Senior Audit Director - Investor Services

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co • Jersey City, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career. The Internal Audit (IA) Senior Director will be a senior member of the IA Leadership team and key deputy to the General Auditor. She/he will have the opportunity to demonstrate executive leadership across a number of key areas. This includes internal audit project management, leading a global team, and working with the Firm’s Partners and most senior leaders. Reporting directly to the BBH General Auditor, the successful candidate will represent the IA Department at key senior management governance forums, including BBH & Co.’s Audit Committee. This role will be responsible for leading internal audits globally for the Firm’s Investor Services line of business, which includes areas such as Service Delivery, Markets, Relationship Management, and the Global Client Service group. The successful candidate will manage a geographically dispersed team consisting of experienced, tenured internal auditors who possess product, technology and local market regulatory-specific expertise. This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented financial services senior executive who is passionate about inspiring a team, possesses a distinguished record as a trusted risk and control advisor to senior management and values the impact a high performing internal audit function can have on a global, complex organization.

Requirements

• A minimum of 15 years of risk and control management leadership experience or a combination of such experience with a line management role in a complex and sophisticated financial services organization.
• Ideally, this includes global custody, asset servicing, private banking, lending, investment management and knowledge of information technology/security best practices.
• Outstanding intellect, analytical abilities, management skills, and self-confidence.
• Proven ability to anticipate and develop solutions to complex risk and control challenges.
• Capability to credibly and constructively challenge executives to lead meaningful improvements to the control environment.
• Unquestionable integrity, excellent communication skills (oral and written), and excel at presenting in a clear and compelling manner to senior management and audit committee.
• An undergraduate degree.
• Prior internal auditing or similar risk and control experience.
• Prior leadership experience, ideally of geographically dispersed teams, is required.

Nice To Haves

• Additional education including an MBA and professional accreditation (CPA, CIA or CISA) is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Effectively partner with Investor Services senior level management to facilitate the identification and resolution of risk and control issues.
• Establish a lead role in shaping the risk and control performance at the enterprise level and advise management on strategic control improvement opportunities.
• Oversee multiple internal audit project teams simultaneously, including multi-disciplinary teams focused on Firm-wide control matters.
• Successfully manage engagement budgets, allocation of both internal and external resources, and IA’s relationships with senior business leaders.
• Promote internal audit quality by: Clearly defining the scope and objective of each internal audit or project, as well as the key risks to be evaluated during the planning and fieldwork phases; Lead reviews that challenge assumptions at a strategic level, addressing complex areas, and potential risk and control gaps.
• Influence the IA engagement team to think critically, setting the tone for healthy professional skepticism; Review and approve testing strategies prior to test performance as required by IA Policies and Procedures and IIA Standards; Ensure potential issues are thoroughly vetted prior to issuing draft reports.
• Partner with senior line of business management in a trusted advisor capacity as well as with other control groups such as Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Controllers and Office of General Counsel to improve control performance.
• Work closely with the General Auditor to lead presentations of internal audit and special project results at the most senior risk and operating committees.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other IA directors to develop strategies to meet 2026 and beyond goals.
• Lead the timely completion of IA plan, developing solutions to address risks and challenges as they may arise.
• Demonstrate organizational agility by understanding the Firm’s strategic objectives; optimize IA’s role as both the independent third line of defense as well as advisor on complex risk and control matters.
• Partner with key internal and external stakeholders to align BBH with evolving market trends and regulatory expectations.
• Share with BBH management key topics/information obtained from industry roundtables, seminars, current events, etc., that are relevant to meeting business objectives and managing risk.

Benefits

• Base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing.
• Benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior