Head of Client Oversight and Governance, Northern Trust Asset Management, Global Institutional Client Group

Location: Chicago, IL, United States; full-time, onsite role. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship.

Salary: $164,600–$288,000 USD base pay annually, plus a discretionary bonus program that may include equity.

Company

hirify.global provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients.

What you will do

• Build and lead a client oversight and governance function for onboarding, ongoing servicing, and offboarding activities.
• Oversee operational account setup, legal and account documentation, KYC requirements, compliance processes, and vendor relationships.
• Operationalize client service by documenting workflows, streamlining processes, automating activities, and developing tools for tracking client events and servicing issues.
• Establish dashboards, a single-source client database, and centralized documentation repositories for monitoring client-related data and changes after onboarding.
• Align first-line-of-defense activities with oversight and compliance functions, approve client onboardings, and develop policies and training for client-facing partners.
• Manage client oversight managers, advise relationship management teams, and oversee audit coordination, business continuity, and resiliency development.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience, including required asset management industry, product knowledge, and financial services experience.
• Expertise in asset management compliance regulations and proven experience building and overseeing control functions.
• Extensive understanding of client, vehicle, and investment considerations in onboarding and ongoing servicing.
• Strong project management, communication, analytical, facilitation, influencing, and consensus-building skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA and/or CFA is strongly preferred.
• U.S. work authorization is required; employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible and collaborative work culture with accessible senior leadership.
• Opportunities for internal mobility and professional development.
• Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) and pension.
• Medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, disability, life, and accident insurance.
• Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, voluntary benefits, and well-being programs.
• Inclusive workplace and opportunities to support community and philanthropic initiatives.