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Develop your career in Wealth Management
Join an organization that has helped some of the world’s most successful individuals, families, family offices, foundations and privately held businesses navigate life’s opportunities and challenges for more than 135 years.
Develop your career in Wealth Management
Join an organization that has helped some of the world’s most successful individuals, families, family offices, foundations and privately held businesses navigate life’s opportunities and challenges for more than 135 years.
Why Build Your Career in Wealth Management at Northern Trust?
When you work with us, you will help clients and their families achieve what matters most by providing expertise and advice across wealth planning, investing, trust and estates, and private banking.

Impact
Our approach to work is rooted in our founding principles: service, integrity, expertise. You will have an impact on clients across generations, helping them develop personalized strategies to confidently meet the ambitions they have for their wealth.

Expertise
With over 40 unique disciplines, you’ll join a team that delivers specialized advice and strives for excellence day after day. From business owners and executives to multigenerational families – you will provide deep expertise to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients.

Collaboration
Meaningful impact is created when diverse minds come together. Our collaborative culture empowers each employee to bring their unique insights to the table to deliver solutions that exceed the expectations of our clients – and each other.
What's it like working in Wealth Management at Northern Trust?
"So, why Wealth Management? Wealth Management is an exciting industry. It's growing at a rapid pace and is constantly evolving. Which means career opportunities are growing too. Within the industry, Northern Trust is known for having an amazing client base."



The Work You’ll Do
Our Wealth Management teams build and implement goals-aligned, custom wealth plans for our clients to help them achieve what matters most. Key roles on our teams include:
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Wealth Strategist (Business Development)
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Relationship Advisor (Trust)
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Portfolio Advisor (Investments)
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Banking Advisor
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Digital Transformation and Technology
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Program Manager
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Marketing Specialist
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Meet Our People
You don’t just accept a position here – you embark on a career journey. Each member of our team brings unique skills, perspectives and goals to their work at Northern Trust. Read more to learn about our people, their work and the opportunities they have to grow and make an impact as part of our Northern Trust Wealth Management business.
As a Wealth Strategist at Northern Trust, Michael Goldberger specializes in providing holistic wealth management services exclusively for high-net-worth families. In his role, he leads a team of experts dedicated to understanding and achieving your most meaningful financial goals. His approach involves assembling a bespoke team tailored to each client's unique needs, ensuring a comprehensive and coordinated strategy. This includes everything from complex financial and estate planning to tax optimization and multigenerational wealth management.
As a Wealth Strategist, Jannette Nguyen assists clients in all elements of the client onboarding and solution implementation process. She is responsible for overseeing the opening, transitioning and funding of new accounts. Jannette connects with and supports our clients in achieving their financial goals. The proudest moment of her Northern Trust journey so far is getting certified in Financial Essentials, which allows her to provide tailored education to younger generations on a variety of subjects including investing, saving, credit and behavioral finance. Hear more about Jannette’s career journey in her own words.
Through hard work, networking and supportive managers, Marek Kowal has achieved significant career progression. Having always wanted to be a part of the Northern Trust team, he joined us upon graduation from college and has worked his way through a number of roles, building key skills along the way. He is currently a Wealth Management portfolio advisor.
Emily Reagan is a journey owner in our wealth management digital services team. Her main responsibilities include setting the vision for our new client experience and delivering capabilities to simplify and modernize the ways in which we support our clients.
Juan Francisco Ortiz joined Northern Trust in 2015 with a wide range of financial services experience. As a Senior Managing Director of our Private Client Services group in Wealth Management, Juan oversees a team of Trust and Investment professionals.
The first day at a new job is always exciting, but for Kathy Cureton, Compliance Manager, it meant following in the family legacy. When she joined Northern Trust in 1997, Kathy became a third-generation Northern Trust employee.
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Learn More about Careers at Northern Trust
Our core principles — service, expertise and integrity — have remained constant for over 135 years, guiding Northern Trust's evolution from a new bank in the growing Chicago of 1889 to a multi-faceted global financial services provider.