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.
The Role
This role is an individual contributor position responsible for the execution of activities supporting IT and Cybersecurity Risk Management, including regulatory interactions, IT risk and control assessments, information security initiatives, and management reporting.
The role plays a key part in the identification, assessment, management, and reporting of technology and information security risk, with direct responsibility for delivering work across one or more core practice areas within the Information Security and Technology Risk Management Program. The individual will work closely with peers and management and will contribute to strategic IT Risk and Information Security initiatives.
The key responsibilities of the role include;
Develop and maintain technology and cybersecurity risk metrics and assessments to inform the firm of its risk posture
Manage preparation and delivery of materials for key engagements, including regulatory interactions, audit examinations, and senior management meetings
Identify and assess risks associated with internal technologies and externally hosted systems
Define requirements and execution plans for information security and technology risk management programs
Ensure risk management programs align with applicable regulations, industry standards, and compliance requirements
Communicate security policies and requirements clearly to ensure organizational understanding and adoption
Produce meaningful, measurable metrics for owned risk management programs
Review and assess technology and security controls using established frameworks
Drive risk reduction through defined risk treatment and remediation processes
Document, track, and report risk findings and remediation plans to management
Collaborate with Information Security, Privacy, and Enterprise Risk teams to enhance policies, standards, and frameworks
Evaluate and provide risk advice on strategic business and technology initiatives
Participate in cybersecurity incident response activities as required
Stay current on industry trends, emerging threats, technologies, and regulatory developments and advise management on their potential business and financial impact
Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will benefit from having;
Strong experience in IT Risk Management, Technology Risk, or IT Audit
Experience creating metrics and reporting using tools such as Power BI and PowerPoint
Required certification: CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, Computer Science, or related discipline
Advanced degree in an IT‑related field is desirable
Strong ability to develop effective technology and cybersecurity risk metrics, assessments, and executive‑level presentations
Experience assessing IT processes including information security, system development and change management, computer operations, and data protection
Working knowledge of Financial Services regulatory requirements, including FFIEC handbooks and relevant country‑specific regulatory bodies
Hands‑on experience applying industry frameworks such as COBIT 5, ISO 27001/27002, and NIST 800‑53
Exposure to one or more information security disciplines (e.g. forensics, secure…