Vice President Internal Audit

About PTC

PTC is a global software company that powers how products are designed, built, serviced, and operated across industries such as aerospace, defense, industrial, automotive, medtech, electronics, and high tech.

• Lead the global internal audit function, including financial, operational, compliance, and IT audits.
• Develop and execute a risk-based audit plan aligned to PTC’s strategic priorities with embedded AI and advanced analytics to shift from periodic to continuous risk monitoring.
• Provide independent and objective assurance to the Audit Committee and executive leadership.
• Identify emerging risks across the business, including SaaS, cybersecurity, AI, and global operations.
• Leverage AI‑powered tools and predictive analytics to identify anomalies, surface risk patterns, and prioritize audit focus areas before issues materialize.

• Oversee SOX compliance and the internal controls framework, ensuring effectiveness and efficiency while identifying opportunities to automate testing through AI and data analytics.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Security, and IT to maintain strong governance and regulatory compliance, including FCPA, GDPR, and evolving global data privacy and AI governance regulations.
• Evaluate and strengthen controls around data privacy, cross‑border data transfers, and data localization requirements across PTC's global operations.

• Lead internal audit's role in M&A due diligence, assessing financial, operational, IT, and compliance risks of acquisition targets.
• Design and oversee post‑acquisition integration controls, ensuring acquired entities are brought into PTC's governance and control framework with speed and rigor.
• Evaluate inherited third‑party relationships, data practices, and IT environments from acquired companies to identify and remediate risk.

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on risk, controls, and process improvement.
• Translate audit findings into clear, actionable recommendations that drive measurable improvement.
• Support business transformation initiatives, ensuring appropriate controls without slowing execution.

• Serve as the primary liaison to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Deliver clear, concise, and high‑impact reporting on risk, controls, and audit outcomes.
• Build strong relationships across the ELT, influencing decision‑making and prioritization.

• Lead and develop a high‑performing global audit team with a mindset of curiosity, technical fluency, and business partnership.
• Build a modern audit technology stack, deploying AI, automation, and continuous monitoring to fundamentally change how audit work is planned, executed, and reported.
• Drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and forward‑looking risk intelligence.

• 15+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk, or finance leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading a global internal audit function, ideally within a public, global SaaS or enterprise software company.
• Deep expertise in SOX, internal controls, and enterprise risk management (ERM).
• Experience operating at the executive and Board level, including direct Audit Committee engagement.
• Strong understanding of global business operations, including international compliance and regulatory environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change across a matrixed organization.
• Experience building or transforming an audit function's technology capabilities, including adoption of AI, automation, and data analytics.
• Preferred:
  Experience supporting a SaaS or subscription business model transformation.
• Background in IT audit, cybersecurity risk, or data/AI governance.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑enabled audit tools, continuous monitoring platforms, or predictive risk analytics.
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification.

• Annual salary range: $225,000 – $335,000, inclusive of base and on‑target incentive compensation.
• Eligibility for PTC share purchase program (ESPP) and…