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CoPilot Product Owner

Northern Trust · Chicago, IL · $83,100–$141,300 a year

Posted Sep 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a product you owned end to end. How did you set the roadmap?

What they are checking: Real product lifecycle ownership with prioritization grounded in business value.

How would you work with Technology Platform Managers to decide what capabilities to enable next?

What they are checking: Partnering across business, technology and risk to make balanced product decisions.

Describe a time you had to communicate a product limitation to frustrated users.

What they are checking: Honest, clear communication that keeps adoption going despite gaps.

What would you do

How would you drive adoption of Copilot across thousands of employees who are busy and skeptical?

What they are checking: Change management thinking that goes beyond licenses to real habit change and use cases.

Copilot surfaces a document to someone who shouldn't have seen it because of loose permissions. What do you do?

What they are checking: Response to data exposure, including the underlying permissions problem rather than blaming the tool.

A business unit wants a feature that risk won't approve yet. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Ability to manage competing demands while keeping trust with both sides.

About the work

How would you measure whether Copilot is improving productivity, not just being used?

What they are checking: Ability to define outcome metrics and avoid vanity numbers like logins alone.

What governance risks come with personal AI assistants at a bank, and how would you address them?

What they are checking: Awareness of data access, oversharing, retention and regulatory concerns with enterprise AI.

What makes a good AI use case for personal productivity, and what makes a bad one?

What they are checking: Practical judgment about where AI helps and where human review is essential.

How would you gather and act on user feedback at enterprise scale?

What they are checking: Methods for collecting signal across many users and turning it into backlog decisions.

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The full job description

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About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. CoPilot Product Owner The CoPilot Product Owner is responsible for delivering Personal AI enablement and product strategy in support of the Enterprise AI Program goals and objectives. This role drives end-to-end product lifecycle management for Personal Productivity AI tooling (e.g., Copilot, enterprise AI assistants), ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities, effective adoption and use with appropriate governance. The role operates at the intersection of business, technology, and risk, partnering closely with Technology Platform Managers to define capabilities, deliver product innovations, and sustain adoption at scale. The position is accountable for translating strategy into execution, managing product performance, and continuously optimizing outcomes through data-driven insights. Key Responsibilities: • Drive discovery and innovation through personas, competitive analysis, and identification of new opportunities • Support product planning including forecasting, requirements definition, and success metrics • Maintain an enterprise-wide perspective to optimize efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity • Perform risk analysis and maintain risk assessments aligned to governance frameworks and controls • Track product KPIs (adoption, satisfaction, performance) and conduct post-launch audits to drive continuous improvement • Monitor financial performance (capital, expenses, rate cards) and ensure alignment across regions • Maintain product inventory, documentation, and governance artifacts with audit-ready accuracy • Provide RFP support and expert consulting across business and technology stakeholders • Operate cross-functionally with business, technology, risk, and compliance partners • Ensure adherence to enterprise governance, regulatory standards, and AI control frameworks • Develop and deliver quarterly OKRs aligned to enterprise strategy, with transparent performance reporting • Support executive decision-making through structured insights and performance analytics • Balance strategic direction with operational execution to deliver measurable business outcomes Knowledge & Experience Required • Comfortable operating a business enablement product for a technical product environment. on • Understanding of Microsoft Copilot ecosystem (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, agents) including enterprise deployment, usage patterns, and productivity use cases • Knowledge of AI-powered personal productivity workflows (workflow automation, knowledge grounding, prompts, agent orchestration, collaboration enablement) • Familiarity with enterprise AI governance, risk, and compliance frameworks (e.g., data protection, access controls, model risk, audit requirements) as applied to Copilot and enterprise AI tools • Experience with product lifecycle management, including roadmap development, launch execution, and post-launch optimization • Strong understanding of usage telemetry, adoption metrics, and value realization frameworks (e.g., productivity KPIs, ROI modeling, OKRs tied to Copilot adoption) • Ability to translate business productivity needs into AI-enabled capabilities while balancing user experience, risk, and scalability • Experience working in regulated environments with audit, risk, and compliance alignment for AI-driven solutions Excellent communication and problem-solving skills Salary Range: $83,100 - 141,300 USD Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component. Work Authorization Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa). Working with Us As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve. Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities. Reasonable Accommodation Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com , or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

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