Senior Director, Internal Audit

Acrisure•Grand Rapids, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a high-visibility role that reports to the Group’s Global Chief Audit Executive (CAE) that is critical to supporting senior management and the Audit Committee with independent and objective assurance, advice, insight, and foresight. You will operate with relentless curiosity and transact in the details to develop breadth and depth of knowledge across processes, risks, and controls, aligning Internal Audit engagements at the intersection of risk, opportunities, strategic priorities, and transformation. In guiding integrated teams through concurrent audit engagements, you will also oversee co-sourced directors, managers, associates, and specialists. You will drive audit quality through expert judgment and decision-making on engagement objectives, scope, testing, technology enablement, and issue resolution. This role requires continuous, transparent communication with senior leadership and stakeholders to influence risk-informed decisions, accountability for audit findings, and cost-effective solutions. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, change leadership, domain expertise, tech/AI know-how, and a business-enablement mindset to deliver best-in-class audit services, trusted partnership and strategic advice.

Requirements

Experience working with multinational companies and/or public accounting
Experience with global company operations that operate under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Strong knowledge of insurance industry or financial services industry and regulations
Excellent leadership and team management skills
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
10 - 15+ experience, with a focus in Internal Audit or Management Advisory
B.A./B.S. Degree in Business accounting, finance or equivalent
Strong “people first” interest
Advanced understanding of internal controls and experience in applying them to plan, perform, manage and report on the evaluation of various business processes, areas, and functions.
At least 7 years of leadership experience in managing audit teams and complex audit projects
Extensive knowledge of Institute of Internal Auditors Standards

Nice To Haves

CIA, CFE, CPA and/or CISA preferred

Responsibilities

Establish credibility and trust with senior management and audit stakeholders, providing assurance, advice, insight, and foresight to strengthen control processes, decision-making, and ability to achieve objectives
Leverage industry leading practices, trends, emerging and top risk insights; strategic priorities; data analysis; internal risk and control environment indicators; and stakeholder input to proactively inform the CAE on audit universe risk assessment, updates to annual plan, and ongoing functional strategy in alignment with organizational goals and objectives
Serve as a "go-to" strategic resource for leadership when requesting Internal Audit assurance or advisory services to inform decision-making related to new business challenges, program design or implementation, emerging risks, control optimization, or strategic opportunities.
Own the identification, prioritization, and risk-based scoping of audit engagements
Provide early insight on execution risk as new products, strategies, technology, models, and when organizational changes are introduced
Design and execute strategic projects with minimal direction, including defining related objectives and key results
Develop, manage, and generate return from AI and agentic capabilities that deepen coverage, improve signal quality, and proactively surface emerging issues
Collaborate with peers across the business, risk and compliance functions to support alignment in shared frameworks, processes, tools, and data
Stay abreast of regulatory changes, industry trends, competitive and risk landscape, and leading audit practices