Hiring: Vice President, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Company: Northwestern Mutual Location: Milwaukee, WI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 13:16:47 Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Wealth Management About the job Experience: •15+ years of progressive leadership experience across IT governance, risk management, compliance, audit, cybersecurity, or technology management. Required Skills: •Strategic Leadership •Develop and execute a multi-year vision and strategy for the IT GRC organization aligned with enterprise objectives, technology strategy, and cybersecurity priorities. •Transform traditional compliance and risk management practices into a modern, data-driven operating model emphasizing automation, scalability, and continuous monitoring. •Build a high-performing organization that attracts, develops, and retains top talent across governance, compliance, risk management, and regulatory disciplines. •Partner closely with Cybersecurity, Technology, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Legal, Privacy, and business leadership to ensure integrated risk management across the enterprise. •Governance & Risk Management •Oversee enterprise IT governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and risk management processes. •Ensure effective identification, assessment, measurement, monitoring, and reporting of technology and cybersecurity risks. Qualifications: •A cybersecurity leader who understands governance and compliance, not simply a compliance leader who understands regulations. •A technology strategist who understands how platforms, integrations, automation, and AI enable scalable risk management. •Demonstrated experience leading large-scale enterprise programs within a highly regulated environment. •In-depth knowledge of information technology, cybersecurity architectures, cloud technologies, identity and access management, data protection, and technology operations. •Extensive experience managing regulatory compliance programs and interactions with internal and external auditors. •Proven experience presenting to executive leadership teams, board committees, regulators, and auditors. •Demonstrated success developing enterprise-wide governance, risk, compliance, or cybersecurity programs. •Exceptional executive communication, influencing, and relationship management skills. •Prior leadership experience in a cybersecurity discipline such as cyber defense, security engineering, identity and access management, security architecture, incident response, risk management, or security operations. •Knowledge of emerging AI governance, model risk management, and technology ethics practices. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!