Internal Audit Lead, Technology Assurance Management, Global Business Operations

Overview
At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

The GT&K Technology Assurance Management (TAM) Internal Audit Lead is responsible for overall management and day to day coordination of the annual internal audit that is leveraged for demonstrating global policy and ISQM-1 standard compliance for KPMG International Services Limited. (KISL). The IA Lead will play a key role in the transformation and expansion of the TAM service portfolio to include ownership and accountability for the internal information protection audits that are important for meeting assurance requirements of member firms, clients, regulators and cyber-insurers.

What you will do

• Support transformation and expansion of the TAM service portfolio to include ownership and accountability for the internal information protection audits that are important for meeting assurance requirements of member firms, clients, regulators and cyber-insurers
• Audit planning and strategy, auditor agreement execution, funding and budget management
• Executive Reporting, pre-escalation management and prompt escalation of critical issues to Head of TAM
• Leading audit delivery and being the central point of contact for all other key players (e.g. Information Security Office, Privacy Liaison, Assurance Coordinators, Auditees, Auditors, Senior Sponsors)
• Ensuring standardized audit management processes, maintaining audit management templates and guidance
• Stakeholder mapping and enabling efficiencies in engaging with stakeholders, alignment with schedules and evidence of other audits, maintain evidence repository and guide Assurance Coordinators on evidence collation

What you bring to the role

• Minimum 10 experience, out of which minimum 5 years in information protection, including leading and / or managing information protection controls assessments, such as those based on ISO27001, ISO27017 and SSAE18 / System and Organization Control 2 / SOC2 for cloud platforms (internal and / or external assessments)
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college / university (preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security) or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrable track record in assurance management in a senior internal position and/ or client facing delivery of assurance engagements, with in-depth cloud information protection audit experience (incl. scoping, planning, performing, managing, reporting and remediation monitoring activities)
• Strong experience with senior stakeholder management (including ability to efficiently articulate challenges), ability to apply forward thinking mindset, develop service strategy and understand business impact.
• Program and project management skills and experience, proven track record of leading multiple projects or programs, which were cross-functional and complex in nature
• Ability to multi-task, adapt strategy based on competing priorities and work independently within a global team

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best
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Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
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