Senior Director-Internal Audit (Network)

Verizon • Basking Ridge, NJ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Verizon is hiring a Senior Director of Internal Audit to lead the Network and Technology Internal Audit team and help shape and execute the internal audit organization's mission. Reporting directly to the SVP Internal Audit, this leader provides independent, objective assurance and works to improve operations, internal controls, processes, and risk management frameworks.

The role directs risk-based audit planning and execution across network and operational business units, oversees operational and technology engagements, and provides quality review of audit reports and corrective action follow-up. It also leads advisory work and special projects, including bringing early risk and controls perspectives to enterprise transformation initiatives and governance forums.

The Senior Director will advance digital transformation within the audit function through responsible use of data analytics, generative AI, continuous auditing, and automated evidence gathering. The role also oversees assessments of AI-enabled and automated decision systems, including their control frameworks, ethical compliance, and data privacy.

This leader partners with executive stakeholders and teams across Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, and the lines of defense. They communicate audit plans, findings, and strategic risk trends; advise on investigations; and track the business impact of audit commitments. They also lead and develop a high-performing organization of audit leaders and professionals, overseeing talent management, coaching, succession, and continuous improvement.

This is a hybrid role with a defined work location, work-from-home time, and at least three days per week in the office. Travel of up to approximately 25% is required. Scheduled weekly hours are 40.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk management, finance, or a related field, including at least four years in a management role.
• Deep expertise in internal audit principles, risk management frameworks such as IIA standards, and relevant industry regulations.
• Proven ability to lead complex, high-risk audit engagements and direct risk-based audit plans across operational, financial, and technology domains.
• Exceptional leadership and executive presence, including the ability to build trust with executive leaders, influence change, and navigate difficult conversations.
• Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing talent across organizational levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating risk, business impact, and strategic audit findings to executive leadership.
• Business acumen and ability to connect audit findings to strategic context, enterprise priorities, and actionable recommendations.
• Working understanding of self-service data analytics tools such as SQL/BigQuery, Qlik, Alteryx, or similar, sufficient to direct strategy and review team execution.
• Strategic familiarity with AI-enabled tools and foundational understanding of AI governance frameworks such as NIST AI RMF.
• Sound judgment regarding auditor independence, objectivity, and risk governance across the lines of defense.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a relevant field, such as an MBA or MS in Accounting.
• Four or more years of experience leading teams of five or more direct reports.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CISM, CRISC, AAIA, or CISSP.
• Experience in telecommunications, network operations, or a similarly regulated enterprise environment.
• Prior public accounting experience specializing in operational audit.
• Hands-on experience or strategic familiarity with advanced data science and automation platforms such as Python, Snowflake, or Databricks in an audit or risk function.
• Experience assessing AI-enabled decision systems or automated data pipelines, or building or piloting agentic AI solutions in audit execution.

Responsibilities

• Direct development and execution of risk-based audit plans across network and operational business units, aligning scope and testing with industry practices and enterprise risks.
• Work with executive and senior leaders to align audit coverage with business objectives and adjust plans as risks change.
• Oversee operational and technology audit engagements for compliance with IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and established methodologies.
• Direct advisory engagements and special projects, providing early risk and controls perspectives during transformation initiatives.
• Represent Internal Audit in transformation forums and executive governance groups.
• Provide final quality review of audit reports and executive communications, ensuring they convey business impact and strategic risk.
• Ensure observations are properly vetted and corrective action plans are followed through to successful remediation.
• Use Quality Assurance and Improvement Program results to identify and implement continuous improvements.
• Champion responsible adoption of data analytics tools and enterprise GenAI assistants in the audit function.
• Direct assessment and governance evaluation of AI-enabled and automated decision systems, including controls, ethical compliance, and data privacy.
• Lead continuous risk assessment, continuous auditing, and automated evidence-gathering strategies.
• Build collaborative partnerships with executive leaders and advise them on emerging risks.
• Lead quarterly discussions and proactive communications with executive leadership on audit plans, findings, and strategic risk trends.
• Coordinate with Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, and the first, second, and fourth lines of defense.
• Offer guidance in legal, ethical, and security investigations of compliance issues.
• Solicit stakeholder feedback after engagements and track the business impact of audit commitments.
• Champion outcome-based KPIs that measure value delivered.
• Lead and develop Directors, Associate Directors, Senior Managers, Managers, and Consultants.
• Manage team talent processes, including hiring, onboarding, promotion recommendations, performance evaluations, and coaching.
• Foster leadership, accountability, and continuous improvement, and develop successors through talent rotation and knowledge-sharing.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, basic life, supplemental life, and AD&D insurance.
• Identity theft protection, pet insurance, and group home and auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company-paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Other incentives and an award-winning total rewards package.
• Potential premium pay, such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances, depending on the role.
• Up to 15 vacation days per year for newly hired employees, increasing with additional service.

What This Job Offers

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