IT Audit Director

Your new company
You'll be joining a leading, national professional services firm where technology, risk and assurance are at the forefront of helping clients navigate an increasingly digital world. As part of a well-established and growing Risk and Technology Assurance capability, you'll work alongside a collaborative network of experts across audit, advisory and consulting. The Technology Assurance team plays a critical role in supporting organisations across the UK to understand, manage and gain confidence in their technology risks. With a strong focus on quality, innovation and continuous improvement, the team leverages data analytics, automation and modern assurance techniques to deliver insightful, value-adding outcomes. This is an environment where your voice will be heard, your ideas will shape the future, and your leadership will directly influence growth.

Your new role
As a Technology Assurance Director, you will take on a pivotal leadership role, helping to shape and grow the Technology Assurance offering nationally. You'll be trusted to lead complex, high-profile engagements while also playing a key role in defining the strategic direction of the service line. You'll provide leadership and oversight across a portfolio of Technology Assurance engagements, lead the delivery of IT Internal Audit, IT External Audit and wider technology assurance services and act as a senior escalation point, bringing clarity and confidence to complex technical and commercial matters. Beyond delivery, you'll be instrumental in building and strengthening senior client relationships, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor on technology governance, risk and controls. You'll also contribute to the growth of the business by supporting go-to-market activity, identifying new opportunities and helping to expand the firm's presence in the technology assurance space. Internally, you'll play a key role in developing people-mentoring senior talent, building capability and fostering a high-performing, inclusive culture that enables others to thrive.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you'll bring strong leadership experience from a professional services environment, along with deep expertise in technology assurance, IT audit or a related discipline. You'll likely have, extensive experience delivering IT audit, technology assurance or advisory engagements, a proven track record of leading teams and managing complex client relationships, strong commercial awareness, with experience contributing to business development and service growth, the ability to navigate complexity, balancing technical excellence with practical, client-focused solutions, equally important is your leadership approach, you'll be someone who leads with authenticity, builds trust quickly and is passionate about developing others while driving high standards of delivery.

What you'll get in return
This is an opportunity to step into a senior leadership role where you can genuinely shape a growing service line and leave a lasting impact.You'll benefit from the autonomy to influence strategy and drive growth within a national capability, exposure to a diverse client base across sectors, working on complex and meaningful engagements, a collaborative, supportive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement and the opportunity to develop and lead high-performing teams, with a clear focus on progression and succession. Above all, you'll be part of a forward-thinking organisation where your expertise, ambition and leadership will be recognised and rewarded.

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