Data Governance & Privacy Specialist

Northern Trust is hiring for the role of Data Governance & Privacy Specialist, Chicago, IL (Hybrid). This is a Data Governance role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $95,600 - $162,400. Review the full details below and apply directly with Northern Trust. Organization: Northern Trust Location: Chicago, IL Workplace: Hybrid Focus: Data Governance Salary: $95,600 - $162,400 Posted: Jul 27, 2026 Northern Trust is hiring for this Data Governance role in Chicago , one of the metros GRC Careers tracks for governance, risk, and compliance hiring. See other GRC roles in Chicago → Executes data classification, metadata management, and records retention policies across enterprise HR data assets. Partners with data privacy, info security, and central governance teams to enforce data quality and risk controls. Documents data lineage and guides business stewards on compliance requirements. This role is based in Chicago on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Northern Trust's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer. About data governance roles Data governance establishes ownership, quality, and controls over data as an asset. It is foundational to trustworthy analytics and AI, spanning cataloging, lineage, and access. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as data management frameworks, data quality and lineage standards, and privacy and security controls. How to position yourself for this data governance role Strong candidates emphasize data ownership and stewardship, quality and lineage, catalog and access controls, and enabling analytics and AI on a trusted data foundation. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Northern Trust would apply data management frameworks, data quality and lineage standards, and privacy and security controls, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties. #J-18808-Ljbffr Northern Trust