Ahold Delhaize Group is one of the world's largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-Commerce. Its family of great, local brands serves more than 50 million customers each week in Europe, the United States and Indonesia. Together, these brands employ more than 420,000 associates in more than 7,000 grocery and specialty stores. Our Ahold Delhaize Group is based in Zaandam in the Netherlands, but Ahold Delhaize Group associates also work in all the countries we serve. This team supports all our great local brands in finance, HR, IT, legal, communications, sustainable retailing, and other key functions.
What you’ll be doing
You will join a dynamic, high-performing audit team who will encourage you to grow professionally and personally. You will work with leaders across all facets of our organization to identify areas of risk, make valuable recommendations and influence positive change.
The team’s priorities are focused on helping our business partners achieve their goals and objectives by managing risk through:
- Maintaining proactive relationships with business management teams to stay in sync with an ever-changing business environment
- Designing and executing audit programs covering operational, technology, compliance, and financial risks, targeting high-risk areas in the company’s processes, from sourcing to logistics, but also IT general and cybersecurity controls
- Creating impactful recommendations to assist management in better managing their risks
- Communicating audit results to senior leaders
- Attending learning programs, training, and networking sessions while preparing yourself to become a future leader in our organization
Your new work environment
You will be joining the Global Internal Audit team, consisting of 43 colleagues. Our goal is rather straightforward: we conduct audits across Ahold Delhaize’s Global Office and the US and European brands. The impact on the organization is tangible: we act as the third line of defense, performing approximately 70 audit engagements globally per year driving innovation and change in different domains of the company. Our Internal Audit team is filled with smart, high-performing finance professionals who enjoy pioneering and taking ownership of their work.
What we’re looking for
A sharp, critical thinker who thrives in a team environment and enjoys collaborating. You use independent and creative thought to obtain information, analyze complex situations, and solve problems. You excel in and enjoy communicating, and you listen carefully to understand. You embrace technology and can adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Experience within a large and complex organizational structure
- Experience in or a clear passion for retail
You’ll need to have:
- At least a Bachelor’s degree (Master is preferred) in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, information science, or a related technical field;
- 3–5+ years of experience in cyber security, IT auditing, consulting, engineering, or penetration testing within retail, a large multinational, or a cybersecurity consulting firm;
- Certification such as CISSP, OSCP, or Azure Security Engineer (SC-500)
- Demonstrated experience assessing or working with:
- Cyber security control frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls)
- Cloud environments (Azure preferred)
- Identity & access management, network security, incident response, vulnerability management
- Application, infrastructure, and third‑party security
- Experience participating in or leading complex IT or cyber security audits
- Critical thinking skills – use independent thought to obtain information and analyze complex situations and intrinsic curiosity
- Effective communication skills – convey information concisely, both verbally and in writing
- Project management skills – work in and/or lead teams to effectively perform work and prioritize assignments within challenging deadlines
- Business Acumen – the ability to understand organizational processes and objectives as well as obtain organizational insight through effective relationships
- Aptitude and desire to understand how technology (e.g., data analytics, general IT processes, robotic process automation, machine learning) impacts business processes
- Fluency in English
- Ability to travel within the US up to 10%
The ideal candidate will also have:
- Strong understanding of security risks, threat landscapes, and control design principles
- Ability to translate technical issues into clear, business‑focused audit observations
- Ability to work effectively in international, multidisciplinary audit teams
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple parallel audit topics
The Ahold Delhaize Group sets global strategies frameworks, facilitates the sharing of best practice and encourages economies of scale. Great examples include sharing technology and digital know-how, so we can continue to lead in online and in-store retailing, setting global targets for healthy and sustainable products-including reducing food waste, use of plastics and making our products healthier to use and eat, and championing development for our future leaders-from learning about the digital mindset to leading our stores of the future.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
