IAM Risk & Audit Lead — Governance & Compliance

Cyber Security Jobs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust in Chicago seeks an experienced Lead, Identity & Access Management (IAM) Risk & Audit to strengthen IAM governance, risk, and compliance programs. You will partner with IAM engineering, risk management, internal audit, and business stakeholders to drive audit readiness and risk reporting.

Responsibilities cover IGA, PAM, access controls, and directory services, with a focus on remediation, governance strategy, and management reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, IT, Business, Computer Science, or 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 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 IAM governance, risk, and compliance activities and initiatives.
• Coordinate collection, validation, and delivery of audit evidence.
• Support regulatory examinations, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Collaborate with control owners, auditors, and stakeholders on audit requests and findings.
• Drive audit readiness activities and remediation efforts across IAM capabilities.
• Lead execution and monitoring of IAM controls and identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop IAM risk, audit, and compliance reporting and dashboards.
• Support governance maturity, policy development, and process improvement.

Skills

IAM governance

Audit & risk management

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Office tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security/IT/CS

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Northern Trust in Chicago seeks an experienced Lead, Identity & Access Management (IAM) Risk & Audit to strengthen IAM governance, risk, and compliance programs. You will partner with IAM engineering, risk management, internal audit, and business stakeholders to drive audit readiness and risk reporting.

Responsibilities cover IGA, PAM, access controls, and directory services, with a focus on remediation, governance strategy, and management reporting.