Audit Director - Change Management - job 1 of 2

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About the Internal Audit Group at American Express

Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.

We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.

About the Role:

The Director of Audit will lead the function responsible for providing strategic support of department-level change initiatives related to enterprise risk framework updates, audit process and system changes, and skills development. This role  builds alignment between the internal audit function and enterprise risk management priorities to drive consistent implementation of new audit methodologies, tools, and risk coverage approaches.

Key Responsibilities:

• Audit Portfolio Support:
• Serve as a central point of contact and coordination for Audit Leader Portfolios, Professional Practices and Risk Transformation PMO to ensure consistency and completeness in audit change execution risk coverage.
• Partner across the Change Director Community to operationalize and update risk universe components, including risk statements, control expectations, and testing approaches standards.
• Facilitate the implementation of enterprise risk framework changes into audit practices.
• Change Management & Implementation:
• Lead planning and execution of change initiatives related to updates in enterprise risk frameworks, taxonomies, and associated control libraries.
• Oversee change management strategies and communications to ensure successful adoption of new tools, templates, or methodologies
• Partner with Product Management, Professional Practices, and Technology teams to drive rollout of new audit platforms, enablement tools, and automation capabilities.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Governance:
• Collaborate with key stakeholders in Risk, Compliance, Technology, and the Business to stay ahead of enterprise changes impacting the audit approach.
• Represent the audit team department in cross-functional forums related to changes being driven from risk taxonomy governance, control standards, and risk oversight initiatives. 
• Enablement & Training:
• Work with Audit Training and Professional Practices to ensure timely enablement of audit staff on changes to risk frameworks, tools, and processes.
• Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and develop communications to support upskilling across the department.
• Reporting & Monitoring:
• Establish metrics and dashboards to monitor adoption and effectiveness of implemented changes.
• Provide updates and recommendations to senior leadership on risks, dependencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field 
• 7+ years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or controls.
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks control assessment processes, and internal audit methodologies.
• Proven track record leading complex change or transformation efforts within large, matrixed environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with audit tools and technologies, risk/control libraries, and agile methodology.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CIA, CPA, CISA, CRMA).
• Financial Services experience

Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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