Technology Specialist - Strategic Remediation Validation at Northern Trust

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Financial Services, BankingIndustries

Requirements

Proven expertise in financial services assurance and validation testing activities, with a focus on technology, cyber, and data
Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence a wide range of stakeholders
Strong initiative, project management, people skills, sound decision-making, intuitive thinking, and sensitivity to cultural diversity
Ability to establish and develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders
Strong presentation and influence skills
Technical ability to execute remediation quality control/validation testing plans
Deep subject matter expertise in issue validation and related testing activities
Understanding of business risks, controls, processes, relevant laws, regulatory rules, and the impact of systems within areas reviewed

Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership to influence a wide range of stakeholders
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 for complex regulatory and significant internal audit issues, ensuring documentation is clear, concise, supports reviews, and explains decisions
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 work is performed promptly and accurately
Develop and show an understanding of the business risks, controls, processes, relevant laws, regulatory rules, and knowledge of the impact of systems within areas reviewed
Escalate and/or communicate with relevant senior stakeholders to discuss issues raised during quality control/validation activities and agree on path forward for resolution
Identify critical gaps in completed remediation activities and present feedback to senior leaders across business, risk, and compliance, in advance of formal submission to regulators/internal audit
Interact and build relationships with senior management across Northern Trust
Manage and execute Northern Trust’s remediation quality control/validation testing program, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and translating requirements into a balanced validation program

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Validation TestingRemediationCybersecurityData ManagementTechnology AssuranceRegulatory ComplianceQuality ControlFinancial Assurance

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the employment type for this Technology Specialist role?

This is a full-time position.

Is this Technology Specialist role remote or office-based?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What key skills are required for the Technology Specialist position?

The role requires proven expertise in financial services assurance and validation testing with a focus on technology, cyber, and data, along with strong communication, leadership, project management, and stakeholder relationship skills.

What is the team structure for this role at Northern Trust?

This is a newly created individual contributor role within the Global Strategic Remediation Oversight and Governance (SROG) team, part of the Global Regulatory Affairs Office, reporting to the Remediation Validation Testing Manager.

What makes a strong candidate for the Technology Specialist role?

A strong candidate will have deep subject matter expertise in technology, cyber, and data validation testing, excellent leadership and communication skills to influence senior stakeholders, and the ability to design and execute complex validation methodologies.