United Airlines · 2 months ago
Director - Internal Audit
United States-IL-WHQ - Chicago - Corporate Support Center - Willis Tower
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expUnited Airlines is a leading airline company committed to inclusion and diversity across its Finance teams. The Director of Internal Audit - Cybersecurity & Technology will lead a team of audit professionals in developing and executing audit programs focused on digital technology and cybersecurity, ensuring compliance and risk assessment aligned with the company's strategic goals.
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Responsibilities
Leads audit projects, as assigned, by the Audit Managing Director and Vice-President, Internal Audit
Manage a team of auditors performing both IT / cyber and integrated assurance audits and advisory projects in accordance with the annual internal audit plan
Implement IT and cyber audit procedures based on risk and impact to the business, across different applications, technologies, and business processes, and in collaboration with internal and external partners and monitor completion of planned actions
Lead pre- and post-implementation audits of new system implementations, expanding cloud footprint, application re-writes, etc
Develop and mentor a high-performing audit team with expertise in IT, cybersecurity, risk analytics, and compliance
Develop an understanding of the organization business processes, goals, and strategy in order to provide sound analysis and interpretation of IT and cyber risks and Technology challenges
Be responsible for the examination and analysis of technology, cyber, and business risks by performing IT and cyber audit work, researching standard methodologies and benchmarking
Assess compliance with frameworks such as SOX ITGC, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001
Review and audit governance policies, standards, and procedures for alignment with industry standards
Research industry trends applicable to the environment including technology, cyber and audit
Monitor evolving cybersecurity threats and regulatory changes to refine audit practices
Develop annual IT audit plan of high risk / importance projects based on independent research and knowledge, interactions with Company leadership and peer benchmarking
Audit the airline’s cyber resiliency program, including disaster recovery and business continuity plans
Audit the effectiveness of risk mitigation plans and controls to address threats like ransomware and supply-chain compromises
Support departmental transformation with pilots of new audit processes, procedures, and technology
Recommend tools and processes that enhance audit efficiency and support operational excellence
Proactively coordinate with IT, cyber and business leadership to identify key Company initiatives and changes in the business environment and assess their impact on Company operations and the control environment
Act as a department liaison to various cyber, IT and business function multi-functional teams and committees
Responsible for ensuring timely audit project execution through use of project planning as well as efficient deployment of resources to projects in order to achieve success and control costs
Ensures the timely follow up to management action plans is completed and documents status; raises when necessary
Advocates for extensive use of data analytics in the internal audit plan's various projects
Ensures the alignment to audit standards by the audit team
Reviews audit program developed by senior and staff auditors
Communicates with the Managing Director or Director of Internal Audit regularly to provide progress of audit activities
Strategize approach to changes in the audit plan, company strategy, or department goals
Directly responsible for the management and development of ~10 or more managers, audit project leads, senior and staff auditors
Develop and retain audit staff, including career growth, training, goal setting and performance evaluations
Trains audit staff on audit standards, department procedures, and technical skills required for their position
Recruit and interview audit staff
Manages professional development opportunities, including internal and external training, professional association memberships, and networking events
Works with the Vice President, Internal Audit, and other Audit Management team members to develop and complete the enterprise-wide risk assessment, ensuring the approach is based on company strategy, customer insights, data analytics, and current industry standard processes
Interacts with client personnel to better understand their business and strategy, demonstrating a commitment to continually improve the organization
Prepare management’s annual assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting for senior management review and approval
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
Information Systems, Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field
Minimum 10 years' experience in IT Audit, IT Security, IT Compliance, and/or a related field
5 years' experience managing a team
CISA or comparable designation
Extensive knowledge of and skill in applying internal auditing principles and practices, and management principles and preferred business practices
Extensive knowledge of and skill in applying auditing principles and practices specific to IT in areas including access management, change management, system development life cycle, operations
Extensive knowledge of and skill in applying data analytics to audit projects
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, and Access
Working knowledge of COBIT
Working knowledge of SQL
Extensive knowledge of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate effectively, both in written form and verbally
Effective communication skills
Highly developed, demonstrated teamwork skills
Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to gain the confidence
To assess risk, the director maintains knowledge of general business and economic developments and fully understands the Company's industry and related control risks
Ability to build consensus and relationships with peers across the organization
Preferred
Direct experience in the transportation field
Supervisory experience in the transportation field
CISSP, CISM, CPA, CIA, CFE
Understand and/or working knowledge of data analytic tools such as SAS, ACL, SQL, Spotfire, Tableau
Strong working knowledge of emerging trends which have an impact on data analytics as well as digital technology (cyber security, cloud, mobile, social media, IoT, etc.)
Company
United Airlines
United Airlines is an aviation company that provides information on reservations, bookings, and travel services online.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
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Leadership Team
Mike Leskinen
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Deneen DeFiore
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
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