Senior Lead - Technology Risk and Control – Emerging Technology Risk

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

The Senior Lead, Technology Risk and Control Officer play a key role within Northern Trust’s Global Technology organization, supporting a strong First Line of Defense and a control‑aware culture. This role is responsible for leading the identification, assessment, and oversight of Emerging Technology risks, including those related to artificial intelligence, cloud, SaaS, data‑driven platforms, and evolving technology architectures, to support secure, compliant, and resilient technology solutions.

The Senior Lead serves as a trusted risk partner to Technology and Cybersecurity teams, driving effective emerging technology risk identification, risk assessments, and control oversight, and contributing risk insights to issue management and risk treatment decisions. This role supports strong governance outcomes, regulatory readiness, and the continued evolution of technology risk management practices across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Risk & Control Oversight

Lead and oversee the planning and execution of emerging technology risk assessments, including evaluation of risk drivers, control design, and operating effectiveness across AI, cloud, SaaS, data, and cybersecurity domains.

Assess whether controls supporting emerging technology use cases are appropriately designed, clearly documented, consistently executed, and supported by complete and reliable evidence.

Identify emerging and systemic technology risks, clearly articulating root cause, impact, and risk implications to senior stakeholders.

Risk Assessment & Stakeholder Partnership