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.

Role Summary

Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) is seeking a DDQ Specialist to join the North American RFP team based in Chicago, Illinois. The DDQ Specialist will support the North American and International RFP teams. The RFP team is a part of the Global Institutional Client Group (GICG) and is responsible for the timely completion of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFI), Due Diligence Questionnaires (DDQs), and ad hoc requests from distribution partners.

As a DDQ specialist on the team the partner will support client relationship managers, sales specialists, and consultant relations directors by responding to questionnaires from existing clients and investment consultants. DDQs are received on a monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc basis. DDQ topics range from portfolio compliance, investment process and philosophy, risk management, trading philosophy, firm overview, and more. The specialist will collaborate with functional teams across the organization including, but not limited to, client reporting, compliance, performance attribution, client portfolio management, risk, and technology.

Primary Responsibilities

Respond to, coordinate, and assemble responses for regular due diligence questionnaires to support consultant and existing client relationshipsAdd value to DDQ process by coordinating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in a timely manner, and following up when necessaryAid the content manager in maintaining the RFP database, Qvidian, by reaching out to respective SMEs, flagging expired content where applicable, and ensuring consistency across contentBuild and maintain DDQ templates for recurring questionnaires, ensuring populated content is up to date and appropriately answers each question

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in finance or economics.1-2 years of financial services experience, asset management industry preferredGeneral knowledge of equity and fixed income investment conceptsAbility to multitask and manage conflicting priorities and workflowsStrong analytical and organizational skillsStrong time management and organization skills are criticalExperience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and Teams)

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.