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Senior Consultant, Enterprise Incident Management
Job at a glance
- Category
- GRC
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Posted
- Aug 31, 2026
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Northern Trust is hiring a Senior Consultant, Enterprise Incident Management in Melbourne, Australia. This is a GRC job in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with Northern Trust.
About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. Role Overview This is a senior operational resilience role within Northern Trust's global Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) team and forms part of the broader Enterprise Resiliency Office. Operating within a 24x7 follow-the-sun model, the role is responsible for coordinating and managing incidents throughout the lifecycle, including detection, response, escalation, communication, service restoration, and post-incident review. The position plays a critical role in delivering consistent incident management practices across the organization, enabling rapid response, minimizing business disruption, and strengthening overall operational resilience. Key Responsibilities Incident Management Monitor, assess, and coordinate the response to actual or potential business-impacting incidents across the enterprise. Activate and facilitate incident response teams and escalation processes in line with established severity criteria and governance requirements. Lead cross-functional response efforts involving Business Units, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and other stakeholders to drive timely resolution. Maintain situational awareness, assess business impacts and risks, and support decision-making throughout the incident lifecycle. Ensure incidents are accurately recorded, managed, and progressed through to closure. Communication and Stakeholder Management Deliver clear, timely, and consistent communications to senior leadership, impacted stakeholders, and response teams. Coordinate internal and external communications, including regulatory, client, vendor, and partner engagement where required. Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to support incident response and operational resilience
Full responsibilities and requirements are on Northern Trust's application page.
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This job is based in Melbourne, Australia 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.
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Governance jobs design the structures, policies, and oversight that keep complex programs accountable, coordinating across legal, risk, compliance, and technology. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices.
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