Chief Internal Audit Officer; CIAO

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations.

Internal Audit is an independent, global function providing assurance to the Board of Directors and senior leadership on the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls. The team operates across all geographies and business lines, including insurance, reinsurance, and corporate functions, delivering risk-based insights that strengthen the organization’s resilience and long-term performance.

The Chief Internal Audit Officer serves as the highest level audit officer of the Company and provides independent, objective assurance to the Board Audit Committee on the effectiveness of the company’s risk management, control, and governance processes. This role shapes and leads the global Internal Audit strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and regulatory expectations. Success is measured through the quality of assurance provided, the impact of insights delivered, and the strength of stakeholder confidence at Board and Executive levels.

The role maintains a dual reporting line to the General Counsel for administrative matters and to the Audit Committee for functional independence.

• Setting and executing the multi-year strategy for the global Internal Audit function, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk priorities, business transformation initiatives, regulatory expectations, and long-term business objectives
• Leading the development, maintenance, and delivery of a dynamic, risk-based audit plan informed by executive management, second-line risk and compliance functions, external auditors, regulators, and the Board Audit Committee
• Proactively identifying and assessing emerging external and enterprise risks — including macroeconomic, geopolitical, regulatory, climate, cyber, technology, third-party, and market developments — and translating those insights into audit priorities, advisory recommendations, and timely adjustments to audit coverage and resource deployment
• Assessing culture, conduct, governance, and decision-making effectiveness as leading indicators of broader risk, and incorporating those insights into audit planning, reporting, and stakeholder challenge
• Providing independent, objective assurance and clear reporting to the Board Audit Committee on audit plan progress, significant findings, remediation status, control effectiveness, and the overall internal control environment, with direct and independent access to the Audit Committee Chair when significant concerns arise
• Serving as a trusted advisor to the Board, CEO, Executive Committee, and senior business leaders and providing pro-active advice on governance, risk, control design, process effectiveness, and regulatory compliance, while preserving functional independence
• Overseeing audit coverage across underwriting, claims, investments, finance, actuarial, operations, technology, cybersecurity, third-party risk, and corporate functions, ensuring consistent global standards and high-quality execution
• Conducting special investigations as requested
• Partnering …