Associate Director, Global Technology Internal Audit
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Job Location:
North Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Associate Director Global Technology Audit is responsible for leading and developing a team of technology auditors while providing seniorlevel oversight technical judgment and risk leadership for global technology audit activities. This role ensures that technology cybersecurity data and emerging technology risks are assessed with appropriate depth consistency and business relevance. The Associate Director serves as a people manager and technical risk leader within Internal Audit accountable for the performance development and engagement of a team of auditors. The role complements engagement coordination responsibilities performed by audit staff and supports Directorlevel governance and stakeholder engagement by providing disciplined challenge coaching and escalation on complex or judgmentintensive technology risk matters. This position plays a critical role in building and sustaining Internal Audits technology risk capability particularly in highrisk areas such as cybersecurity cloud platforms data and analytics identity and access management and thirdparty technology risk.
Responsibilities
- Lead manage and develop a team of approximately seven technology auditors including setting performance expectations providing ongoing coaching and feedback conducting performance reviews and supporting career development and progression.
- Provide seniorlevel oversight and technical judgment for global technology audit engagements including cybersecurity infrastructure cloud platforms data and analytics environments identity and access management and emerging technologies.
- Review and challenge technology risk assessments audit scope and conclusions to ensure appropriate focus on control design sustainability and risk impact not solely operating effectiveness.
- Serve as a primary escalation point for complex or judgmentintensive technology risk issues supporting Directors in determining appropriate risk ratings issue framing and management messaging.
- Ensure consistency and quality in how technology risks are identified assessed and reported across audits particularly in highrisk or externally exposed environments.
- Coach and develop Lead and Senior auditors to strengthen riskbased thinking technical judgment and the ability to articulate technology risk in clear business terms.
- Contribute to the development maintenance and continuous improvement of technology audit methodologies guidance and playbooks with particular focus on cybersecurity and datarelated risk areas.
- Identify emerging technology and cyber risk trends and advise Internal Audit leadership on implications for audit coverage skills and resource needs.
- Support integration of technology audit activities with financial and compliance audits as appropriate to enhance efficiency and risk coverage.
- Collaborate with Directors to support external audit coordination cosourcing activities and talent sourcing strategies to ensure the technology audit team maintains the skills required to address evolving risks.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Business Accounting or a related field from an accredited four-year college or university. An advanced degree is desirable.
- 8 years of relevant experience in technology audit technology risk management cybersecurity cloud architecture data platforms or related areas gained through internal audit consulting or industry roles.
- Demonstrated peoplemanagement experience including coaching performance management and development of professional staff.
- Strong ability to assess technology and cyber risks using judgmentbased riskfocused approaches rather than checklistdriven testing alone.
- Solid understanding of technology control design concepts and how technology risks can manifest even when controls are formally in place.
- Experience across multiple technology domains such as cybersecurity cloud infrastructure identity and access management data platforms thirdparty technology risk and system development or change processes.
- Proven ability to communicate complex technology and cyber risks clearly to nontechnical stakeholders including executive management.
- Demonstrated capability to mentor and develop auditors beyond execution into riskbased thinking and technical judgment.
- Familiarity with relevant frameworks and standards (e.g. COBIT NIST ISO cloud shared responsibility models) with the ability to apply them pragmatically.
- Professional certifications such as CISA CISSP CRISC or relevant cloud/security certifications are desirable but not required.
Additional Information :
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The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Employment Type :
Full-time
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AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuro ... View more
