Senior Director - Internal Audit: Processes & Systems (Hybrid--Richmond, VA or Laurel, MD)

About the Role

This senior leadership role helps shape the future of Internal Audit by setting strategy, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring risk-based audit coverage across the enterprise. The Senior Director partners with executive leadership, business leaders, external auditors, and regulators to provide independent assurance over governance, risk management, controls, and compliance while strengthening the organization’s control environment and culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Set direction for multiple audit teams, promoting a high-performance culture, and ensuring audit work is delivered with quality, independence, objectivity, and professional skepticism.
• Contribute to the internal audit risk assessment, develop and execute a risk-based audit plan, monitor emerging risks, oversee audit issue validation and follow-up, and communicate thematic trends, control concerns, and remediation progress to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Line of Business stakeholders, executive leadership, and regulators.
• Manage and develop a team of senior managers and managers, building succession depth and setting performance expectations.
• Support continuous improvement of audit methodology, tools, and use of data analytics and AI.
• Perform process and operations monitoring and review, including documentation of performance and productivity.
• Conduct financial transaction monitoring and review, including verification and inspection of financial statements, transactions, reports, and policies.
• Execute systems auditing (e.g., IT systems audit; information security evaluation).
• Prepare audit reporting for external auditors, regulatory authorities, joint venture partners, and other stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Typically requires 12+ years of prior leadership experience, with mastery-level knowledge and skills within the assigned discipline and a broad understanding of related areas.
• Active professional certification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and/or Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) required.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with executive management, the Board of Directors, external auditors, and regulatory agencies with tact and diplomacy.
• Experience in a regulated financial services environment is strongly desired, including familiarity with banking regulations, regulatory examination processes, risk management expectations, internal control frameworks, and professional internal audit standards.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate data analytics, technology-enabled audit techniques, cybersecurity awareness, third-party risk considerations, and emerging risks (e.g., artificial intelligence, automation, digital transformation) into audit planning and execution is preferred.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $172,300–$376,510. Compensation will be based on factors such as education, work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Certain positions may be eligible for incentive compensation, bonuses, or other variable compensation, subject to applicable plans and performance criteria.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings through a 401(k) plan.
• Wellness resources and other programs designed to support health and financial well-being, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.