Director, Internal Audit - Commercial​/Investments​/Insurance

Description

The Director, Internal Audit - Commercial/Investments/Insurance provides strategic leadership and independent assurance over the organization's commercial banking, investment services, wealth management, insurance, and related risk activities. The position is responsible for developing and executing a risk-based audit strategy that evaluates governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and internal controls across assigned audit portfolios. This role serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, providing objective insights that strengthen organizational resilience, support sound decision-making, and protect the organization from emerging risks.

The position contributes to the organization's strategic objectives by promoting a strong control environment, effective governance practices, and continuous improvement across complex business functions.

Here's what you can expect from the job and what you need to be successful:

• Lead the development, execution, and oversight of the annual audit plan for Commercial Banking, Investments, Insurance, Treasury, and related business activities, ensuring coverage is aligned with organizational risks and strategic priorities.
• Serve as Engagement Owner for assigned audit portfolios, providing accountability for audit quality, scope determination, audit opinions, issue identification, reporting, and remediation validation.
• Establish and maintain the audit universe and risk assessment framework for assigned areas, identifying emerging risks, regulatory changes, and business developments that may impact audit coverage.
• Direct multiple concurrent audit engagements through planning, fieldwork, reporting, and issue validation activities, ensuring adherence to Internal Audit methodology and professional standards.
• Review and approve audit scopes, testing strategies, work papers, conclusions, findings, and audit reports to ensure accuracy, consistency, and value-added recommendations.
• Provide independent challenge and effective oversight of management s governance, risk management, compliance, and control practices within assigned business areas.
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of controls related to commercial lending, commercial credit administration, portfolio management, investment advisory activities, broker‑dealer operations, insurance services, fiduciary activities, and related third‑party relationships.
• Oversee audit issue management activities, including severity assessments, root cause analysis, remediation validation, and ongoing monitoring of corrective actions.
• Develop and deliver clear, concise, and impactful communications regarding audit results, emerging risks, and control environment assessments to executive leadership, management committees, and the Audit Committee.
• Participate in governance committees, risk committees, steering committees, and management forums to provide an independent audit perspective on strategic initiatives, emerging risks, and control considerations.
• Lead continuous monitoring activities across assigned portfolios, leveraging analytics, industry trends, regulatory developments, and business intelligence to proactively identify risk indicators and audit opportunities.
• Maintain effective working relationships with executive leaders and business partners while preserving audit independence and objectivity.
• Serve as a primary liaison for regulators, external auditors, and independent reviewers regarding matters impacting assigned audit portfolios.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance audit quality, efficiency, data analytics capabilities, and overall department effectiveness.
• Provide strategic input into Internal Audit's long‑term vision, methodology enhancements, talent…