# SAO Lead for External Engagements

**Company**: BlackRock
**Location**: Edinburgh, Scotland
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219635

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## Description

Internal Audit's Strategy, Analytics & Operations (SAO) team enables the audit platform through disciplined business management, quality assurance, executive reporting, strategic transformation, and data-driven innovation.

As the SAO lead for external engagements, you will shape and deliver high-impact reporting, analytics, and materials for audit committees, boards, and regulators. The role derives clear, decision-useful insights for senior audiences from audit results, risk trends, and emerging themes, and leverages relationships and expertise to anticipate and adapt for changes in stakeholder requirements and interests.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the development and delivery of global external engagement materials, collaborating with the audit team and audit leadership to produce and deliver timely, comprehensive, impactful, and executive-ready board & regulatory materials.

- Establish and maintain a consistent global framework for IA's obligations and commitments to external parties, including clear standards, ownership, governance, tracking, escalation, and follow-through across regions, legal entities, and governance forums.

- Support audit results reporting for audiences such as the Audit Committee, senior management, IA Executive Committee, regulators, and regional boards, maintaining high standards of data quality, accuracy, consistency, and governance across all reporting deliverables.

- Design, develop, and critically review dashboards, visualizations, charts, and reporting materials that effectively communicate audit outcomes, emerging risks, key themes, and other topics relevant to the Board and senior management.

- Develop clear, compelling narratives that provide context and insight into audit results, risk trends, and key developments; anticipate likely questions and equip leaders for effective engagement with Board and regulatory audiences.

- Ensure external-facing communications are accurate, timely, appropriately tailored, and aligned with governance and regulatory expectations.

- Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives across reporting processes while contributing to broader strategic and innovation efforts within SAO.

Requirements:

- BA/BS degree or equivalent required; undergraduate or graduate degree in finance, economics, accounting, business management, or a related field preferred.

- Demonstrated experience in executive reporting, communications, audit, analytics, or a related discipline.

- Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear, executive-level insights and reporting.

- Demonstrated attention to detail, sound judgment, integrity, discretion, and strong analytical problem-solving capabilities.

- Proven ability to lead initiatives and influence stakeholders in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

- Advanced proficiency with reporting, visualization, productivity, and AI-enabled tools, with demonstrated judgment in their application.

- Experience developing reporting, analytics, and data visualization solutions that support executive decision-making, governance, and regulatory processes.

Benefits:

- Retirement investment and tools designed to help build a sound financial future

- Access to education reimbursement

- Comprehensive resources to support physical health and emotional well-being

- Family support programs

- Flexible Time Off (FTO)

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## Skills

### Required
- analytics
- reporting
- communications
- audit
- data visualization

### Nice to have
- AI-enabled tools
- productivity tools
- visualization tools

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