Senior IT Audit & Risk Leader

Standard Life plc; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension

12x salary life assurance

Job summary

Standard Life plc is recruiting a Senior IT Internal Audit Manager in the UK. The role involves leading end-to-end IT audits, influencing risk governance, and managing diverse stakeholder relationships across a portfolio.

You will work in a hybrid setup with Edinburgh or Birmingham as the location, contributing to resilient control environments and adopting innovative audit techniques as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong IT technical knowledge with experience in IT audits.
• Experience in Cyber, IT Operations, Operational Resilience and Data Governance controls.
• Proven track record of leading small teams and influencing senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Audit end-to-end across a portfolio of IT audits and projects.
• Manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Provide influential insight to risk governance and control environments.
• Coach IA managers and junior colleagues to strengthen issue framing.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

IT audit

Cyber security

Operational resilience

Data governance

AI risk awareness

UK regulations

Cloud platforms

Outsourced audits

Education

CISA

CISM

CISSP

AIAA

Tools

Windows

Azure

AWS

Job description

Standard Life plc is recruiting a Senior IT Internal Audit Manager in the UK. The role involves leading end-to-end IT audits, influencing risk governance, and managing diverse stakeholder relationships across a portfolio.

You will work in a hybrid setup with Edinburgh or Birmingham as the location, contributing to resilient control environments and adopting innovative audit techniques as needed.