Global Audit Methodology Director

Location: New York

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

The Global Audit Methodology Director is responsible for setting the strategic direction, governance, and continuous evolution of Global Internal Audit’s methodology, tools, and practices in alignment with Global Internal Audit Standards and regulatory requirements across MUFG’s global footprint.

The Global Director serves as Global Internal Audit’s senior authority on audit methodology, partnering closely with Tokyo Head Office, global audit leadership, and regional internal audit teams to drive best-in-class, risk-based practices that reflect relevant regulatory expectations and support high-quality outcomes, innovation, and efficiency across global audit execution.
** WORK EXPERIENCE
*** 15 or more years of internal and/or external audit experience, including proven senior leadership responsibility.
* Extensive experience in the financial services industry, with knowledge of regulatory expectations and emerging industry trends.
* Demonstrated experience leading methodology or professional practices functions in a global, matrixed environment.
* Acted as a strategic advisor to senior leadership and stakeholders, developing or advising on complex, high-impact decisions.
** SKILLS
* ** Expert knowledge of audit methodologies, risk management, and internal controls, including IIA Standards and relevant regulatory requirements applicable to global financial institutions.
* Strong understanding of global regulatory environment, including the ability to assess and operationalize common regulatory expectations across jurisdictions.
* Strong strategic thinking capabilities.
* Ability to drive simplification, standardization, and automation. Prioritizes and facilitates a culture of continuous improvement.
* Executive-level and regulatory communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Demonstrates effective negotiation and influencing skills in a multicultural, multi-national environment.
* Demonstrates strong forward-thinking and risk-based judgment by anticipating changes in business needs and risk profiles, proactively reprioritizing initiatives, and strategically allocating resources and budget to achieve objectives.
* Considers stakeholder needs and input as well as best practices and insights from industry trends when making strategic decisions.
* Creates an environment that fosters communication, transparency, and collaboration globally.
** RESPONSIBILITIES
* ** Accountable for the global strategy and governance framework for Audit Methodology and practices, to ensure alignment with global internal auditing standards, regulatory expectations, and industry practices.
* Lead the enhancement of Global Audit Methodology and practices to drive consistency, quality, and risk‐based auditing, enabling efficiency and continuous improvement.
* Lead the Global Audit Methodology team’s initiatives aligned to organizational and firm-wide strategic priorities.
* Coordinate with the Tokyo Head Office, Global Head of Audit, Regional Heads of Audit, and Regional Methodology Heads to oversee the definition and implementation of policies, practices, procedures, and…