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Technology Specialist - Strategic Validation Testing (Hybrid)

Northern Trust
Greater London
1 week ago
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About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500pany, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

About the role:

This is a newly created individual contributor within the recently established Global Strategic Remediation Oversight andernance (SROG) team as part of the Global Regulatory Affairs Office. The successful candidate will report to the Validation Testing Manager and will bring proven expertise in financial services assurance and validation testing activities, with a focus on technology, cyber, and data. Among other activities, this individual will assist in designing and establishing the methodology and processes supporting validation of significant remediation quality control validation activities. Significant remediation activities include those of regulators and internal audit.

The candidate will interact and build relationships with senior management across Northern Trust. Additionally, the candidate will use their technical ability in the execution of the remediation quality control/validation testing plan.

This individual will play a key role in managing and executing Northern Trust's remediation quality control/validation testing program, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and translating multiple requirements into a balanced validation program. The seasoned professional supplies deep subject matter expertise and execution rigor to enable management and coordination of issue validation and related testing activities.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Leadership

Demonstrate excellentmunication and leadership to influence a wide range of stakeholders Demonstrate strong initiative, project management, people skills, sound decision-making, intuitive thinking, and sensitivity to cultural diversity Establish and develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders Display strong presentation and influence skills

Technical / Operational Contribute to the design and build of the strategic remediation quality control validation methodology and processes, including creation of process documentation, roll out to stakeholders and team. Accurately design and execute the quality control/validation approach forplex regulatory and significant internal audit issues, and ensure that quality control/validation documentation is clear, concise, supports the reviews performed, and explains decisions made Identify and analyze risks, plan and prioritize validation tasks for on-time delivery, conduct interviews, observe operations, document and analyze processes and controls Provide effective review and challenge of significant remediation deliverables to ensure quality of design, implementation and sustainability Exercise responsibility over the execution of assigned regulatory validation projects and/or deliverables to ensure that work is performed prompt and accurately Develop and show an understanding of the business risks, controls, and processes, along with an understanding of relevant laws, regulatory rules and knowledge of the impact of systems within areas reviewed Escalate and/ormunicate with relevant senior stakeholders to discuss the issues raised during the quality control/validation activities and agree path forward for resolution Identify critical gaps inpleted remediation activities, present feedback to senior leaders across business, risk, andpliance, in advance of the formal submission to the regulators/internal audit Responsible for staying current on regulatory rules and changes within the industry Maintains familiarization and technical expertise with the assigned business unit(s) including organizational structure, personnel, activities and products, new product development, financial performance and risk and problem area Demonstrate excellentmunication and leadership to influence a wide range of senior stakeholders The successful candidate will benefit from having: Bachelor's degree inputer science, information technology, IT/Cyber security, and/or risk management Several years of risk and control experience inclusive of any direct Technology control/validation testing experience Expertise in risks related to information technology, cyber security, IT General Controls (ITGCs), application controls, IT platforms and related technologies and dataernanceponents. Strong working knowledge of IT risk frameworks (ITIL, COSO, COBIT, NIST, ISO, etc.) and Technology testing methodologies Deep understanding of other assurance-based activities including Technology controls monitoring andpliance testing Experience in financial services industry Self-motivated with strong collaboration andmunication skills, both verbal and written, with senior management and Regulatory Bodies Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including experience mentoring Strong understanding of automated tooling across assurance-based activities, including experience with implementing these solutions Professional certifications a plus (, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP, CIA, ACA, ACCA) Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for apanymitted to assisting themunities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainablepanies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

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Northern Trust ismitted to working with and providing reasonable amodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable amodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs .

We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
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