Senior Director, IT/Technology Audit
Job in
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 07101, USA
Listed on 2026-05-20
Listing for:
Broadridge
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-05-20
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, IT Project Manager, Data Security, IT Business Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Senior IT Audit Director is a senior leadership role within Internal Audit, responsible for leading the formulation and implementation of the global technology audit plan across a complex fintech environment. Reporting to the Head of IT Audit, this role leads risk-based assurance over critical technology domains including cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, application development, IT general controls, and emerging technologies. The position is a member of the Audit Leadership Team and partners closely with senior management to provide clear, actionable insight on technology risk, control effectiveness, and remediation progress.
This leader will manage a distributed team across regions and help elevate the function's quality, impact, and data-driven audit capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and execute a risk-based technology audit plan aligned to enterprise priorities, regulatory expectations, and emerging technology risks.
* Lead technology risk assessments to identify and prioritize coverage across ITGC, SOX readiness, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, infrastructure, IAM, application controls, and third-party risk.
* Direct end-to-end audits covering AWS/cloud environments, product engineering and SDLC, vulnerability management, incident response, disaster recovery/business continuity, data governance, and infrastructure controls.
* Provide assurance over key cybersecurity and resilience domains using recognized frameworks such as NIST CSF, COBIT, ISO 27001, SOC 1/SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, as applicable.
* Oversee reviews of emerging and business-critical technologies, including blockchain, AI/GPT/agentic solutions, digital wallets, and digital currency-related processes and controls.
* Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of IT general controls and support SOX/ITGC readiness and related assurance activities where relevant.
* Produce clear, concise, audit committee-ready reporting that highlights risk themes, root causes, control gaps, and practical remediation actions.
* Build strong relationships with technology, security, product, engineering, compliance, and business stakeholders while maintaining audit independence and objectivity.
* Brief senior management, the Head of IT Audit, and the Chief Audit Executive on audit results, thematic insights, and changes in the technology risk landscape.
* Lead, coach, and develop a team of IT audit professionals across the US and India; set expectations, review quality, and support career growth and performance.
* Drive consistency, quality assurance, and adherence to Internal Audit standards, including Global IIA-aligned methodology, documentation, and reporting practices.
* Monitor and validate management action plans, perform issue follow-up and closure testing, and escalate overdue or insufficient remediation where needed.
* Advance the use of GRC tools, analytics, and data-driven auditing techniques to improve audit efficiency, coverage, and insight generation.
Required Qualifications
* 10+ years of experience in IT audit, technology risk, cybersecurity, or broader risk management, including significant leadership responsibility.
* Proven experience leading technology audits in complex, regulated, and fast-paced environments, ideally within financial services, fintech, or similarly technology-intensive sectors.
* Strong knowledge of ITGC, SOX readiness, cloud risk, cybersecurity controls, IAM, infrastructure, application/SDLC controls, third-party risk, and resilience disciplines.
* Hands-on familiarity with audit coverage across vulnerability management, incident response, DR/BCP, data governance, and technology control environments.
* Working knowledge of major control frameworks and standards, including NIST CSF, COBIT, ISO 27001, SOC 1/SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
* Demonstrated ability to build and execute risk assessments and audit plans, manage multiple concurrent audits, and deliver high-quality reporting to senior stakeholders.
* Experience writing audit reports and presenting complex technology risk topics to senior management and executive audit leadership.
* Track record of leading distributed teams effectively across cultures, time zones, and regions.
* Experience with GRC platforms and data-enabled auditing approaches; comfort working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Archer GRC, and Auto Audit (Optial/Optra-style audit workflow tools).
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in information systems, computer science, accounting, cybersecurity, or a related field.
* CISA certification required or strongly preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
* Additional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, or CIA.
* Experience in a global fintech, payments, banking, capital markets, or digital assets environment.
* Exposure to…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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