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.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s 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 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Vice President, Trade Performance & Client Analytics

The Vice President, Trade Performance & Client Analytics will lead Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) and trading insight across the Capital Markets business in the Americas. This is a senior role for someone with strong market knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to turn trading data into actionable insights for clients and internal partners.

The role partners closely with Trading, Sales Trading, Relationship Management, and clients to interpret execution data, support decision-making, and strengthen how analytics are used across the business. It offers broad exposure and the opportunity to shape reporting, client engagement, and the continued development of the firm’s analytics capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop trading insights across asset classes, with an initial focus on equities and fixed income.

• Identify opportunities to improve trading performance and client outcomes through data-driven analysis.

• Support client and prospect meetings in partnership with Sales Trading, Execution Trading, and Relationship Management.

• Prepare client-ready analysis, reporting, and presentation materials.

• Provide management reporting on TCA and trading activity, including key trends and performance insights.

• Own clients, reports, processes, or analytics deliverables from end to end.

• Coordinate with internal teams and clients to ensure reporting accuracy and consistency.

• Support the development of analytics capabilities, new data use cases, and cross-sell opportunities across the business.

• Improve analytics processes and best practices to support scale and efficiency.

• Provide guidance and informal leadership within the analytics team.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Progress toward professional qualifications, such as CFA Level I or equivalent, is desirable, along with a commitment to ongoing professional development.

• Strong knowledge of Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA), best execution, and regulatory reporting across multiple asset classes, including equities, FX, and fixed income.

• Relevant experience in asset management, banking, brokerage, or financial services in a performance reporting, trading analytics, or data analytics role.

• Experience working closely with trading desks, sales trading, or portfolio management teams, particularly in equities.

• Ability to translate complex quantitative data into clear, commercially relevant insights for technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence and engage senior internal and external partners.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reasoning skills, with close attention to detail.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, with experience working with large datasets.

• Technical aptitude and an interest in data tools and coding, including SQL, are a strong advantage.

• Proactive, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Able to work effectively across regions and time zones.

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Salary Range:

$83,100 - 141,300 USD

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.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply 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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com

We hope you’re 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.