Manager, Internal Audit Operations

Farmers Insurance; United States; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Opportunity

401(k)

Medical

Dental

Vision

HSA/FSA

Life Insurance

PTO

Parental Leave

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Farmers Insurance is seeking an experienced Senior Internal Audit Leader to drive audit operations, strategy, and executive reporting. You will lead data-driven insights, leverage analytics and AI, and ensure alignment with IIA standards across the audit lifecycle.

Join a collaborative, outcomes-focused team with opportunities to influence governance, risk, and controls across the organization. Hybrid work model and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years in internal audit or equivalent.
• CIA, CISA or equivalent preferred.
• Strong data analytics capabilities and experience with audit lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development and enhancements of management reporting for audit leadership.
• Coordinate annual audit planning and quarterly refresh processes.
• Advance data analytics, automation, and AI capabilities to support audit delivery.
• Oversee data analytics resources enabling data-driven audit execution.
• Maintain audit methodology, tools, and templates in line with standards.

Skills

Data analytics

Audit governance

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Agile methods

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

CIA/CISA preferred

Tools

Audit software

Job description

Farmers – where ambition meets opportunity.

At Farmers, we’re not just known for unforgettable jingle – we’re a team with a passion for purpose and making a real difference in people’s lives. We deliver peace of mind when it matters most. Our results-driven, high-performance culture thrives on creativity, accountability and bold solutions. Here, growth isn’t just a goal – it’s a way of life for both the organization and every individual on our team. We tackle challenges head‑on, learn from every experience and measure our impact on the customers who trust us.

Join an award‑winning, equal opportunity employer, where you’ll find more than a job – you’ll find a supportive community. Enjoy competitive benefits, take part in meaningful volunteer projects, and help shape the future alongside talented colleagues across all backgrounds. At Farmers, helping others is at the heart of what we do.

Workplace: Hybrid ( ), Remote ( )

Farmers believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we have the ability to work flexibly in a virtual setting as well as the opportunity to be together in person. Our hybrid work environment combines the best of both worlds with at least three (3) days in office and up to two (2) days virtual for employees who live within fifty (50) miles of a Farmers corporate office. Applicants beyond fifty (50) miles may still be considered.

Job Summary

This role enables the audit function through operational leadership, systems enablement, and portfolio level visibility. It ensures audit lifecycle resourcing and executive reporting operate efficiently and consistently across the organization. The role amplifies audit impact by improving processes, transparency, and data driven decision making, including leading executive‑level audit reporting (example, Audit Committee and Executive Committee) and advancing the use of data analytics, automation, and AI to enhance audit insights and delivery effectiveness.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the end‑to‑end development and continuous enhancement of management, including leveraging data analytics to generate insights, identify themes and trends, and deliver value‑added reporting for audit leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate annual audit planning activities and quarterly refresh processes, including tracking updates, dependencies, and impacts to scope, timing, resourcing, and delivery, ensuring changes are consistently reflected across plans, systems, and stakeholder communications.
• Advance the use of data analytics, automation, and AI enabled capabilities to support audit delivery and strategic enhancements to the function.
• Oversee data analytics resources responsible for enabling data driven audit execution.
• Support the audit functions professional practices activities, including methodology updates, alignment with IIA standards, quality assurance and improvement program activities, and incorporation of leading practices into audit guidance, tools, and templates.
• Own the administration and ongoing evolution of the audit management system, leveraging platform functionality and configuring the system to align with audit methodology, planning, reporting, and evolving departmental needs.
• Oversee audit execution operations across the portfolio, including planning timelines, key milestones, and resource scheduling, ensuring appropriate capacity allocation, workload balance, and proactive management of resource constraints.
• Provide end‑to‑end operational visibility, monitoring execution progress and data quality, and identifying and mitigating risks to delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelors degree preferred. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or equivalent preferred

Experience Requirements

• Minimum seven years in internal audit or equivalent required, preferably with focus on audit operations, data analytics, methodology, quality assurance, or transformation.

Additional Qualification

• Possesses strong product knowledge.
• Expertise in the audit lifecycle, methodology, reporting, insights generation, and IIA standards, complemented by strong technical data analytics capabilities (example, data extraction, transformation, and analysis tools) to enable data‑driven audit insights.
• Possesses strong technical aptitude.
• Familiarity with audit software.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively lead through change while operating in an agile and adaptable manner.
• Strong governance and operating model design experience.
• Demonstrated written communication skills.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
• CA Only: $115,275 - $196,130
• CO Only: $108,375 - $169,070
• HI/IL/MN/VT Only: $108,375 - $181,060
• MA Only: $108,375 - $181,060
• o MD Only: $108,375 - $181,060
• DC/NJ/NY/OH Only: $108,375 - $196,130
• Albany County, NY/Cleveland, OH: $115,275 - $169,070
• WA Only: $108,375 - $205,750
• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• For more information, review “What we offer” on https://www.farmers.com/careers/corporate/#offer

Job Location(s): R_US - United States

Anticipated application deadline: At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join our team. As part of this process, we typically close open positions within 8 to 21 days after posting. If you are interested in any of our open positions, we encourage you to submit your application promptly.

Farmers will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance or other applicable law. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1033, Farmers is prohibited from employing any individual who has been convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust without prior written consent from the state Department of Insurance.

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 liability.

Farmers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military and veteran's status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.