Cybersecurity Awareness & Social Engineering Lead

Northern Trust Corp; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401k / Pension

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life & accident insurance

Job summary

Northern Trust Corp in Chicago, IL is seeking a Cybersecurity Awareness & Social Engineering Program Lead to strengthen how the organization identifies and responds to human cyber risk. Sitting within the Office of the CISO, the role leads enterprise phishing and social engineering simulations and supports role-based cybersecurity education.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with KnowBe4 or Proofpoint, designs end-to-end campaigns, and translates campaign data into actionable insights

Qualifications

• Cybersecurity experience with phishing and social engineering awareness.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise phishing simulation platforms such as KnowBe4 or Proofpoint.
• Strong ability to translate campaign data into actionable insights and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and execution of enterprise phishing and social engineering simulations.
• Design realistic, risk-based scenarios informed by threats and internal risk themes.
• Manage simulation platforms including campaign setup, testing, integrations and optimization.
• Analyze results and behavioral trends to identify higher-risk populations.
• Develop dashboards and leadership reporting on key measures like reporting rates and improvement over time.
• Create targeted cybersecurity education and role-based training for different employee populations.
• Partner across cybersecurity, technology, risk, compliance, communications, and the business.
• Continuously evolve the program based on new threats and data.

Skills

Phishing awareness

Social engineering

Cybersecurity awareness

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Tools

KnowBe4

Proofpoint

BI/Reporting tools

Learning Management Systems

Job description

Northern Trust Corp in Chicago, IL is seeking a Cybersecurity Awareness & Social Engineering Program Lead to strengthen how the organization identifies and responds to human cyber risk. Sitting within the Office of the CISO, the role leads enterprise phishing and social engineering simulations and supports role-based cybersecurity education.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with KnowBe4 or Proofpoint, designs end-to-end campaigns, and translates campaign data into actionable insights