Sr Director, Internal Audit

About the role

The Sr. Director of Internal Audit is a critical enterprise leader responsible for helping Nordstrom protect long-term value, strengthen operational resilience, and ensure the business scales with discipline in a private company environment.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute a modern Internal Audit strategy that reflects Nordstrom’s long-term ownership model, enterprise risks, and operational complexity.
• Translate evolving risks into clear audit priorities, ensuring coverage stays relevant as business models, technology, and controls change.
• Lead audits across core retail, supply chain, digital, and technology-enabled processes, with increasing use of analytics and continuous monitoring.
• Partner with senior leadership to surface early signals on control breakdowns, emerging risks, and margin-eroding issues before they impact customers or the business.
• Expand governance and audit oversight of AI-enabled, automated, and data-driven decisioning as these capabilities scale across the enterprise.
• Strengthen technology, cybersecurity, identity, and third-party risk assurance in close collaboration with Technology and Security leaders.
• Develop, coach, and retain a high-performing Internal Audit leadership team, building capabilities in judgment, analytics, and enterprise influence.
• Communicate clearly with executive leadership and the Audit Committee, delivering concise, actionable insight rather than compliance-oriented reporting.

Requirements

• Have led or materially shaped an enterprise Internal Audit function in a complex organization, with sustained focus on long-term value, strong governance, and sound judgment.
• Bring 15+ years of progressive experience across Internal Audit, risk, or advisory environments, including senior leadership roles with responsibility for setting strategy, prioritizing risk, and influencing executive stakeholders.
• Have deep experience auditing technology-enabled processes, including ERP environments, data platforms, and increasingly automated or AI-influenced workflows, and understand how controls must evolve as business models and technology change.
• Successfully advanced audit execution models, moving from point-in-time, sample-based testing toward more continuous, analytics-driven, and risk-responsive assurance.
• Bring strong technology, cybersecurity, identity, and third-party risk assurance experience, particularly in cloud-based and highly interconnected ecosystems.
• Be comfortable leading in a private company context, where strong financial controls support long-term resilience, disciplined risk-taking, and protection of enterprise value.
• Bring a combination of in-house leadership and internal audit or advisory experience, with professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, or CISA strongly preferred.
• Communicate with clarity and credibility at the executive and Board level, able to translate complex risk issues into concise, actionable insight.

Qualifications

• Have experience developing and leading senior audit managers and directors, building teams known for judgment, independence, and enterprise-level thinking.

Skills

• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior executives and the Board of Directors.
• Experience with technology, cybersecurity, identity, and third-party risk assurance.
• Ability to lead in a private company context.

Benefits

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Pay

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.

Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

We’ve got you covered… Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Additional Information

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment.

For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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