Senior MD, Cybersecurity & Core Tech Audit

BMO; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Accident and life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

BMO Financial Group is seeking a senior audit leader for Cybersecurity and Core Technology coverage. You will define risk-based audit strategy, lead cross-functional teams, and engage with CIOs/CISOs and regulators to deliver robust assurance across technology domains.

The role emphasizes analytics, automation, and AI-enabled auditing to generate forward-looking risk insights and strengthen the control environment. Strong leadership and domain expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Internal Audit/Technology Audit/Risk Management in large financial institutions.
• Senior leadership experience across cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, and engineering domains.
• Experience engaging CIOs, CISOs, regulators.
• Track record in analytics, automation, and continuous auditing.
• Ability to lead geographically dispersed teams and scale capability.
• Certifications in information systems audit or cybersecurity required; additional cloud/security certs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a risk-based, integrated audit strategy across Cybersecurity and Core Technology.
• Lead risk assessment and development of audit coverage strategies.
• Strengthen audit capabilities through workforce planning and targeted capability development.
• Maintain integrated audit coverage across cybersecurity, engineering, operations, and cloud ecosystems.
• Serve as senior audit relationship lead with technology executives and regulators.
• Ensure quality audit delivery through standardized methodologies and continuous improvement.
• Promote analytics and AI-enabled auditing for forward-looking risk insights.
• Deliver enterprise-wide risk insights to executives and the Board.

Skills

Senior leadership

Regulator engagement

Audit transformation

Analytics/automation

Geographically dispersed teams

Technology risk management

AI-enabled auditing

Education

CISA / CISSP or equivalent

Cloud/security certifications

Job description

BMO Financial Group is seeking a senior audit leader for Cybersecurity and Core Technology coverage. You will define risk-based audit strategy, lead cross-functional teams, and engage with CIOs/CISOs and regulators to deliver robust assurance across technology domains.

The role emphasizes analytics, automation, and AI-enabled auditing to generate forward-looking risk insights and strengthen the control environment. Strong leadership and domain expertise are essential.