Operational Audit Leader | AI-Driven Risk & Process Improvement

AVG; Tempe, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health insurance

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Gen is seeking an Operational Audit Leader in Tempe, AZ to build and lead a risk-based internal audit function, providing independent assurance and business insights beyond SOX compliance. You will partner with business leaders to scope and execute end-to-end audits across functions.

Responsibilities include identifying risks, developing an annual plan, delivering actionable recommendations, adopting AI tools for audits, and driving adoption of improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience building risk-based operational audit programs.
• Partner with leaders to support advisory engagements across processes and systems.
• Lead end-to-end operational audits across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to support advisory engagements (e.g., process improvement, system implementation, transformation initiatives).
• Identify and assess operational, financial, compliance, IT, and strategic risks.
• Develop and execute a risk-based operational audit plan aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Lead end-to-end operational audits (risk assessment, scoping, fieldwork, reporting) across business functions.
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations that improve business performance and risk management.
• Build and maintain audit methodologies, tools, and templates for operational audits.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and adoption of audit recommendations.
• Lead/partner special projects – transformation; M&A etc.
• Adopt AI tools and other automation for Internal audit function, including SOX processes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Audit/risk management

Job description

Gen is seeking an Operational Audit Leader in Tempe, AZ to build and lead a risk-based internal audit function, providing independent assurance and business insights beyond SOX compliance. You will partner with business leaders to scope and execute end-to-end audits across functions.

Responsibilities include identifying risks, developing an annual plan, delivering actionable recommendations, adopting AI tools for audits, and driving adoption of improvements.