Cybersecurity Governance Lead: Strategy & Compliance

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

Job summary

Northern Trust Corp. seeks a hands-on Cybersecurity Governance Lead to execute governance activities enabling the Application & Data Security org to meet commitments.

You will coordinate with security, technology, risk, and corporate partners, producing evidence, reports, and plans to run the function effectively. The role focuses on governance, controls, audit, financial management, and workforce strategy, contributing to proposals and leadership materials while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• Needs strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating across security, technology, risk, finance, audit teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive work across teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Governance, controls and audit: track, measure, escalate controls and policies; prepare audit responses; collect evidence; track issues to resolution.
• Financial management: build/maintain budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting; track expenditures; partner with Finance/Procurement.
• Workforce strategy: develop workforce plans, monitor hiring, capacity and resource needs; coordinate with HR.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Multiple priorities

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

Northern Trust Corp. seeks a hands-on Cybersecurity Governance Lead to execute governance activities enabling the Application & Data Security org to meet commitments.

You will coordinate with security, technology, risk, and corporate partners, producing evidence, reports, and plans to run the function effectively. The role focuses on governance, controls, audit, financial management, and workforce strategy, contributing to proposals and leadership materials while maintaining strong