Director Internal Audit - Nationwide Technology

Nationwide; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a senior leader in Internal Audit Technology Assurance & Advisory to guide ITGCs and ITACs across the enterprise. You will oversee engagements on technology processes, risk-based audits, and advisory work while mentoring a team and ensuring independent, objective assessments.

You will influence risk strategies, collaborate with stakeholders, and help respond to evolving tech risks, cyber, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop 4-5 direct reports, including performance management, talent development, engagement, and resource planning.
• Manage the NT engagement portfolio by identifying, prioritizing, and sequencing assurance and advisory work based on risk, strategic importance, emerging threats, available resources, and expected value.
• Lead or oversee engagements involving technology processes, systems, applications, data, and controls.
• Evaluate ITGCs, including access, change, technology operations, system development, cybersecurity, data governance, and resilience, as applicable.
• Assess ITACs and other automated controls supporting business processes, financial reporting, regulatory requirements, and customer outcomes.
• Use professional judgment to define scope, control objectives, procedures, and evidence appropriate to each engagement.
• Help Internal Audit respond to emerging risks involving artificial intelligence, cloud and digital platforms, third-party technology, cyber, data, privacy, resilience, and other evolving themes.
• Use analytics, automation, process analysis, continuous auditing, and other digital techniques to improve risk assessment, testing, evidence gathering, and monitoring.
• Build trusted relationships and translate complex technology and control matters into practical insights for leaders while maintaining Internal Audit's independence and objectivity.
• Oversee audit execution, reporting, findings, and remediation follow-up, and contribute to consistent practices, integrated assurance, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across Internal Audit.

Job description

As a team member in Internal Audit at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, "on your side" goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Position Overview

This position is part of Internal Audit's Nationwide Technology (NT) team, providing risk-based assurance and advisory services over technology-enabled processes, systems, and controls across the enterprise. This is a people-leader role focused on IT general controls (ITGCs), IT application controls (ITACs), and technology risks affecting operations, financial reporting, cybersecurity, resilience, data, and customer outcomes. The role also provides flexibility to address the organization's most significant emerging technology risks as strategies, platforms, delivery models, and regulatory expectations evolve. Reporting to the AVP, Internal Audit - Technology Assurance & Advisory, the position leads the NT engagement portfolio alongside one peer leader. Together, they determine which assurance and advisory work to pursue, how to prioritize it based on risk, and how to align resources to deliver the greatest value. The role offers the opportunity to broaden risk and control expertise while leading a team through diverse technology audit and advisory work.

Experience

Typically, 10 or more years of progressive experience in technology audit, technology risk, cybersecurity, IT operations or related fields, ideally within insurance or financial services.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

Proven ability to plan and execute risk-based audits, assess risks, test controls, and identify issues. Strong ability to evaluate controls, interpret risks, and recommend process improvements. Strong understanding of technology architectures, cloud, DevSecOps, Software Development Life Cycle, cybersecurity, data management and emerging technologies. Proven communication skills that are clear and constructive. Skilled at relationship-building and political savvy. Ability to use data analytics, process mining, automation, and visualization to improve audit work. Experience leading high-performing teams, providing mentorship, and building accountability. Knowledge of property & casualty insurance and/or financial services a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop 4-5 direct reports, including performance management, talent development, engagement, and resource planning.
• Manage the NT engagement portfolio by identifying, prioritizing, and sequencing assurance and advisory work based on risk, strategic importance, emerging threats, available resources, and expected value.
• Lead or oversee engagements involving technology processes, systems, applications, data, and controls.
• Evaluate ITGCs, including access, change, technology operations, system development, cybersecurity, data governance, and resilience, as applicable.
• Assess ITACs and other automated controls supporting business processes, financial reporting, regulatory requirements, and customer outcomes.
• Use professional judgment to define scope, control objectives, procedures, and evidence appropriate to each engagement.
• Help Internal Audit respond to emerging risks involving artificial intelligence, cloud and digital platforms, third-party technology, cyber, data, privacy, resilience, and other evolving themes.
• Use analytics, automation, process analysis, continuous auditing, and other digital techniques to improve risk assessment, testing, evidence gathering, and monitoring.
• Build trusted relationships and translate complex technology and control matters into practical insights for leaders while maintaining Internal Audit's independence and objectivity.
• Oversee audit execution, reporting, findings, and remediation follow-up, and contribute to consistent practices, integrated assurance, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across Internal Audit.

What You Will Gain

• Broad exposure to Nationwide's technology environment and enterprise risk profile.
• Experience across assurance, advisory, ITGC, ITAC, integrated audit, and emerging technology risk work.
• Opportunities to lead people, shape the NT engagement portfolio, and use digital audit techniques to deliver timely insights.
• The ability to influence how Internal Audit responds to changing technology, business, and regulatory environments.

This position will be hired on a SuccessFlex basis.

The hired associate must reside within 35 miles of the following location(s): 1 Nationwide Plaza

Work schedule: 2 days in office, 3 days remote.

Job Description Summary

To enable Nationwide to serve its members with