Senior Vice President, Internal Audit – International Asset Servicing and Corporate Trust

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Internal Audit – International Asset Servicing and Corporate Trust to join our Internal Audit team. This role is located in Manchester or London.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead the strategic embedding of AI, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies into audit practices to strengthen risk identification, improve testing efficiency, and enhance the quality of insights delivered across engagements.
• Partner with Internal Audit senior leadership to shape, design, and implement new and enhanced audit practices, ensuring they are effectively operationalized, consistently adopted, and aligned to broader departmental objectives.
• Provide leadership in the development and ongoing enhancement of Internal Audit policies, procedures, methodology, and testing approaches, ensuring a robust, scalable, and risk-focused audit framework.
• Drive the evolution of audit processes by working closely with Internal Audit senior management to develop efficient and effective approaches to audit coverage, testing, and execution, while ensuring practical interpretation of internal audit standards and industry guidance.
• Oversee methodology governance through routine updates to policies and procedures, management of department queries, and development of clear internal communications related to methodology changes and expectations.
• Lead and support Internal Audit self-assessment activities against key regulatory expectations, professional standards, and industry practices, identifying opportunities to enhance methodology, governance, and execution quality.
• Build and sustain strong relationships across the Audit department and with key stakeholders to foster engagement, enable collaboration, and drive continuous improvement across the function.
• Promote and institutionalize best practices across Internal Audit, drawing on observations from audit teams and insights from external peers, industry forums, and professional organizations.
• Manage and influence relationships with Internal Audit senior management, audit teams, and support functions globally to ensure alignment, consistency, and effective execution.
• Work collaboratively with partners across the Internal Audit Practices and Administration function to support strategic priorities, methodology enhancements, and operational excellence.