Sr Principal, Solutions Consultant - 3rd Party Resiliency

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.

NT is seeking an experienced Sr Principal Solutions Consultant  - 3rd Party Resiliency. The Sr Principal Solutions Consultant  - 3rd Party Resiliency is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing solutions that assess and enhance the resilience of third-party vendors, partners, and suppliers. The role ensures that third-party ecosystems align with the organization’s business continuity, risk management, and regulatory compliance objectives. This individual will work closely with internal stakeholders, third-party providers, and technology teams to develop scalable frameworks for third-party resiliency and risk oversight.

This role will be responsible for a number of key functions that both support and drive improvements to the 3rd party resiliency of Northern Trust’s IT Landscape.

What you will do:

• Resiliency Solution Design

• Develop and implement third-party resiliency frameworks, incorporating business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response planning.

• Assess and design the Lifecycle Management process to improve the resiliency of third-party providers.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support overall business strategies and to ensure alignment with organizational goals and industry standards.

• Third-Party Risk Assessment

• Conduct comprehensive resiliency assessments of third-party vendors and partners, focusing on operational, technical, and strategic risks.

• Evaluate third-party disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure they meet the organization’s resiliency standards.

• Identify issues, risks and control gaps and take appropriate actions to mitigate

• Resiliency Oversight

• Build and maintain third-party monitoring solutions, enabling ongoing evaluation of vendor performance and resiliency metrics.

• Create frameworks for periodic testing, such as tabletop exercises, failover simulations, and crisis management drills involving third parties.

• Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with procurement, vendor management, and legal teams to include resiliency requirements in contracts and SLAs.

• Work closely with IT, compliance, and cybersecurity teams to address third-party risks holistically.

• Develop strong working relationships with stakeholders across all business units and control functions.

• Communicate the strategy and ensure it aligns and meets the overall business strategy

• Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure third-party resiliency practices comply with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, GDPR).

• Prepare documentation for audits and regulatory reviews related to third-party resiliency.

• Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated on emerging risks, technologies, and best practices in third-party risk and resiliency.

• Recommend and implement enhancements to improve third-party resilience capabilities.

You possess:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, or third-party risk management.
• 10+ years in systems engineering with a focus on reliability, systems operations, and software engineering
• Strong background in resiliency frameworks and risk assessment methodologies.
• Experience working with third-party risk management platforms (e.g., Fusion Risk Management, RSA Archer, ServiceNow GRC).
• 5+ years as a Team lead or a hands on Technical Manager role that can engage and deliver projects to completion
• Experience with both on-prem and cloud solutions
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex technical challenges
• Strong dedication to customer needs, with excellent communication and the ability to build lasting relationships, alongside the