Principal IT Control Assurance

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.

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No matter what greater means to you, we can help you find it. We believe in empowering our partners with the resources, support and opportunities to achieve greater and reach their full potential. A strong focus on individual career development and growth is just one way we help you reach your goals.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to strengthening the communities in which we live and work.

Major Duties include but not limited to;

• Partner with technology leadership to assess risk exposure, design effective controls, and guide remediation efforts for complex or emerging risk.
• Lead risk identification and material risk reviews, shaping the overall risk narrative for technology leadership reporting.
• Champion the implementation of sustainable risk practices through control design, lead control assessments for core cyber security domains, including vulnerability management, threat management, third-party security due diligence, identity and access management
• Represent the first line in interaction with risk and audit, ensuring transparency and preparedness across all risk topics.
• Assist in development and implementation of technology risk and cyber security trainings for technical domains
• Participate in incident responses to provide guidance related to technology and cyber security risks and control assurance
• Influence behaviors to resolve conflicts, clarify goals and outcomes, and foster a strong technology risk management culture with information security organization

Knowledge /Skills/Abilities/Experience & Desirable Criteria include;

• 12+ years of technical or audit experience in Technology Risk, Information Security, or a related leadership role in a highly regulated industry
• Expert knowledge of performing risk management based on IT risk frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53)
• Proven ability to influence senior technology and business leaders, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in determining vulnerability risk impact on key objectives and critical processes; ability to link risk management programs and initiatives to inform critical business strategies and processes.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate risk insights into action.
• Applicable industry standard certification(s) preferred
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and technical experience in the security aspects of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, communications and network protocols or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Salary Range:

$114,700 - 194,900 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.

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 [email protected] .

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.