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Victoria Barfoot-Saunt

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Vice President, Enterprise Change | AI, Private Markets & Commercial Transformation at Northern Trust
📍 United Kingdom

A practical change leader with over 25 years in global financial services, Victoria is a Vice President at Northern Trust, driving the firms enterprise AI adoption. She specializes in designing lightweight operating models and AI-enabled capabilities to help teams deliver at pace. Victoria is currently enhancing her expertise through AI studies at Imperial Business School.

Outside of her professional focus on technology and finance, Victoria draws great inspiration from the women in her life. She has publicly celebrated the profound influence of both her mother and her daughter, highlighting the importance of family and balancing an elite-level career with personal milestones.

She recently began an AI Changemaker Apprenticeship in partnership with Imperial College London and Microsoft.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Enterprise Change | AI, Private Markets & Commercial Transformation
Job Level
Senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Enterprise AI Adoption
Leads AI adoption, governance, and operating model design at Northern Trust. Believes AI must solve real business problems to avoid being “expensive hype. ”
Practical Change Management
A self-described “builder first, ” she creates tools and frameworks that enable teams to move fast and scale change without adding friction.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Vice President, Enterprise Change | AI, Private Markets & Commercial Transformation
Northern Trust
2-2024 - 4-2025
Associate Director, Data Analytics Office
HSBC
6-2018 - 3-2024
Senior Product Owner, Financial Crime, Risk & Compliance
HSBC
1-2015 - 1-2018
Global Standards CDD Programme Manager
HSBC
5-2013 - 12-2014
Assistant Vice President
Barclays
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Northern Trust Announces Leadership Changes. Featured in Northern Trust (Press Release)
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Education
Artificial Intelligence
Imperial Business School
1992 - 1994
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Bournemouth School for Girls
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