DESCRIPTION : Role Overview

The Audit Strategy & Governance Manager will serve as the strategic architect for AIT's planning, governance, and executive reporting mechanisms. This role owns the development and execution of multi-year strategic planning (3YP), annual operating plans (OP1/OP2), quarterly business reviews (QBRs), and director-level deep-dive analyses. The position drives organizational excellence through standardized mechanisms, automation, and innovation across the AIT organization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Governance

- Lead the development and execution of AIT's 3-Year Plan (3YP), OP1, and OP2 planning cycles, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and stakeholder commitments
- Own the quarterly business review (QBR) process, delivering executive-ready narratives that connect operational metrics to strategic outcomes
- Design and maintain standardized governance mechanisms across AIT programs, ensuring consistency in planning, reporting, and decision-making frameworks
- Partner with leadership to define and refine kingpin goals, establishing explicit measurement frameworks and success criteria

Executive Reporting & Analytics

- Build and maintain executive-level reporting infrastructure that provides VP and Director-level visibility into key performance metrics, strategic initiatives, and program health
- Prepare concise, high-judgment narratives and recommendations for senior leadership reviews, translating complex operational data into actionable insights
- Conduct director-level deep-dive analyses on critical business questions,



identifying root causes and recommending data-backed solutions
- Develop measurement frameworks and KPIs to track audit effectiveness, ROI, and stakeholder influence

Automation & Innovation

- Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive reporting automation pipelines to establish "one source of truth" for AIT reporting
- Partner with technical teams to streamline data collection, automate reporting processes, and eliminate manual overhead
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that leverage technology and innovation to scale governance mechanisms
- Identify opportunities to standardize and automate cross-functional reporting and planning processes

Stakeholder Management & Communication

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Analytics, Policy, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to align goals and ensure effective communication
- Support teams in navigating ambiguous situations with clear, data-backed judgment and strategic guidance
- Build strong relationships with business leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into actionable plans




- Ensure transparency and alignment across all organizational levels through effective communication of progress, risks, and performance metrics

Key job responsibilities

Key Competencies

- Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect tactical execution to long-term strategic vision
- Executive Presence: Comfort presenting to and influencing senior leadership
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong analytical judgment with ability to derive insights from complex datasets
- Innovation Mindset: Proactive problem-solver who anticipates issues and implements creative solutions
- Bias for Action: Ability to work independently, drive results, and seek guidance as needed
- Ownership: Takes end-to-end accountability for strategic planning and governance outcomes

About the team

The Audit Strategy & Governance Manager will work closely with AIT leadership, program managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the organization operates with strategic clarity, operational excellence, and data-driven decision-making.

- BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

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