Senior Director, Internal Audit Transformation & Technology
Location: Zug, Switzerland
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters (TR) is the world’s leading provider of intelligent information and technology solutions for professionals in the legal, tax, corporate, government, and media markets. Our mission is to inform the way forward — empowering professionals with trusted data, insights, and innovative tools to make confident decisions, achieve operational excellence, and uphold integrity.
The Internal Audit (IA) function is embarking on a strategic transformation to become a digitally powered, value-adding business partner, committed to independence, integrity, and continuous improvement aligned with TR’s strategic objectives.
Role Overview
We are seeking a visionary and results-driven Senior Director, Internal Audit Transformation & Technology to lead the execution of our three-year transformation strategy. This role is central to modernizing the Internal Audit function by embedding automation, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence into audit and investigation workflows and building a future-ready operating model.
As a key member of the IA leadership team, the Senior Director will drive innovation across audit planning, execution, and reporting while ensuring alignment with global standards, enterprise risk priorities, and technological advancements. This individual will:
· Champion change,
· Provide coaching and build technical capability within the Internal Audit team,
· Partner with IA leadership to execute the transformation initiatives, providing support and guidance the IA team with the adoption of the initiatives, and
· Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the organization.
This position is based in Zug, Switzerland and reports directly to the Head of Internal Audit.
About The Role
· Own the day-to-day delivery of the Internal Audit transformation strategy including roadmap execution, milestone tracking and stakeholder communication
· Drive adoption of a competency-based operating model, including talent development, role redesign, and performance measurement frameworks
· Lead the integration of automation, analytics, and AI across the SOX, internal audit, and investigation lifecycle — coaching and supporting the team to identify, pilot, and scale use cases to improve audit quality, efficiency, and insight generation
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to access enterprise data platforms, ensure data integrity, and leverage tools in compliance with organizational policies
· Lead the modernization and execution of the SOX testing program working with business stakeholders to enhance our risk-based approach
· Lead the transition of SOX testing in-house by building internal capability, standardizing processes, and leveraging automation to ensure sustainability and scalability
· Evaluate and implement audit management and data analytics platforms that support real-time monitoring, continuous auditing, and integrated risk assessments
· Oversee the development and deployment of standardized data scripts, dashboards, and audit analytics tools across the global IA team
· Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning by developing and training auditors on relevant skills, advanced technologies and data-driven auditing techniques
· Position internal audit as a talent pool for other TR functions
· Coordinate with assurance functions (Compliance, Risk, InfoSec) to align on risk management approaches and enhance assurance coverage
· Manage relationships with external auditors, co-sourcing partners, and vendors supporting audit transformation
About You
· Progressive experience in internal audit, risk management, or consulting, with at least 5 years in a leadership role focused on audit transformation, digital innovation, or technology-enabled assurance.
· University degree in business administration, economics, engineering, data science or related field. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
· Professional certification: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), CPA, CISA, or CISSP strongly preferred.
· Curiosity to think outside the box, value different perspectives and courage to drive change
· Familiarity with cloud platforms, data lakes, and enterprise data governance
· Proven track record in leading large-scale audit modernization programs, including implementation of data analytics, automation, or AI in audit processes.
· Deep understanding of SOX compliance, Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS), enterprise risk management, and control frameworks (e.g., COSO, COBIT).
· Demonstrated expertise in audit data analytics tools and emerging technologies including RPA, NLP, and generative AI applications in audit.
· Strong project and program management skills, with experience using methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall.
· Passionate about developing the team and supporting their career development
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What’s in it For You?
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
DISCLAIMER
The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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