Sr Associate, Cyb Sec IT RiskM

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. The Northern Trust Technology Risk and Control function enables Global Information Technology to maintain a strong 1st Line of Defense, promote a control-aware culture, deliver secure and compliant technology capabilities, protect customers, and meet regulatory expectations. The Senior Associate, Technology Risk and Control plays a key role in executing technology risk, regulatory, and control activities, supporting regulatory engagements, risk treatment efforts, and ongoing control management initiatives. This role partners closely with control officers, process owners, and risk leaders to ensure risks are effectively identified, assessed, and managed. As part of a growing and high-performing team, this role contributes to strengthening risk awareness and improving control practices across the global technology organization.

Support coordination and execution of regulatory exams, assessments, and inquiries by engaging relevant stakeholders, tracking milestones and deliverables, and preparing high-quality materials and responses. Assist in the development and maintenance of detailed mappings between technology controls and applicable global regulatory and industry frameworks (e.g., CRI, NIST, FFIEC). Support the technology risk treatment process by working with control officers and control owners to identify, assess, document, and track enterprise technology risks. Draft clear, well-supported risk assessments, including analysis of inherent risk, control effectiveness, residual risk, and recommended risk treatment options, for review by senior risk leadership. Participate in risk treatment and governance meetings, ensuring materials are accurate, discussions are well-documented, and follow-up actions are clearly tracked. Prepare committee decks, meeting artifacts, and supporting documentation; assist with coordination and follow-through on meeting outcomes and action items. Collaborate with peers across Technology, Risk, Audit, and Compliance functions. Share knowledge and best practices to support team effectiveness and consistency. Identify opportunities to improve risk, control, and documentation processes; contribute to initiatives that enhance efficiency, clarity, and consistency. Support efforts to promote strong technology risk management behaviors and increased control awareness across the technology organization. Knowledge and Skills Working knowledge of regulatory and industry risk and control frameworks (e.g., CRI, NIST, FFIEC) and experience mapping them to technology processes and controls Experience supporting regulatory, audit, or risk management engagements Good understanding of risk assessment, control effectiveness, and risk treatment methodologies Strong written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail Experience preparing documentation and materials for management and governance forums Familiarity with technology and cybersecurity policies, standards, and controls Experience using enterprise GRC platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) Audit and/or control testing experience preferred Strong organizational and time-management skills Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional teams