Global Director of Application Security

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$164,600–$288,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $179k
This role $226k
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This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $147,162–$211,743 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $226k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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About Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to corporations, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Management

Northern Trust currently has 15 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $137,400–$233,600 across 14 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Global Director of Application Security

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Northern Trust is seeking a Global Director of Application Security to lead the enterprise strategy, governance, and modernization of application security in a complex global financial environment. This hands-on leader will define policies and standards, embed security into modern development practices, and drive the transition from traditional models to AI-enabled capabilities. Responsibilities include owning the application security vision, establishing governance and standards across SDLC phases, leading an AI security transformation, driving secure DevSecOps practices, managing a high-impact team of 4 direct reports and contractors, engaging with leadership to communicate risk and progress, and delivering measurable risk reduction through KPIs. The ideal candidate has over 10 years in application security or software engineering, experience leading enterprise-scale programs, and familiarity with AI-assisted development. Preferred skills include hands-on experience in large enterprises with mature DevOps pipelines, expertise in SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, CI/CD pipeline automation, and financial services industry knowledge.

Skills

SAST DAST SCA CI/CD API security Cloud-native application security Software supply chain security AI-assisted development DevSecOps Kubernetes Terraform Python PostgreSQL AWS Azure GitHub Jira Confluence

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the enterprise Application Security vision and roadmap.
  • Develop and enforce application security policies and standards across SDLC.
  • Lead transformation to AI-assisted and AI-generated development models.
  • Embed security into CI/CD pipelines using scalable, automated approaches.
  • Manage a high-performing team of direct reports and contractors globally.
  • Communicate risk, strategy, and progress to executive stakeholders regularly.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years experience in application security or cybersecurity.
  • Proven leadership in enterprise-scale DevSecOps programs.
  • Expertise in defining and enforcing secure software development policies.
  • Hands-on technical skills in modern SDLC practices, including CI/CD.
  • Ability to influence engineering teams and senior stakeholders effectively.
  • Experience leading small, high-performing teams with contractors.
  • Knowledge of AI-assisted development and its security implications.

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