Manager, Risk

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.

The Second line of Defense Controls Testing partner for the Cyber and Technology Risk Management (CTRM) division will be a team leader who will work closely with peers, stakeholders, and their manager on Second Line’s Controls Testing program focused, on Cyber and Technology Controls Testing/Validations as well as Cyber and Technology related assessments.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead 2LOD Cyber and Technology Risk Management team in India focused on controls testing/validation, assessments, and overall support to Cyber and Technology Risk Management initiatives
• Manage testing/validation requirements for controls testing team, monitor progress, and ensure timeliness and quality of team’s work
• Test, Validate, and Assert to Business and Application Owner control testing methodology and test procedures
• Perform 2LOD validation work, including plan preparation, workpapers, finding, and report results to risk committees
• Manage day-to-day risk issues, design, and implementation of new controls with various teams
• Examine cyber risk controls, evaluate the design and operational effectiveness, determine exposure to risk, and work with business to develop remediation strategies
• Assess risk as a Second-Line governance role through the Risk and Control testing; Risk Identification; and Change Initiative Risk Assessment processes, as applicable
• Provide Second-Line risks and control testing findings to Risk Management leadership and risk committees
• Understanding of the ‘Three Lines of Defense’ governance model
• Ability to assess and effectively communicate the operational, and technical findings and control issues to executive and business leadership, using language that is relevant to and understandable by the business
• Strong risk assessment framework knowledge and experience performing risk assessments covering key risks and controls
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to adapt to change quickly, multi-task and demonstrate flexibility in prioritization based on requested tasks
• Strong working knowledge of banking/financial regulatory requirements to perform and ensure an appropriate level of testing

Qualifications - External

• 10-12 years of IT Audit experience to include but not limited to: Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, IT Risk and Control, and/or IT Audit
• 3+ years leading controls testing and/or audit teams
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, or equivalent certifications highly preferred
• Familiarity with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Strong working knowledge of the inherent cyber risks in the financial services industry
• Cloud, MFA, Password vaulting (e.g. CyberArk), and Secure SDLC experience
• Analytical and communication skills required to summarize and analyze information
• Organizational skills required to coordinate risk related activities with peers and senior executives
• Advanced Microsoft Office 365 skills 

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.