Senior Director, AI Security

About the role

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution with over 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners. The company prides itself on providing innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most sophisticated clients while maintaining its principles of service, expertise, and integrity.

Major Duties

• Manages several Technology Risk units and/or functions.
• Establishes performance standards for the unit.
• Counsels employees on performance management, training, and career development needs.
• Approves Information Security, (IS), architecture/designs, plans, controls, processes, policies and procedures to ensure alignment with IS standards and overall IS strategy.
• Directs the development of techniques and procedures for conducting IS risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents.
• Advises management on security effectiveness and recommends enhancements.
• Develops, implements, and communicates an overall strategy to meet both the business unit’s and the corporation’s strategic plan and priorities.
• Determines staffing needs, makes hiring and firing decisions, handles salary administration, and ensures resources are available to accomplish priorities.
• Develops and manages diversity programs for the unit.
• Follows through to ensure that objectives are met.
• Develops unit(s) budget and manages the expenses for the unit.
• Develops risk management and compliance programs and activities for the unit.

Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills.
• Analytical ability.
• Strong judgment and management skills.
• The ability to work effectively with client, IT management and staff, vendors and consultants.
• Broad industry knowledge and commercial awareness to drive financial performance.
• Negotiation skills with senior leaders across the business.

Experience

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 10 plus years of experience in Information Security aspects of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, communications and network protocols preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits (401k and pension).
• Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability).
• Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance.
• Other voluntary and well-being benefits.
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Schedule

Not specified.

Pay

$171,700 - 300,500 USD

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Analytical ability.
• Strong judgment and management skills.
• The ability to work effectively with client, IT management and staff, vendors and consultants.
• Broad industry knowledge and commercial awareness to drive financial performance.
• Negotiation skills with senior leaders across the business.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits (401k and pension).
• Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability).
• Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance.
• Other voluntary and well-being benefits.
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.