Job highlights

- CPA,CA,CIA or other relevant professional certification

- You stand for integrity and know to ensure good governance whatever the circumstances

- You will possess the following education,experience and capabilities as follows: 15+ years of work experience in audit or other relevant roles,ideally within

- Leadership experience,in a global,matrix driven organization

About The Team

Group Internal Audit provides independent and objective assurance that assists the Board of Directors and Group Executive Committee to protect the assets, reputation, and sustainability of the organization

GIA's vision is to advance Swiss Re's resilience through assurance that is responsive to risk and providing the business with innovative insights to help strengthen the control environment and achieve its objectives

We aspire to be critical problem solvers who lead from every seat, challenge the status quo, understand risk, and demonstrate that we are responsive to risk

We offer a suite of audit products that are tailored to the nature of the assurance goal and deliver comprehensive messages to management over end-to-end processes and their control workplace

And lastly, our continuous risk assessment process (which use data analytics and external data factors) drives the allocation of our resources, the audit proposals and prioritization

We continuously extend the use of data and automation within our audit processes

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Audit Director for Technology, Operations &

- Emerging Risks who will also be a member of the Group Internal Audit Leadership Team In this role you have an overall responsibility for overseeing all relevant audit work related to Swiss Re's activities in Operations, IT, HR, Legal &
- Compliance as well as audit work related to project and transformation, and deliver independent assurance to the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Group as well as the relevant Legal Entities

Furthermore, this role will play a pivotal part in enhancing audit effectiveness through advanced analytics, automation, and AI, as well as identifying and assessing new and evolving risks that impact the organization

As an active member of the Group Internal Audit Leadership Team, you engage in Group Internal Audit's strategic development, sponsor individual cross-functional strategic initiatives, and demonstrate shared leadership across the full Group Internal Audit team

Responsibilities Include

Shape & drive the business

You proactively assess risks related to Operations, Digital &

- Technology, HR, Legal &
- Compliance as well as projects and transformation to form an opinion on the assurance priorities ensure appropriate audit coverage in these areas

Your risk assessment is based on the deep understanding of Swiss Re's business,



the regulatory developments, and the strategy of Swiss Re

You steer the audit teams to remain critical and independent, whilst at the same time ensuring that the risk perspective is balanced with the risk view of the business

You build and maintain a trusted relationship with key stakeholders and in your interaction with them, you proactively raise issues and deliver impactful messages

You are a sparring partner to management, supporting them in the development of their control framework and providing impactful and forward-looking audit opinion

You develop and execute a data-driven audit strategy, leveraging analytics to audit testing, and continuous monitoring, as well as a strategy to upskill audit teams in data analytics methodologies and tools to enhance their capabilities

You monitor global risk trends and regulatory developments to anticipate emerging risks and develop a framework for responding to emerging risks ensuring timely and relevant assurance

Functional, change and people leadership

You are a Catalyst Leader who has a passion for people, a proven ability to navigate complex people situations while having a significant impact on the personal and career development of the team

You provide inspirational leadership for a global team of auditors, create excitement in the vision and mandate of Group Internal audit and develop the team

You recognize and communicate the importance of the value of assurance that is delivered to the audit committee whilst at the same time recognize the importance of insights that can be provided to the organization on how the control environment can be developed and improved

As a member of the GIA Leadership Team, you play an active role in the development of GIA's strategy and the execution of our strategic roadmap, which supports our vision

You demonstrate shared leadership for the development of the Group Internal Audit Plan and across the Group Internal Audit team

Demonstrate personal accountability

You solicit a broad range of feedback, and take personal accountability for your decisions, always acting in the best interest of the company

You stay calm, focused and resilient in difficult times, providing stakeholders with clarity on a way-forward

You stand for integrity and know to ensure good governance whatever the circumstances

You express your concerns transparently and in a balanced fashion

About You





You will possess the following education, experience and capabilities as follows:

15+ years of work experience in audit or other relevant roles, ideally within the insurance/reinsurance industry at a senior level

CPA, CA, CIA or other relevant professional certification

Leadership experience, in a global, matrix driven organization

Strong understanding of risk, control, and governance with a proven track record to act as an agent of change in building effective and efficient control systems

Strong knowledge and understanding of Technology and Operations, experience with transformational processes and projects

Personal Skills

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment

Ability to co-creating a shared vision; developing high participation; empowering people and teams; transformative change; growing organizational capacity

Critical thinker that sees the "big picture" (e g overall themes, trends, goals), generates innovative ideas and solutions to problems and makes recommendations in the face of complexity, conflicting pressures and ambiguous circumstances

Impact/Value oriented leader, able to plan well, willing to coach and work in the field and able to deliver value adding results in time

Influential Leader, able to lead across organizational structures and independent of specific reporting lines

Inspirational leader, dedicated team player, able to listen and guide

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the worlds leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient

We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime

Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients

This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking

We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience

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📌 Senior Audit Director Technology, Operations & Emerging Risks (Bengaluru)
🏢 Swiss Re
📍 Bengaluru