Sr. Lead - Data Protection and IAM - Shared Services and Cash

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.

Senior Lead, Data Protection and IAM - Shared Services and Cash
Location : Pune
Work type : Hybrid

Job description :

The Data Protection & IAM (Identity and Access Management) Sr. Lead is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing data security and IAM strategies across the organization’s business units. This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, enforces security policies, and strengthens access control mechanisms to protect sensitive business data. The role involves close collaboration with IT, security, risk, compliance, 2LOD and business stakeholders to maintain a strong security posture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute data protection policies, procedures, and standards to safeguard sensitive business information.

• Implement encryption, tokenization, and data loss prevention (DLP) solutions to protect critical assets.

• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and industry-specific security frameworks.

• Work with business units to classify and manage data based on sensitivity, risk, and business impact.

• Lead the design and enforcement of IAM policies, including role-based access control (RBAC) and least privilege principles.

• Manage identity lifecycle processes (provisioning, de-provisioning, access reviews) to prevent unauthorized access.

• Oversee authentication mechanisms, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO), to enhance security.

• Conduct periodic access audits and ensure alignment with security best practices.

• Assist in the investigation and resolution of security incidents related to data protection and IAM.

• Partner with cybersecurity teams to enhance threat detection and response capabilities.

• Continuously assess and improve IAM and data protection frameworks to align with evolving business and security needs.

• Monitor and report on security metrics, vulnerabilities, and compliance status to leadership.

• Experience working with commercial IAM products for a sizeable enterprise.

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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

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.