Description
At AIA, we've started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.
We're looking for a Regional Director of Technology, Cyber & Change Audit to lead independent assurance over technology, cybersecurity, data governance, resilience, and change risks across all AIA entities.
About the Role
The Regional Audit Director, Technology, Cyber & Change leads independent assurance over technology, cybersecurity, data governance, resilience, and change risks across all AIA entities. The role supports the Group Head of Internal Audit in maintaining the audit universe, developing and delivering the audit plan, and reporting key risk insights to senior management, the Board Audit Committee, and the Board.
Responsibilities:
- Audit strategy and planning: Lead the design, execution, and oversight of assurance activities across technology and change risks within the AIA Group audit universe.
- Audit delivery and quality: Lead geographically dispersed audit teams throughout the audit lifecycle.
- Audit reporting and management actions: Oversee audit reporting and provide practical recommendations to strengthen controls, processes, and performance.
- Business knowledge and risk monitoring: Maintain a strong understanding of AIA's business, strategy, technology environment, and evolving risk profile.
- Risk insight and reporting: Support the Group Head of Internal Audit in providing the Board Audit Committee, Board, and senior management with a holistic and independent view of the Group's technology and change risk landscape.
- Leadership and people development: Provide direction, coaching, and feedback to audit staff across locations.
- Stakeholder engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior executives across Group and Business Units.
- Audit innovation, analytics, and automation: Champion innovation, new ways of working, data analytics, automation, and other digital audit techniques.
- Integrated audit collaboration: Work with business audit teams to embed technology, cyber, data, and change risk considerations into integrated audits.
- Strategic contribution and collaboration: Support AIA and GIA strategic priorities and collaborate with peer Regional Directors, local audit heads, Risk, External Audit, regulators, and co-source or specialist providers.
Requirements:
- Education and professional qualifications: Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, computer science, management information systems, or a related field.
- Experience: At least 15 years' experience in technology audit, risk management, and/or Big Four technology consulting in complex international environments.
- Technology, cyber, and regulatory risk knowledge: Deep and broad understanding of technology platforms, cybersecurity, data, resilience, and change risks.
- Emerging technology risk: Current knowledge of emerging technology risks, including artificial intelligence, cloud, digital platforms, automation, data ethics, and third-party technology dependencies.
- Communication and stakeholder management: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong boardroom presence, sound judgement, and discretion.
- Leadership: Strong people leadership skills, with the ability to lead senior team members, set clear expectations, coach and develop talent, drive accountability, resolve issues constructively, and build effective teams across locations.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work with a leading international insurance organisation
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Professional development and growth opportunities