Risk Specialist - Central Policy/Committee Office

You will play a vital role in supporting the Director in maintaining and enforcing governing documents and committee governance policies within Northern Trust's enterprise risk management function. This position offers an excellent opportunity for you to gain valuable experience in risk management and policy governance while working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams and legal entities. You should have experience and strong working knowledge of the enterprise risk management framework of a firm. This includes understanding how the risk management lifecycle, including risk identification, monitoring & control, reporting, integrates with risk measurements, risk committees, and governance structures for information cascade & escalations to steer decision making. Your key responsibilities will include serving as the policy manager for 2LOD owned governing documents across legal entities and serving as committee oversight for 2LOD chaired risk committees across legal entities. Additionally, you will facilitate and keep oversight on international committees/governing documents, contribute to driving consistency and quality of governing documents and committee charters, stay informed about industry trends and regulatory changes, and participate in fostering a culture of risk awareness through training and monitoring adherence across the organization. To be successful in this role, you should have 10+ years of experience in risk management, policy governance, or a related field within a financial services organization. You should have an understanding of designing, training, and monitoring governing documents and committees, strong organizational skills, familiarity with Governance, Risk, and Compliance tools, and the ability to identify, escalate, and assist in driving actions to mitigate priority risks. The ideal candidate will possess strategic and logical thinking abilities, strong stakeholder management and communication skills, project management and change management capabilities, and digital literacy and proficiency in relevant software. As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization committed to assisting the communities it serves. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to sustainability. Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email the HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com. Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements. Together, we can achieve greater.,