Design Associate

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.

Major Duties :1. Collaborates on multidisciplinary project teams, from concept / strategy stage through execution, to ensure that the experiences created are viable for our business and set us apart from our competition. 2. Supports multidisciplinary lab teams to create compelling designs for partners, clients and business units. 3. Develops clear understanding of business objectives for a given initiative and helps translate those to designers. 4. Surfaces key strategic questions around business issues such as partner adoption, user experiences, operations, organizational structure, brand identity and implementation/production. 5. Conducts secondary research and examines industry trends to inspire design. Analyzes the competitive landscape to ensure The Northern Lab is creating differentiated experiences. 6. Contributes to the development of project roadmaps and or experience strategy and helps set priorities. 7. Able to facilitate discussions and reach decisions Knowledge :Strong writing, problem solving, presentation and storytelling skills In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required Highly flexible and adaptable to change, embraces ambiguity and responds positively to change Uses collaborative/communication tools effectively e.g. Slack, G Suite, Skype, Outlook Experience :Bachelor’s degree in design or business and/or relevant proven work experience is required. Previous experience within a design agency, in-house design team, or in a relevant business role is preferred.

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.