Senior Consultant, Financial Crimes

About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. Financial Crimes Data Management Senio Consultant, Risk Analytics Position Summary Northern Trust's Risk Data Management team is seeking a highly motivated Consultant, Risk Analytics to support Financial Crimes programs including AML, KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Screening, Regulatory Reporting, and Financial Crimes Data Modernization initiatives. This role will serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders, technology teams, and upstream data providers to improve data quality, resolve production issues, enhance reporting capabilities, and deliver strategic data solutions. The successful candidate will lead issue management activities, develop key risk and data quality metrics, monitor trends, and contribute to the design and implementation of scalable data solutions that strengthen the firm's Financial Crimes risk management framework.

Data Management & Analytics Lead and support data-focused initiatives across Financial Crimes disciplines including KYC, Screening, Transaction Monitoring, and Financial Crimes Reporting. Perform data analysis to identify trends, anomalies, root causes, and opportunities for process improvement. Develop and maintain key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), operational metrics, and management reporting dashboards. Monitor data quality trends and recommend remediation strategies to improve completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of critical data elements. Create executive-level reporting and presentations that provide insights into financial crime risks, operational performance, and data quality outcomes. Production Issue Management Coordinate the identification, tracking, escalation, and resolution of production issues affecting Financial Crimes applications and data feeds. Lead root cause analysis efforts and partner with technology, operations, and business teams to drive timely resolution of incidents. Establish controls and monitoring processes to proactively identify data issues before they impact downstream processes or regulatory reporting. Maintain issue logs, remediation plans, and status reporting for management and governance forums. Business & Data Partner Engagement Develop strong partnerships with upstream data providers, technology teams, Master Data Management (MDM), compliance partners, and business stakeholders. Act as a trusted advisor on data requirements, data quality expectations, and business impacts. Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and translate business needs into actionable data and technology solutions. Support data governance activities including data lineage, ownership, controls, metadata management, and data quality assessments. Strategic Initiatives Participate in Financial Crimes modernization programs focused on improving data architecture, reporting, automation, and risk measurement capabilities. Support implementation and testing activities for new data integrations, system enhancements, and regulatory requirements. Assist with audit, compliance, and regulatory inquiries by providing data analysis, documentation, and traceability of reporting results. Contribute to the development of sustainable operating models that improve