Senior Manager Risk Advisory- Technology Risk and Control

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 worlds 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 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

The Technology Risk and Control function at Northern Trust plays a critical role in enabling Global Information Technology to operate within a strong First Line of Defense foster a robust control-aware culture and deliver secure compliant and resilient technology capabilities. The function supports regulatory compliance protects client interests and strengthens enterprise-wide risk management practices.

The role provides Technology Risk and Controls Governance Oversight and Advisory across all technologies including Core Technology Platforms Artificial Intelligence Cloud and Emerging Technologies.

The role partners closely with Technology Cyber Security Data Privacy Resilience Third Party Risk and Assurance teams to define expectations challenge outcomes and advise senior leaders on complex and highimpact technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Senior Risk Advisory & Challenge

Act as a trusted advisor and credible challenger to senior Technology leaders.

Provide opinions and recommendations on complex high-impact or novel technology initiatives.

Influence risk-aware decision-making while enabling responsible innovation and transformation.

Risk Assessment and Risk Treatment

Oversee enterprise-wide technology risk assessment methodologies ensuring they are risk-based proportionate and regulatory-defensible.

Ensure consistent evaluation of inherent and residual risks and alignment of risk treatment decisions with stated risk appetite.

Govern material risk acceptances escalations and remediation commitments.

Control Design & Effectiveness

Set expectations for control-by-design across technology environments aligned to preventive detective and corrective control principles.

Oversee assessment of control effectiveness identification of systemic issues and prioritization of remediation efforts.

Ensure evidence standards support internal assurance audit and regulatory review.

Regulatory & External Engagement

Provide executive oversight for regulatory exams supervisory interactions and audits related to technology risk and controls.

Ensure regulatory expectations are translated into clear actionable requirements for first-line technology teams.

Serve as a senior point of escalation for regulatory risk matters.

Enterprise Risk Integration

Partner with Cyber Risk Model Risk Data Privacy Resilience and ThirdParty Risk leaders to ensure integrated and coherent risk coverage.

Drive alignment between Technology Risk Operational Risk and Enterprise Risk Management frameworks.

Maturity Simplification & Transformation

Identify and drive opportunities to simplify standardize and modernize technology risk and control practices.

Advance governance maturity through improved tooling automation metrics and analytics.

Anticipate and prepare for emerging risk themes associated with evolving technologies and delivery models.

Executive Reporting & Governance Communication

Provide concise decision-oriented risk insights and reporting to senior management risk committees and boards.

Ensure leadership has a clear understanding of technology risk posture trends and forward-looking exposures.

Experience

15 years of experience in Technology Risk Cyber Risk or related disciplines.

Demonstrated experience designing and governing enterprisewide risk and control frameworks in regulated environments.

Proven ability to influence advise and challenge senior leaders with credibility.

Certifications such as CISSP CCSK CRISC or equivalent preferred.

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.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

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Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

About Our Pune Office

The Northern Trust Pune office established in 2016 is now home to over 3000 employees. The office handles various functions including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe.

Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to 2024 they volunteered more than 10000 hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.