Sr. Manager, Internal Audit Strategy & Operations

Role Overview:
Lead Internal Audit's operating strategy, Board and Audit Committee readiness, and quality improvement coordination, and sponsor AI-enabled transformation of audit workflows. Partner with IA leadership to turn priorities into scalable workflows, actionable performance reporting, and measurable results.
What you’ll do:
Strategy and Operational Excellence
Own the IA operating model, leadership cadence, strategic initiatives, and continuous improvement roadmap.
Own IA scorecards, dashboards, KPIs, and OKRs to monitor organizational performance, portfolio delivery, and execution risks.
Run feedback loops including post-engagement reviews, stakeholder surveys, and lessons learned, and report themes to the CAE.
Board and Executive Governance
Own the process, timeline, consistency checks, and follow-through for Audit Committee and Board materials, including pre-Board preparation and follow-through.
Work closely with the IA Executive Assistant Business Partner (EABP) on planning and coordination of pre-Board meetings, IA SLT meetings, and major IA forums. The EABP retains responsibility for executive scheduling, calendar coordination, and meeting logistics.
Own SLT, Directors+ and All People Meeting agenda preparation, decision tracking, and escalation of open actions.
Professional Practices and Audit Operations
Coordinate the CAE's quality assurance and improvement program (ongoing monitoring, internal assessment logistics, and improvement tracking), audit manual upkeep, methodology support, and knowledge sharing in partnership with technical audit leaders.
Oversee audit portfolio operations, staffing visibility, management action plan follow-up, and operational reporting through the L5 lead.
Decision rights: audit leadership retains methodology decisions, engagement quality, and final staffing approvals; this role owns operating cadence, reporting, and process.