AVP, Global Security and Infra - Audit Team

MetLife; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan with medical/prescription

401(k) with employer matching

Life insurance

Disability and other benefits

Job summary

MetLife is seeking a senior Internal Audit leader to oversee Global Security and Global Infrastructure, driving risk-based coverage of cybersecurity, IAM, threat response, and cloud/infrastructure. You will lead a team of auditors, shape the audit roadmap, and partner with CISO/CTO to translate technical risk into business insights.

You will guide assurance and advisory engagements on AI risks, ensure governance and controls for AI-enabled capabilities, and deliver timely findings while

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT audit, cybersecurity, technology risk, and/or public accounting or consulting experience.
• Deep, current knowledge of cybersecurity and infrastructure domains and standards.
• Data analytics, automation, and continuous auditing experience; knowledge of AI risks.
• Executive presence with ability to influence senior leaders clearly and succinctly.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, judgment, critical thinking, integrity, and ethics.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, or CIA.

Responsibilities

• Own risk assessment, audit plan, execution, issue management, and reporting for Global Security and Global Infrastructure.
• Lead assurance and advisory engagements on cyber, cloud, infrastructure, and AI risks.
• Set global audit roadmap, methodology, and testing approach for cybersecurity and infrastructure.
• Expand analytics, continuous auditing, automation, and AI-enabled tools usage.
• Build trusted relationships with CISO, CTO, and risk partners across the organization.
• Communicate risks and insights to senior technology leaders and risk committees.
• Lead and develop a team of audit professionals and foster growth.
• Deliver high-quality work across engagement lifecycle with remediation validation.

Skills

IT audit leadership

Cybersecurity

Data analytics

Executive presence

People leadership

AI governance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/IT/IS/Accounting

CISSP/CISM/CISA/CRISC/CCSP/CIA certification

Job description

As part of Internal Audit at MetLife, you’ll play a critical role protecting MetLife and its stakeholders by delivering both independent, risk-based, and objective assurance through audit execution and providing advice and insights through strategic advisory engagements. Collaborating across the company, you’ll use your strategic problem-solving skills, consulting expertise, and ethical standards to support the company’s growth strategy. Join us at the forefront of the evolving risk landscape to proactively address business imperatives and mitigate emerging risks by developing talent, leveraging new technology, and fostering an innovative culture.

The Opportunity

This position leads Internal Audit’s assurance and advisory coverage for the Global Security (CISO) and Global Infrastructure (CTO) organizations. Scope includes cybersecurity strategy and operations, identity and access management, threat detection and response, third-party cybersecurity risk, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, network and platform engineering, and core IT operations. Leading a team of technology and cybersecurity auditors, you will set the risk-based coverage strategy and serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology leaders.

You will also shape Internal Audit’s response to rapidly evolving AI-enabled threats and controls—assessing whether emerging risks are anticipated and mitigated and whether AI-enabled security and infrastructure capabilities are governed, resilient, and well controlled. Success will be measured by both the assurance delivered and the practical insight provided to management.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the risk assessment, audit plan, execution, issue management, and reporting for Global Security and Global Infrastructure, coordinating coverage with regional and functional audit leaders and teams.
• Lead assurance and advisory engagements on emerging cyber, cloud, infrastructure, and AI risks, translating technical exposure into business impact and practical improvements.
• Set the global audit roadmap, methodology, and testing approach for cybersecurity and infrastructure; expand the use of analytics, continuous auditing, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
• Build trusted relationships with the CISO, CTO, their leadership teams, and first- and second-line risk partners through early, transparent engagement.
• Communicate risks, results, and thematic insights clearly to senior technology leaders, Internal Audit leadership, the Audit Committee, and relevant risk committees.
• Lead and develop a team of audit professionals, strengthening technical depth, performance, collaboration, and career growth.
• Deliver timely, high-quality work across the engagement life cycle, including remediation validation, methodology compliance, and balanced-scorecard management.
• Model MetLife’s success principles and the highest standards of integrity, objectivity, ethics, and professional skepticism.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT audit, cybersecurity, technology risk, and/or public accounting or consulting experience, including proven leadership of technology Internal Audit teams.
• Deep, current knowledge of cybersecurity and infrastructure domains, including threat detection and response, identity and access management, vulnerability and third-party risk, cloud and hybrid platforms, networking, resilience, and IT operations, including experience assessing against leading standards such as NIST CSF/800-53, ISO 27001, CIS, COBIT, ITIL, and SOX.
• Demonstrated use of data analytics, automation, and continuous auditing to strengthen coverage and insight. Working knowledge of AI and agentic AI risks, security use cases, and the governance and controls needed for safe deployment.
• Executive presence and the ability to communicate succinctly, influence senior leaders, and constructively challenge without formal authority.
• Strong people leadership, collaboration, judgment, critical thinking, root cause analysis, integrity, and ethics.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or Accounting.
• Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, or CIA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in global financial services or insurance and familiarity with operational resilience and third-party/ICT risk expectations, including DORA and NYDFS Part 500.
• Experience advising on major security or infrastructure transformations and coordinating audit coverage across regions.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

The expected salary range for this position is 190,000 - 215,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values – Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead – we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law(“protected characteristics”).

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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.