Sr Lead, IAM Governance

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, 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.

As a Sr Lead in Identity Access Management, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and accuracy of user identity data within our organization. You will collaborate closely with application teams to obtain user extracts, validate them against our identity solution, and identify any discrepancies, ultimately strengthening our identity governance and security practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Governance and Oversight
  • Manage Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) processes to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies.
  • Oversee the effectiveness of identity lifecycle management, including provisioning, deprovisioning, and access certification.
• Policy Development and Enforcement
  • Develop, implement, and maintain governance policies and standards for identity and access management.
  • Ensure adherence to industry best practices and internal controls.
• Access Review and Audit Support
  • Coordinate and manage periodic access reviews to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Respond to audit requests and provide necessary documentation for compliance audits, including SOX and SOC-related inquiries.
• Metrics and Reporting
  • Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of governance initiatives.              
  • Provide regular reporting on IGA governance metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
• Process Improvement
  • Identify gaps and inefficiencies in current IGA governance processes and recommend improvements.
  • Collaborate with technical and business teams to implement process optimizations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Partner with business units, IT teams, and external auditors to ensure alignment on governance objectives.
  • Lead governance-related discussions during cross-functional meetings.
• Incident Management and Risk Mitigation
  • Investigate and remediate issues related to identity governance processes.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to access management.
• Documentation and Training
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of IGA governance processes and frameworks.
  • Provide training and guidance to teams on governance policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience with significant experience working as a BA on complicated projects with multiple cross functional teams
• Proven experience in identity governance, administration, or data validation.
• Familiarity with identity management tools and systems.
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations and security best practices.
• Experience using Visio and Microsoft Office Suite
• Experienced enough to handle process improvement and synergies “big picture”
• Comfortable running sql queries and digging into the details of a project. Curiosity is key!
• Experienced in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA); Solid understanding of identity lifecycle (Joiner, mover, leaver) and access certification processes is preferred
• Experienced in implementing Identity governance processes for centralized and de-centralized applications is preferred
• Experienced in creating metrics and dashboard

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications in identity and access management or data governance.
• Experience with identity and access management software such as SailPoint, Okta, or Microsoft Identity Manager

Additional skills:

• Highly motivated, self-directed