Senior Internal Audit Manager - Technology

Senior Internal Audit Manager - Technology

The Senior Internal Audit Manager - Technology leads technology cyber audits, ensuring IT risk management and operational resilience across the [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group, while mentoring the audit team and maintaining stakeholder relationships.

Senior Internal Audit Manager - Technology

[Employer hidden] London Victoria Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home per week

Role Summary

The Senior Internal Audit Manager - Technology is responsible for leading the delivery of technology cyber-related, and third-party audit activity across the [Employer hidden] Group. The role provides independent assurance over IT risks, information security, operational resilience and technology-enabled business processes, while building and leading a high-performing technology audit capability within Group Internal Audit.

In this role, you will be a key strategic partner to the Chief Auditor, helping shape our technology assurance strategy and annual audit planning. You will also lead the development of a continuous third-party assurance framework to monitor the ongoing performance and risk of external service providers.

- There may be a limited degree of travel required to both Europe and other jurisdictions.

**Audit Delivery and Assurance**

• Lead the planning, execution and reporting of technology and cyber audits across the Group, including infrastructure, cloud, application security, identity and access management, data protection and IT operations.
• Deliver audits in line with Group Internal Audit methodology, professional standards and regulatory expectations.
• Perform risk assessments to identify high-risk technology areas and emerging risk themes.
• Produce clear, high-quality audit reports with practical, risk-based recommendations for senior management.
• Track, validate and challenge management actions to ensure timely and effective remediation of audit findings.

**Technology Risk Coverage**

• Provide audit coverage across key technology risk domains including:

• Cyber security and information security controls
• Cloud and third-party hosted environments
• Operational resilience and IT continuity
• Data governance and protection
• Identity and access management
• Change management and SDLC controls
• IT service management and asset management

**Team Leadership and Capability Building**

• Build, lead and develop the technology audit capability within Group Internal Audit.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and technical guidance to the audit team.
• Allocate work effectively across the team to ensure timely delivery and appropriate skill utilisation.
• Review audit workpapers and deliverables to ensure quality, consistency and adherence to professional standards.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and training of new team members where required.
• Develop audit methodologies, templates and technical guidance to improve audit efficiency and consistency.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and high performance within the team.

**Stakeholder Management**

• Act as a senior point of contact for Technology, Security, Risk and Compliance stakeholders.
• Build strong working relationships with senior management to ensure audit activity is well understood and appropriately scoped.
• Provide constructive challenge while maintaining a collaborative and pragmatic approach.
• Present audit results, risk themes and progress updates to senior leadership and governance forums.

**Audit Planning and Strategy**

• Support the development of the annual and multi-year technology audit plan based on risk assessment, regulatory priorities and business change.
• Identify opportunities to enhance audit coverage through thematic reviews, data analytics and automation.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Group Internal Audit processes and practices.

**Regulatory and External Engagement**

• Ensure audit activity aligns with relevant regulatory requirements and industry frameworks such as FCA operational resilience, DORA, ISO 27001, NIST and COBIT.
• Support interactions with external auditors, regulators and third-party assurance providers where required.

**Key Skills and Experience****Essential**

• Significant experience in technology audit, IT risk or information security within financial services or regulated environments.
• Proven experience leading teams or mentoring auditors in a professional services or in-house audit environment.
• Strong understanding of technology risk and control frameworks.
• Experience delivering end-to-end audits and managing a portfolio of audits independently.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills.

**Desirable**

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Knowledge of operational resilience and regulatory change programmes.
• Professional certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CISM or equivalent.
• Experience working in fast-growth or scale-up organisations.

Why [Employer hidden]?

• Competitive Starting Salary with an annual discretionary bonusthat truly rewards your performance from day one.
• Dedicated Mentorship: Learn directly from experienced managers who are invested in your success.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Leverage state-of-the-art tailor made tools and systems that enable you to perform at your best.
• Clear, Accelerated Career Progression: Defined pathways to leadership and specialist roles within [Employer hidden].
• Dynamic & Supportive Culture: Work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and personal growth are prioritized.
• Generous Benefits Package: Access competitive benefits tailored to your location, which typically include health care and social benefits.
• CentralOffice: A fantastic location with excellent transport links.

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