Technology Risk OfficerThe Technology Risk Officer serves as a subject matter expert within the second line of defense (2LoD), responsible for the challenge, oversight, and support of enterprise IT and cybersecurity risk management programs. This role partners closely with first line of defense (1LoD) technology and controls teams - including, but not limited to: Cybersecurity, Corporate Technology, Nuveen Technology, Wealth Technology, and the Enterprise Vendor Program Office - to monitor, escalate, and report on significant risks and control weaknesses.
Key Responsibilities and Duties- Risk Assessment & Oversight: This role will support 2LoD targeted risk assessments to confirm control effectiveness and identify opportunities to strengthen controls, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability across the technology environment. This includes evaluating application and infrastructure-specific control gaps, identifying thematic issues, and developing remediation plans.
- Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA): This role supports the implementation and ongoing maturation of the RCSA program by coordinating with 1LoD IT risk and control partners to ensure appropriate identification of technology risks and control weaknesses. The officer collaborates with business-aligned control teams to ensure RCSAs reflect a comprehensive view of the technology control environment that critical business functions depend upon.
- Issue Management: The Technology Risk Officer provides governance and 2LoD challenge across the Issue Management Program, including reviewing issue rating criticality, evaluating action plans for adequacy in addressing identified control gaps, assessing risk-accepted issues for adherence to requirements.
- Policy, Standards & Regulatory Alignment: This role provides 2LoD support and challenge of TIAA's Information Technology Policy and IT Standards, including evaluating proposed policy changes that could affect technology teams.
- Reporting & Risk Appetite: The Technology Risk Officer provides support to management for producing risk management committee materials, metrics reporting and other related analysis, as needed.
- Relationship Management: This role builds and maintains effective relationships with 1LOD/2LOD/3LOD teams and control partners to ensure understanding of risk program expectations and guiding issue and action plan owners as needed.
Educational Requirements- University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience- 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements- Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level8IC
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Cybersecurity/Information Security, IT/Technology Risk Management, IT/Technology Compliance, IT/Technology Audit, or Information Technology
Preferred Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related IT discipline
- 7+ years of experience in Cybersecurity/InfoSec, IT/Technology Risk Management, IT/Technology Compliance, or related fields
- Working knowledge of industry IT security control frameworks and/or regulations (e.g., NIST, COBIT, ISO, GDPR)
- Experience working on IT Controls identification and/or implementation
- Experience with performing risk and control assessments and/or audits across Cybersecurity/InfoSec domains
- Experience with third-party risk management
- Proficiency with reporting and data tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Archer GRC
- Professional Certifications: CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM, and/or CCSP
Related Skills
Adaptability, Business Acumen, Compliance, Consultative Communication, Critical Thinking, General Risk Management, Organizational Savviness, Problem Solving, Relationship Management, Risk Reporting, Technology Systems
Anticipated Posting End Date:2026-10-30
Base Pay Range: $117,000/yr - $159,000/yr
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
