Senior InfoSec Audit Project Lead

U.S. Bank; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) and retirement plan

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Audit Project Manager (SAPM) to lead audit engagements with minimal supervision, guiding staff and ensuring high-quality results in line with IIA Standards.

The role emphasizes risk assessment, control design evaluation, and clear audit reporting across credit-related activities. The candidate will plan audits, supervise engagement progress, and provide coaching to staff, collaborating across the three lines of defense.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Typically more than 10 years of applicable experience.
• Professional certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CIA, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Administrator) or advanced degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead and execute audit engagements, or supervise staff when applicable, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality, well-supported audit results.
• Review and assess audit work to confirm accuracy, completeness, relevance, and adherence to internal audit policies, procedures, and IIA Standards.
• Evaluate audit issues to ensure appropriate identification of risk exposures, root causes, and practical, effective management action plans.
• Plan audit engagements by understanding and documenting business processes, identifying key risks and controls, and developing audit programs.
• Support audit reporting and wrap-up activities, including issue disposition and contribution to clear, concise, and well-supported audit reports.
• Monitor engagement progress against plan and schedule, proactively addressing risks to delivery and ensuring timely workpaper reviews.
• Provide on-the-job coaching and technical guidance to audit staff, with emphasis on audit execution quality and credit risk subject-matter application.
• Collaborate across the three lines of defense and with other CAS audit teams to ensure coordinated, risk-focused, and efficient audit coverage of credit-related activities.

Skills

Project management

Written and verbal communications

Risk assessment

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Audit Project Manager (SAPM) to lead audit engagements with minimal supervision, guiding staff and ensuring high-quality results in line with IIA Standards.

The role emphasizes risk assessment, control design evaluation, and clear audit reporting across credit-related activities. The candidate will plan audits, supervise engagement progress, and provide coaching to staff, collaborating across the three lines of defense.