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Cybersecurity GRC - Compliance Director

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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.

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.

Role/ Department

This role will sit in the Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team within Northern Trust’s Technology function (1st Line of Defense); it reports to the Global Head of Cybersecurity GRC as a key part of the GRC leadership team. The Cybersecurity Compliance Director will spearhead the GRC Compliance team, and will be responsible for monitoring and adherence to cyber rules and regulations, controls oversight and assurance, and co-ordination of cyber controls information and evidence to regulators, auditors and clients.

The ideal candidate will combine deep subject matter expertise in both cybersecurity and assurance (audit or compliance) disciplines, and have exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

The Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include

  • Manage a team of cyber compliance and assurance specialists, providing direction and supporting their development
  • Acts as central point of co-ordination and subject matter expert for all cyber controls information and evidence requests (includes ownership of SOC2 and SOX testing and reporting for all cyber controls)
  • Interface to Internal Audit for all cyber audits, providing expertise, consolidation and co-ordination
  • Facilitates production of information and evidence on cyber controls for regulatory requests
  • Facilitates production of information and evidence on cyber controls for client requests, supporting new client revenue generation and existing client retention
  • Subject matter authority for new and existing client contract reviews to ensure cyber control conformance
  • Oversees and ensures adherence to all cyber-related regulatory requirements in all of the jurisdictions globally in which Northern Trust operates, leading action to address new requirements
  • Owns and operates the cyber controls evidence repository to ensure co-ordination, quality and consistency of controls evidence provided for a variety of purposes (including audits, regulatory exam, and client due diligence)
  • Provides oversight, tracking, evaluation and reporting of all cybersecurity issues and findings to ensure timely, complete and compliant remediation
  • Proactively works with the broader Cybersecurity team to ensure new products, services and processes are built and operated in a controlled and compliant manner
  • Engage with a range of senior stakeholders across Lines of Defense to ensure cybersecurity regulations and internal control requirements are well understand and embedded in business and technology practices

Skills/ Qualifications

  • Extensive experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on assurance or audit
  • Extensive knowledge of cyber regulations, risk management frameworks and methodologies
  • Proven experience in leadership roles, managing teams, and influencing executive stakeholders
  • Strategic thinker with a strong understanding of cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and risk mitigation options
  • Innovative thinker and adaptable to change
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of translating technical risk into business terms
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC or similar

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 .

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.Seniority level

  • Seniority levelDirector

Employment type

  • Employment typeFull-time

Job function

  • Job functionLegal

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