Head of Audit Jobs

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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Overview

The IT Audit Americas Leader is responsible for overseeing audit activities across information technology functions, ensuring the adequacy and effectiveness of controls that support the security, integrity, and resilience of the organization’s technology environment. This executive role provides strategic leadership across IT audit functions, including cybersecurity, infrastructure, applications, information risk management, and cloud technologies. The position drives innovation and optimization within audit execution through advanced methodologies, analytics, and risk-based practices. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to senior management on technology risk and audit matters. This leader will also be accountable for developing high-performing teams, maintaining regulatory compliance, and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee IT Audit Americas teams responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of controls across applications, cybersecurity, information risk management, information security, and infrastructure.
• Assess and provide assurance on the security, integrity, resilience, and governance of the organization’s technology environment.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in audit execution, monitoring, reporting, and analytics capabilities.
• Develop, mentor, and oversee senior audit managers responsible for audit planning, execution, and adherence to internal audit methodologies.
• Ensure audits are conducted in accordance with industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and professional standards.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Board of Directors and executive leadership on significant technology audit findings, emerging risks, and control weaknesses.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive stakeholders, fostering accountability, transparency, and partnership.
• Collaborate across all levels of the organization to develop, implement, and execute enterprise-wide audit policies and procedures.
• Ensure policies, controls, and audit practices align with corporate objectives and government regulatory requirements.
Oversee the annual audit plan, budget management, resource allocation, workforce planning, and staffing strategies.

Experience

Required Experience

• Extensive IT Audit leadership experience (12-15 years preferred) within a large, complex financial services organization.
• Significant experience leading and managing internal audit teams and large-scale audit programs.
• Proven track record in risk assessment, audit methodology development, audit execution, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated success driving innovation through audit analytics and technology-enabled audit practices.
• Experience influencing senior executives, boards, and risk committees on technology and control-related matters.
Strong project management, organizational leadership, and people development experience.

Technical Expertise

• Information Technology Audit and Risk Management
• Applications and Systems Controls
• Cybersecurity and Information Security
• Information Risk Management
• Cloud Computing Technologies
• IP Network Infrastructure
• Windows Active Directory
• Database Technologies
• Mobile Technologies
Technology Governance Frameworks and Industry Standards

Leadership Competencies

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to anticipate changes in the business and regulatory environment and proactively align resources and priorities.
• Recognized subject matter expertise in industry trends, emerging technologies, and audit best practices.
Demonstrated enterprise-wide leadership beyond functional responsibilities.

Education

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Certifications

One or more of the following professional certifications are strongly preferred:

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Other relevant audit, risk, or cybersecurity certifications.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $180,000 - $232,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package,

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.