**Description**

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**Description**

The Internal Audit Group (IAG) is a worldwide function with approximately 300 team members and offices in seven countries. IAG is comprised of assurance and risk professionals with diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. The IAG organization consists of 14 audit teams aligned with the business units and staff groups along with a Professional Practice group that manages audit methodology, quality assurance, regulatory relations, and reporting.

The Vice President, Technology Audit Leader will lead a team of approximately 10 - 12 technology process auditors evaluating IT application controls in IAG's audits of business processes across the enterprise. This Vice President is responsible for developing and executing the integrated technology annual technology audit plan, aligning Technology audit results with leadership, and leading application control related interactions with the various regulatory bodies.

**Key Responsibilities:**

Development of application control subject matter expertise within the audit team

Coach, teach, mentor, and develop less experienced colleagues and co-sourced resources in geographically diverse locations across all aspects of their role, the audit lifecycle, audit methodology and best practices.

Maintain the team's resource calendar, recruiting pipeline, and execute the screening and selection process

**Requirements:**

Experience - 15 years of relevant technology audit experience (Big 4 audit experience preferred)

Audit Methodology & Process - Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle

Industry Experience - Preferred financial services industry experience and an understanding of related products, services, features, economics, and key regulations.

Certification CISA is mandatory for role and expected to be obtained within first year

Education - Preferred BA or BS in information systems, data analytics, information technology, computer science or equivalent degree, or related field.

Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry guidance and best practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications.

Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues and control recommendations with clarity and professionalism.

Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver high quality, actionable and value-added feedback to management on potential control issues and potential solutions to close gaps.

Task Management, Collaboration & Leadership - Effectively works independently, within a team and across teams in a fast paced environment to drive business results, using related project management skills, employing creative thinking, a focus on quality, and the ability to work on competing priorities.

Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects and provide quality review across deliverables.

Proven ability lead team members in a way that inspires, develops, and delivers results.

Travel - Ability to travel 5% to 15%

**Qualifications**

Salary Range: $185,000.00 to $260,000.00 annually bonus equity (if applicable) benefits

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

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

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.

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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions

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**Job:** Executive

**Primary Location:** US-Arizona-Phoenix

**Other Locations:** US-Utah-Salt Lake City, US-New York-New York

**Schedule** Full-time

**Req ID:** 24011154