Internal Audit Director

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group who are the global leader in access solutions. Every day we reimagine how people move through a safer more open world with ease. If youve ever walked through an automatic door stayed in a hotel or gone through passport control youve probably used one of our products or services. We have operations in over 70 countries with over 63000 colleagues around the world.

We are looking for an Internal Audit Director to join the Global Solutions Divisions Finance Leadership Team. This is a hybrid role with flexibility on location with regular international travel required.

This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on internal audit leader who enjoys working closely with the business and influencing senior stakeholders across a global organization. Given the lean structure of the function the role combines strategic leadership with direct involvement in audit planning execution and follow-up activities.

What would you do as our Internal Audit Director

Strategic Planning: Develop and execute a comprehensive risk-based internal audit plan aligned with the organizations overarching objectives and regulatory mandates.

Audit Delivery & Oversight: Oversee performance compliance operational and financial audits. Ensure audit methodologies comply with local statutory this highly hands-on role you will be actively involved throughout the audit lifecycle.

Governance & Reporting: Advise executive management and the leadership team on emerging risks control deficiencies and best-practice mitigations.

Team Leadership:Lead and develop the internal audit function fostering a high-performance ethical and continuous-learning culture. While the team is intentionally lean (1 FTE) you will have significant opportunity to shape the functions future direction methodologies and ways of working.

Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor partnering with C-level executives (e.g. CFO CEO) while maintaining strict functional independence.

Key Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in accounting finance business administration or a closely related discipline.

• Professional Certifications: include CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or ACCA / CIMA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

• Experience: Significant experience in internal audit public accounting finance or risk management in an international environment. Experience leading and conducting audits across multiple countries is highly role may also suit an experienced and ambitious senior manager who is ready to take the next step into a Director-level position

• Core Competencies: Expert-level knowledge of risk frameworks IIA standards regulatory compliance (e.g. SOX where applicable) and excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading internal audits within large multinational organizations.
• Experience operating successfully within a decentralized business model.
• Strong understanding of audit analytics digital audit tools and emerging AI applications within internal audit.
• Ability to operate independently and effectively in a lean high-impact environment.
• Comfortable building relationships and influencing stakeholders across functions geographies and levels of seniority.

We review applications regularly so dont wait

We are committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If this opportunity excites you and your experience aligns with what were looking for we encourage you to apply. The selection process for this role will begin in early August 2026.

To protect your personal data we do not accept applications via email or post. For questions about the role or recruitment process please contact Michael Wettergren at

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access return we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces physical and virtual safer more secure and easier to access.

As an employer we value results not titles or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions supporting them with regular feedback training and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact and we encourage them to grow their role locally regionally or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board its important to us to have diverse inclusive teams and we value different perspectives and experiences.