Cybersecurity Governance Lead

Location: Chicago, IL

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Reports to: Global Head of Application & Data Security

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Role Overview

This role is for a hands-on individual contributor responsible for directly executing the governance activities that enables the Application & Data Security organization to meet its commitments.

This role leads and coordinates work across controls and policy compliance, audit management, financial management, workforce planning, and organizational governance. The individual will produce the analysis, evidence, reporting, plans, and operating artifacts required to run the function effectively, while coordinating with Application Security, Data Security, and corporate partners where dependencies exist.

Key Responsibilities

Governance, Controls & Audit

• Track, measure and escalate applicable security controls, standards, and corporate policies, including control documentation, testing support, and evidence collection.
• Prepare audit and examination responses, assemble supporting evidence, validate readiness, and coordinate directly with stakeholders through completion.
• Track findings, remediation commitments, control gaps, policy exceptions, and supporting evidence.
• Maintain governance reporting and ensure issues are appropriately escalated and tracked to resolution.

Financial Management

• Build and maintain department budgets, forecasts, expense tracking, and financial reporting, coordinating inputs and approvals where required.
• Track technology, vendor, consulting, and workforce expenditures against plans.
• Partner with Finance and Procurement to support financial planning and ongoing management.

Workforce Strategy

• Develop and maintain workforce plans covering employees, contractors, open positions, capacity, and future resource needs.
• Maintain visibility into hiring plans, capacity, organizational changes, and workforce priorities.
• Partner with leadership and Human Resources on workforce planning activities.

Department Operations & Cross-Team Support

• Support cross-team initiatives requiring coordination across security, technology, risk, finance, audit, and other corporate functions.
• Create management reports, decision materials, dashboards, and leadership review content from source data through final delivery.
• Track departmental priorities, commitments, risks, dependencies, and action items.
• 10 + years of experience with financial management, workforce planning, or operational management within a technology or security organization.
• Working knowledge of security controls, audit, risk management, and corporate policy environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop clear management and executive-level reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive work across teams without direct authority.

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.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.