IT & Cybersecurity Regulatory Response Consultant III

Northwestern Mutual; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual is seeking an IT & Cybersecurity Regulatory Response Consultant III to support regulatory examinations and certifications while partnering with technology teams and auditors. The role emphasizes clear communication, stakeholder management, and problem solving to interpret regulatory requirements and drive readiness.

The position involves coordinating annual certifications across multiple regulations, leading examination responses, and advancing California Privacy Act program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Accounting, Business, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 4+ years of experience in information systems, systems audit, IT controls, or a related technology risk and compliance discipline.
• Experience building or enhancing regulatory compliance programs; financial services industry experience is a plus.
• Excellent relationship management, influence, communication, negotiation, and professional judgment skills.
• Proven ability to independently identify and resolve critical and complex issues through effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations and bring structure to complex work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities that support annual cybersecurity certifications and regulatory compliance.
• Lead and coordinate responses to regulatory examinations and information requests.
• Support development of California Consumer Privacy Act Article 9 program and transition to sustainable operations.
• Articulate regulatory interpretations and build stakeholder consensus on scope, controls, remediation, and risk conclusions.
• Drive integration of cybersecurity regulatory requirements into automated continuous controls monitoring using a unified data platform and ServiceNow.
• Provide regulatory and compliance guidance to first-line technology teams responsible for applications and infrastructure.

Skills

Compliance

Cross Functional Partnering & Planning

Process Improvement

Engineering Expertise & Practices

Analytical Thinking

Risk Optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About the Job

The IT & Cybersecurity Regulatory Response Consultant III supports the organization's response to cybersecurity regulatory examinations, investigations, and certification activities. As a second-line risk and compliance role, this position partners closely with first-line technology teams and third-line auditors to interpret regulatory requirements and support regulatory readiness across the organization. Success in this role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate activities that support annual cybersecurity certifications and compliance with regulatory requirements, such as New York DFS Part 500, Wisconsin Insurance Data Security Law, Model Audit Rule, and the SWIFT Customer Security Programme.
• Lead and coordinate responses to regulatory examinations and information requests from agencies such as the OCC, FINRA, SEC, and WI-OCI.
• Support the continued development of NM's California Consumer Privacy Act Article 9 program and its transition into sustainable ongoing operations.
• Articulate technical regulatory interpretations and build stakeholder consensus on topics such as scope determination, control coverage, remediation strategies, and risk conclusions.
• Drive the integration of cybersecurity regulatory requirements into an automated continuous controls monitoring program leveraging a unified data platform and ServiceNow.
• Build relationships with and provide regulatory and compliance guidance to first-line technology teams responsible for applications and infrastructure.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Accounting, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 4+ years of experience in information systems, systems audit, IT controls, or a related technology risk and compliance discipline.
• Experience building or enhancing regulatory compliance programs; financial services industry experience is a plus.
• Excellent relationship management, influence, communication, negotiation, and professional judgment skills.
• Proven ability to independently identify and resolve critical and complex issues through effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations and bring structure to complex work.

Skills you have

• Compliance: Applies knowledge of the organization's standards, policies, processes, and procedures to ensure that regulatory requirements are met and compliance is maintained.
• Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration, communication, coordination, and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization, and who have different areas of expertise, to achieve common goals.
• Process Improvement: Assesses the current processes and impact to analyze, design, and manage potential improvement areas for more efficient, effective workflow.
• Engineering Expertise & Practices: Applies specialized experiences in different facets of engineering, including data, applications, cyber, systems, operations, product, security, and testing, along with technical aptitude to adapt new expertise as they become relevant through an understanding of underlying engineering principles.
• Analytical Thinking: Organizes and compares various aspects of a situation to comprehend and identify key or underlying complex issues through the use of quantitative data and analysis; leverages strong business acumen, problem solving, and interpersonal skills to think critically about situations from multiple perspectives and consistently seeks ways to improve processes.
• Risk Optimization: Aligns residual risk to risk tolerance while considering internal and external factors as well as cost/benefits of available options.

Compensation

• Pay Range - Start: $89,360.00
• Pay Range - End: $134,040.00
• Geographic Specific Pay Structure: Structure 110: $98,320.00 USD - $147,480.00 USD
• Structure 115: $102,800.00 USD - $154,200.00 USD

We believe in fairness and transparency. It’s why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you’re living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable.

Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do.

Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives. At Northwestern Mutual, we believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. These beliefs launched our company over 160 years ago. Today, they're just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual. What started in Milwaukee, WI has grown into 7,000+ home office professionals split across 3 campuses: New York City, Franklin and downtown Milwaukee (HQ) - each one bringing with it its own unique talent and culture. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual as we are growing our digital and tech capabilities and are always on the lookout for bright, tech-savvy candidates. Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.