Audit Analyst - Data, Privacy and Responsible AI

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Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share.

Salary: £48,000 - £73,000 (Dependant on location).

Location(s): London, Edinburgh or Bristol.

Hours: Full-time.

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our hub locations.

About this opportunity: As an Audit Analyst working across the Data, Privacy and Responsible AI portfolio, you will have a particular focus on Data and AI capability, tooling and practices in Lloyds Banking Group. You will support in the delivery of high-quality audits, own the design and operational evaluation and testing of key controls and apply proficient knowledge and application of audit methodology and Data, Privacy and Responsible AI risk areas.

This is a unique opportunity for individuals with a growth mindset and demonstrated critical thinking to join a fast-paced Data and AI environment in one of the UK’s largest digital banks and positively contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of LBG’s delivery of its Data & AI strategy. You will also contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of GA&CI through a strategic and integrated audit focus, collaboration and agile delivery methods.

Day to day, you will:

• Contribute to the audit plan, delivering specified outcomes and providing support by working as directed within the Audit Team.
• Support control testing and can identify areas of concern, articulating the potential challenge.
• Help senior colleagues and build meaningful stakeholder relationships.
• Conduct research considering multiple perspectives and bring the outside in to enable analysis of key themes and external trends.
• Suggest improvements in current compliance processes by being bold.
• Actively role model the Group values and behaviours.
• Proactively identify, address and drive personal development opportunities and create a positive learning culture based on effective coaching.
• Freely sharing insight and timely, direct, effective feedback that contributes to the success of the delivery plan and leaves a positive, sustainable impact on the function.

What you’ll need:

• The ability to lead and take ownership for delivery, and championing colleagues’ growth and development.
• The ability to deliver risk and control assurance activity that is timely, impactful, insightful and valued by stakeholders.
• The ability to understand and interpret Group and Business Unit Strategy and connect audit delivery and business monitoring insights to such strategies at the Macro level.
• The ability to analyse, understand and communicate data as information, and to use data to drive effective audit outcomes.
• The ability to prioritize your work and that of others effectively to ensure timely and value-added delivery.
• In addition, technical knowledge and experience in one or more of the following:

• Data Management practices and Data Management tools (Cloud native or other) e.g. Collibra, Snowflake; Google’s Dataplex.
• Data Analytics practices and tools.
• AI Governance Frameworks, laws and regulations (including intersection with data privacy laws and regulations).
• Understanding of emerging AI technologies and practices.

About working for us: Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• An annual performance-related bonus.
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We’re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.