Network Manager

**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 24,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

**Role/ Department**:
The network manager is responsible for the management of subcustodians, account operators, central depositories, payment banks and securities markets within our global network to support Northern Trust's asset servicing business. The key elements of the network manager role include: risk management, commercial and relationship management, technical expertise, influencing market change and to develop market models in support of our clients and the bank. Network Management is part of the Digital Assets and Financial Markets group - the open position sits within the Asia Pacific regional Network Management team.

**The key responsibilities of the role include**:

- Managing and developing relationships with all agent banks and third party network providers e.g. subcustodians, account operators, central depositories, tri-party agents, payment banks, financial intermediaries.
- Manage service levels and perform due diligence risk assessments.
- Perform onsite visits (travel required) to maintain core risk management, relationship and expertise benefits, expand relationship generation, strengthen expertise on how markets operate, and support market advocacy.
- Ensuring assets are protected and held through correct account structures.
- Managing local market environment relating to the operational, legal, regulatory and infrastructure environment, and preparing/communicating relevant changes to internal and external partners.
- Provision of consulting services to internal/external partners seeking information and guidance to navigate through operational, regulatory and infrastructure conditions associated with investing in global markets.
- Contribute to lobbying efforts to influence market change and developments.
- Support negotiation of legal documentation and lead fee reviews/negotiation.
- Where applicable, perform market provider RFPs and also new market reviews to support expansion of Northern's network coverage.
- Market evolution and digital assets to support (i) market evolution and industry change initiatives covering both traditional and digital assets, (ii) foster education in relation to market and digital asset evolution, and (iii) opportunity identification with agent banks, market infrastructures and other market entities.
- Strategically and operationally support Northern Trust business units.

**Skills/ Qualifications**:

- Proven knowledge and demonstrated expertise across global custody / securities services.
- Seasoned professional expert with extensive technical/business knowledge and functional expertise.
- Ability to manage external relationships.
- Comfortable presenting in front of subcustodians, clients and internal stakeholders/management.
- Demonstrate strong risk management competency level.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
- Organisation and time management proficiency.
- Successful project manager.

**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.

**Reasonable accommodation**

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.

Additional Information

Job ID 107699