IAM Risk & Audit Lead — Governance & Compliance

Northern Trust Corp; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 99,600 - 169,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k and pension

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Northern Trust is hiring for an IAM Risk Audit Lead in Chicago, IL. The role partners across IAM governance, risk, and compliance to strengthen controls, coordinate audits, and drive remediation efforts.

You will lead audit readiness, develop risk reports, and support regulatory examinations while collaborating with engineers, risk teams, and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in cyber security or IAM, strong governance knowledge, and proven ability to communicate complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in Cyber Security, IAM, Risk Management, Audit, Compliance, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading or supporting audit, compliance, and risk management activities.
• Strong understanding of Identity & Access Management concepts, controls, and governance practices.
• Experience working with control frameworks, audit activities, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal and external audit activities related to IAM processes and controls.
• Coordinate the collection, validation, and delivery of audit evidence.
• Support regulatory examinations, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Partner with control owners, auditors, and stakeholders to address audit requests and findings.
• Drive audit readiness activities and support remediation efforts through completion.
• Lead execution and monitoring of IAM controls.
• Identify control gaps, process weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
• Track risk issues and remediation activities and provide status updates to stakeholders.
• Help ensure IAM processes align with regulatory requirements, security standards, and organizational policies.
• Support control testing and effectiveness reviews.
• Develop and maintain IAM risk, audit, and compliance reporting.
• Analyze IAM data to identify trends, control exceptions, and emerging risks.
• Create dashboards, scorecards, and metrics supporting management and leadership reporting.
• Develop KPI, KCI, and control effectiveness reporting.
• Provide insights and recommendations that support risk reduction and operational improvements.

Job description

Northern Trust is hiring for an IAM Risk Audit Lead in Chicago, IL. The role partners across IAM governance, risk, and compliance to strengthen controls, coordinate audits, and drive remediation efforts.

You will lead audit readiness, develop risk reports, and support regulatory examinations while collaborating with engineers, risk teams, and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in cyber security or IAM, strong governance knowledge, and proven ability to communicate complex