engineering patterns, including event‑driven architecture and Pub/Sub models, domain‑driven design (DDD), microservices and containerization, cloud‑native architecture (Azure preferred), and data engineering pipelines.
• Ensure delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient systems aligned with enterprise standards.
• Application Development & Platform Ownership: Provide technical leadership across Portals, Datamart, and Datashare platforms, ensuring consistent architecture and integration.
• Oversee full‑stack development practices: front‑end (React and modern UX frameworks), back‑end (Java, Spring, APIs, Python, Snowflake), with C++ as an additional skill.
• Drive engineering excellence across the full SDLC, ensuring high‑quality, maintainable codebases.
• Strategic Program Leadership: Lead delivery of key business initiatives, including enterprise integration of Fenergo across Asset Servicing platforms, partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technology solutions and roadmaps, and manage execution across multiple projects.
• Data Engineering & Platform Enablement: Lead development of enterprise data platforms, including Data Hubs, Data Marts, and analytics solutions, and design data engineering solutions that leverage Snowflake and cloud‑based technologies.
• People Leadership & Talent Development: Build, lead, and mentor high‑performing engineering teams, motivate, develop talent, and promote best practices.
• Stakeholder Management & Collaboration: Collaborate with global business and technology teams, communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, and ensure adherence to policies and regulatory requirements.
• Delivery Excellence & Commercial Focus: Drive efficient prioritization, planning, and delivery across competing initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• Full‑stack software engineering: React, Java, Spring Boot, APIs, Python, Snowflake, SQL.
• Advanced proficiency in event‑driven architecture, DDD, microservices, containers, Azure, Python, and Snowflake applications.
• Knowledge of data modelling (relational, dimensional), data engineering and analytics platforms (Snowflake, Databricks), and enterprise security and integration patterns.

Leadership & Delivery

• Proven track record of leading large‑scale, complex technology programs.
• Manage multiple teams and concurrent projects in a global environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and delivery frameworks.

Domain Knowledge

• Experience in Asset Servicing, Asset Management, or Financial Services.
• Familiarity with Northern Trust systems, platforms, and design patterns desirable.

Behavioral Competencies

• Critical thinking, analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to attract, retain, and develop talent.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Typically 15+ years of overall experience, including leadership of mid‑to‑large engineering teams.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML or advanced analytics.
• Knowledge of regulatory and data governance frameworks in financial services.
• Exposure to modern data management tools and ETL frameworks.

Working Conditions

• High collaboration role requiring interaction across global teams.
• Fast‑paced environment with multiple concurrent initiatives.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and is an equal opportunity employer.