Global Internal Audit & Advisory Director

TransUnion•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

TransUnion’s Global Audit & Advisory (GAA) is an independent and objective assurance and advisory function that adds value and improves operations by evaluating governance, risk management, and internal control processes. The team partners with business and functional leaders around the world to provide insights and recommendations that strengthen organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This role reports to the VP, Global Audit & Advisory. The Director leads GAA’s global professional practices function and provides leadership oversight for designated international audit regions. The role is responsible for consistent, risk-based, value-focused assurance and advisory work, maintaining and improving audit methodology and quality, and guiding global risk assessment and annual audit planning. It also advances the responsible use of audit technology, data analytics, automation, and AI throughout the audit lifecycle, while maintaining human judgment and accountability. The Director leads selected cross-border and enterprise-wide engagements, supports executive and Audit Committee reporting, develops GAA talent and capabilities, and serves as a trusted advisor and change leader to senior stakeholders. This is a hybrid position, with job responsibilities performed virtually and in person at an assigned TransUnion office at least two days a week.

Requirements

12 or more years of progressively responsible internal audit experience, including leadership of complex or geographically dispersed teams.
Expertise in internal audit methodology, risk assessment, audit planning, quality assurance, issue management, executive reporting, and the Global Internal Audit Standards.
Experience preparing for or leading internal and external quality assessments.
Experience leading global or cross-regional audit initiatives and operating across different regulatory, cultural, and business environments.
Executive presence and judgment to constructively challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
Experience developing leaders and teams, managing organizational change, and building trusted relationships across business functions, regions, external auditors, regulators, and other assurance providers.
Advanced knowledge and practical application of the Global Internal Audit Standards, internal audit methodologies, risk assessment, audit planning, quality assurance, and issue management frameworks.
Ability to apply data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence capabilities responsibly across the internal audit lifecycle.
Experience using audit technology and analytics to improve audit planning, execution, continuous monitoring, reporting, quality, and stakeholder insights.
Strong executive-level written and verbal communication skills, including developing and presenting reports for senior leadership and Audit Committees.
Adherence to company policies, sound judgment and trustworthiness, working safely, communicating respectfully, and safeguarding business operations, confidential and proprietary information, and the Company’s reputation.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or equivalent.
Professional practices experience.
Experience within financial services, consumer data, technology, privacy, regulatory, or compliance environments.
Experience leading or supporting internal audit professional practices and Quality Assurance and Improvement Programs within a global organization.
Broad enterprise risk experience, including exposure to financial services, consumer data, technology, privacy, regulatory, or compliance environments.
Experience driving innovation and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI, within an assurance, risk, or internal audit environment.
Strong talent-development orientation, including coaching audit leaders and building consistent capabilities across geographically dispersed teams.
Ability to navigate complex global organizations with integrity, independence, professional courage, and business ethics.

Responsibilities

Lead GAA’s global professional practices function and provide leadership oversight for designated international audit regions.
Own and continuously enhance GAA’s audit methodology, audit manual, templates, guidance, documentation standards, issue management practices, and quality expectations in alignment with the Global Internal Audit Standards and applicable regulatory expectations.
Lead the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP), including ongoing monitoring, internal assessments, external quality assessment readiness, and remediation of improvement opportunities.
Lead or coordinate global risk assessment and annual audit planning methodology, including maintenance of the audit universe, integration with enterprise risk information, emerging-risk prioritization, and monitoring of audit plan delivery, coverage, resources, and capacity.
Support executive and Audit Committee reporting on audit plan performance, significant themes, open issues, quality measures, resource capacity, and emerging risks.
Develop and advance GAA’s audit technology, data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence strategy, embedding responsible use throughout the audit lifecycle while maintaining appropriate human judgment and accountability.
Monitor regional portfolio execution, audit quality, stakeholder relationships, regulatory considerations, resources, and issue escalation, aligning regional priorities with the global audit strategy.
Lead selected cross-border, enterprise-wide, and strategically significant assurance and advisory engagements in partnership with regional audit leaders and other stakeholders.
Lead and support talent and capability development through competency frameworks, learning strategies, coaching, knowledge sharing, succession planning, professional certification, and development of regional leaders and engagement teams.
Provide pragmatic, risk-based guidance to senior stakeholders and partner with GAA leadership on initiatives that strengthen governance, controls, audit quality, innovation, and organizational effectiveness.

Benefits

Day-one eligibility for medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus supplemental plan options.
Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage on select plans.
Tax-advantaged HSA and FSA accounts.
Company-paid basic life and AD&D coverage, optional voluntary life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, and optional legal plan, pet insurance, and travel accident coverage.
Adoption assistance, fertility planning coverage, caregiver support, Dependent Care FSA with possibility of an employer match, complimentary Care@Work membership, and up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave with eligibility for a gradual return.
401(k) with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
Financial wellness resources and career coaching.
Tuition reimbursement.
Flexible time off for exempt employees or paid time off for nonexempt employees.
Up to 12 paid holidays per year.
Commuter benefits, employee discounts, charitable gift matching, paid volunteer time off, and corporate volunteer events.
24/7 access to professional therapy, coaching, emotional well-being programs, guided meditation, and physical, mental, social, and financial wellness resources.
Regular full-time non-sales positions may be eligible for the annual bonus plan; certain positions may also be eligible for long-term incentives and other payments.