Internal Audit Manager – Quality & Operations

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior Internal Audit leader to steer operations, align with IIA Standards, and drive AI-enabled process improvements across a global team. You will shape planning, metrics, and executive reporting to strengthen governance.

You will own QAIP, program modernization, and change management for scalable capacity planning. The role emphasizes collaboration, analytics, and clear, impactful communication across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience applying IIA Global Internal Audit Standards in large organizations.
• Proven track record leading QAIP or external quality assessments.
• Strong analytical and project management capabilities.
• Ability to drive change across a global team without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Support annual strategic planning and quarterly reporting cycles (V2MOM).
• Coordinate inputs from audit leaders, track progress against commitments, and flag risks.
• Build processes and tooling for an agentic AI era.
• Redesign processes and tooling for people-and-agent collaboration.
• Run and modernize the QAIP program and internal audit standards.
• Own analysis behind performance metrics and dashboards.
• Identify trends and emerging risks and drive follow-up actions.
• Act as resource manager for capacity planning, allocation, and scheduling.

Skills

Internal audit ops

IA Global Standards

Quality Assurance

AI Tools Fluency

Project management

Executive communication

Education

CIA

CPA/CA

CISA

PMP

Tools

Dashboards

Reporting Tools

PM Software

Collaboration Platforms

Job description

• Support annual strategic planning and quarterly reporting cycles (V2MOM)
• Coordinate inputs from audit leaders, track progress against commitments, and flag risks
• Build processes and tooling for an agentic AI era
• Redesign processes and tooling for people-and-agent collaboration
• Run and modernize the Quality Assurance & Improvement Program (QAIP)
• Refresh the internal audit methodology and Standards
• Own analysis behind performance metrics and dashboards
• Identify trends and emerging risks and drive follow-up actions
• Own organization-wide skills assessment and strategic training plan
• Act as resource manager for the Internal Audit organization, including capacity planning, allocation, utilization, and schedule accuracy
• Plan and deliver town halls, organization-wide meetings, and global summits
• Prepare Audit & Finance Committee and executive materials
• Streamline Board and executive reporting production
• Deliver internal communications and messaging
• Grow the Internal Audit brand externally

Requirements

• 5+ years in internal audit operations/professional practices, audit, or IT audit
• Relevant professional certification (CIA, CPA/CA, CISA, PMP)
• Deep, practical command of the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and Topical Requirements
• Experience in a QAIP, professional practices, or External Quality Assessment capacity within a large internal audit function
• Excellent analytical and project management skills
• Operational discipline to run recurring rhythms reliably
• Track record of deploying AI, automation, or analytics to change how work gets done
• Hands-on fluency with AI tools
• Strong writing and executive communication skills
• Proven ability to drive adoption and change across a global team without direct supervisory authority
• Comfort operating at pace with limited precedent
• Experience at scale in high-growth or large enterprise environments

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in internal audit operations, including a deep understanding of IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and the ability to implement AI and analytics for process improvement. Proven skills in project management, executive communication, and organizational capacity planning are essential.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Internal Audit Operations
• IA Global Standards
• Quality Assurance & Improvement Program
• AI Tools Fluency
• Project Management

Hard Skills

• Internal Audit
• Quality Assurance
• Data Analysis
• Performance Metrics
• Process Improvement
• Capacity Planning
• Risk Identification
• Automation
• Analytics
• Strategic Planning

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Executive Communication
• Change Management
• Collaboration
• Operational Discipline

Certifications & Qualifications

• CIA
• CPA/CA
• CISA
• PMP

Industry Keywords

• Internal Audit
• Audit Methodology
• Emerging Risks
• Professional Practices
• Global Team Management

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools
• Dashboards
• Reporting Tools
• Project Management Software
• Collaboration Platforms