AVP, Global Security and Infra - Audit Team

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

401(k) match

Medical and life insurance

Job summary

MetLife is seeking a senior leader to drive Internal Audit coverage for Global Security and Global Infrastructure. You will steer risk assessments, audit plans, and advisory work across cybersecurity, cloud, and AI-enabled risks, partnering with technology leaders to translate technical exposure into actionable improvements.

You will lead a team of auditors, apply analytics and continuous auditing, and ensure strict governance and SOX compliance while upholding MetLife’s ethics and risk

Qualifications

• 12+ years IT audit, cybersecurity, technology risk, and/or public accounting or consulting experience, including proven leadership of technology Internal Audit teams.
• Deep knowledge of cybersecurity and infrastructure domains (threat detection, IAM, cloud/hybrid platforms, network, IT operations).
• Experience using data analytics, automation and continuous auditing; familiarity with AI risks and governance.

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 with business impact insights.
• Set global audit roadmap, testing approach, and expand analytics and AI-enabled tools.
• Build relationships with CISO/CTO and risk partners through early, transparent engagement.
• Communicate risks and insights clearly to senior technology leaders and Audit Committee.
• Lead and develop a team of audit professionals, fostering technical depth and career growth.
• Deliver high-quality work across the engagement lifecycle, including remediation validation and compliance.
• Model MetLife’s integrity and ethics standards in all activities.

Skills

IT audit leadership

Cybersecurity knowledge

Data analytics

AI risk awareness

Executive communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/IS/Accounting

Tools

NIST CSF/800-53

ISO 27001

CIS

SOX

Job description

The Opportunity

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.

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!

About MetLife

Recognizedon Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies",Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companiesto Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of theworld’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities,employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutionalcustomers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positionsin 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 purposeis simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world atlarge create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our corevalues - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, andThink Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financialservices. 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"). If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process. MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

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