Director, Internal Audit - Markets / Wealth Solutions – UK Legal Entities in London

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Internal Audit - Markets / Wealth Solutions – UK Legal Entities to join our Internal Audit team. This role is located in London.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Embed the use of AI and advanced analytics into audit practices to enhance risk identification, testing efficiency, and insight generation across engagements.
• Partner in the design/implementation of new/enhanced Audit Practices to ensure they are appropriately rolled out and absorbed into execution and all downstream impacts are understood.
• Develop and maintain IA’s policies and procedures, including the audit methodology and testing approaches.
• Assist in the design of audit processes working with IA senior management to develop efficient and effective approaches to audit coverage and testing, as well as practical interpretation of internal audit industry standards and guidelines.
• Maintain methodology through routine policy/procedure updates and department queries and develop the distribute internal communications for methodology related changes throughout the department as necessary.
• Assist with IA self-assessment to key regulatory and industry standards, and practices to recommend enhancements to IA methodology and guidance.
• Build and maintain key relationships across the Audit department, to establish a culture of engagement to add value to the department.
• Observe and share best practices; both those observed from IA teams and gained from interaction with external peers and organizations.
• Work constructively to share knowledge, assistance, and personnel development across groups.
• Manage relationships with IA senior management as well as the audit teams and support functions around the world.
• Work collaboratively with partners in other roles within the Internal Audit Practices and Administration function.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI, data analytics, or emerging technologies to enhance audit delivery, drive insight, and improve risk coverage.
• Possess bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
• Extensive relevant work experience, previous management experience preferred.
• Prior experience in a mid-to-high-level managerial role in Audit.
• In-depth understanding of audit methodologies and an in-depth knowledge of financial services, with ability to evaluate the appropriateness of audit results across multiple lines of business.
• Strong decision making, communication, and interpersonal skills experience requirement.
• Additional core skill requirements include understanding the applied and interpretation of analytics results for Audit, critical thinking and problem solving.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, effective under pressure and willing to take personal responsibility/accountability.