Chicago, IL
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.
As an Executive Recruiter you will
- Manage the strategy and execution of the full life cycle recruiting process
- Develop and implement comprehensive recruitment strategies to attract qualified candidates.
- Guide hiring managers by establishing and clearly communicating recommendations based on knowledge of the markets, candidates, and talent strategies.
- Educate hiring managers on the Talent Acquisition hiring process, policies, and procedures
- Develop strong relationships with hiring managers, HR Partners, and candidates
- Utilize innovative recruitment strategies and develop pipelines for complex and strategic positions
- Construct and negotiate complex offers
- Use data to drive talent acquisition strategy and influence hire and offer recommendations
- Proactively maintain/manage market intelligence
- Keep abreast of recruiting best practices and introduce them to Northern as appropriate
Successful Candidates will have
- 10+ years of recruiting for positions from the senior to executive level
- Experience recruiting for positions in Asset
- Management/Investments/Financial
- Demonstrated sourcing techniques, including building talent pipelines, referral generation and diversity recruiting
- Effective consulting and client management skills ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with hiring managers, Human Resources partners and external third parties
- Understanding and delivery of complex compensation policies and practices
- Excellent time management and organization skills with a strong sense of urgency and high level of accountability
- Expertise in utilizing applicant tracking system (ATS) and CRM to efficiently manage candidates. (Workday Recruiting experience is a plus).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
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
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.