Group Internal Audit IT Senior Manager (Digital, Data and AI)

TL;DR

Group Internal Audit IT Senior Manager (Digital, Data and AI): Lead risk-based IT audit planning and deliver a portfolio of Digital, Data, AI and technology-related audits with an accent on assurance over complex, sensitive and strategic risk areas. Focus on leading audit teams, coordinating third-party specialists, and providing practical, actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Location: London or Birmingham, hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days at home)

Company

hirify.global is the UK’s leading communications group connecting people, devices and machines.

What you will do

• Develop risk-based audit plans aligned to business risks and coordinated with assurance providers.
• Deliver Digital, Data, AI and technology-related audits to agreed quality standards and timelines.
• Provide independent assurance, challenge and recommendations on complex, sensitive and strategic risk areas.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of IT Audit Managers.
• Manage and coordinate third-party audit specialists when needed.
• Represent Internal Audit at governance forums and provide assurance updates and risk insights to senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading IT, Digital, Data and technology-focused audits in a complex, regulated organisation, including building risk-based audit plans.
• Proven stakeholder management skills to influence, challenge and engage senior leaders.
• Leadership experience delivering complex audit and assurance programmes and developing Audit Managers.

Nice to have

• Experience auditing data governance, data management and AI-related controls (e.g., data architecture, metadata management, data analytics).
• Knowledge of technology and data control frameworks such as DCAM.
• Professional qualification such as CISA (or equivalent).
• Experience across domains including DevSecOps, Agile delivery, Application Security, Data and Information Security, Third-Party Management, Transformation and GDPR.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive, flexible benefits package including private healthcare and access to an online private GP 24/7.
• 15% on-target annual bonus and a market-leading pension scheme (5% from you, 10% from BT).
• Company car scheme (or cash alternative) and holiday purchase scheme.
• Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off.
• Equalised maternity, paternity and adoption leave (18 weeks full pay and 8 weeks half pay).

Hiring process

• Interviews to assess audit leadership, stakeholder management and experience delivering complex IT/digital/data/AI assurance.
• Discussion of how experience maps to Digital, Data, AI and technology audit delivery and governance engagement.