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# Senior Internal Audit Manager, IT

- **Company:** Standard Life Investments
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer-Aided Audit Tools, Cloud Computing, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Cyber Security, Information Technology Audit, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://abrdn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/abrdn/job/Edinburgh/Senior-Internal-Audit-Manager--IT_R0074189

## About the Role

* Significant internal audit, risk or assurance experience within financial services, including leadership responsibility.

 * Proven ability to lead complex, risk-based technology audits across multiple business areas and control environments.

 * Experience of integrated audits and partnering effectively with business audit teams and senior stakeholders.

 * Strong understanding of technology risks affecting large financial services organisations.

 * Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-management skills with the ability to translate technical topics into business impact.

 * Relevant professional qualification such as CISA, CISM or CRISC.

Desirable: Experience in technology risk functions, knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001 or NIST frameworks, exposure to cyber security, resilience, cloud, data, AI and third-party technology assurance, and experience using data analytics or AI-enabled audit tools.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

## Description

As IT Senior Audit Manager, you will be a senior leader within Internal Audit, reporting into the technology audit leadership team and acting as a key partner to senior stakeholders across the business. You will lead complex technology audits, oversee technology risk assessments and audit planning, manage integrated audit engagements and help shape the future direction of technology assurance across Aberdeen. This is an opportunity to influence decision-making at the highest levels, coach and develop talented audit professionals, and provide assurance across a diverse and evolving technology landscape. The role offers significant exposure to senior executives and major strategic initiatives, helping you invest in your tomorrow while delivering meaningful impact., * Lead the annual technology audit planning process, technology risk assessment activity and development of risk-based audit coverage across the Group.

 * Deliver complex technology audits and technology assurance workstreams within integrated audits, ensuring high-quality and timely outcomes.

 * Build trusted relationships with C-suite and senior technology stakeholders, providing insight on emerging risks and assurance priorities.

 * Oversee issue validation, portfolio quality and reporting, identifying themes and opportunities for sustainable risk reduction.

 * Lead, coach and develop audit professionals, allocating resources effectively and supporting capability growth across the team.

 * Act as deputy to the Head of Audit IT when required and represent Internal Audit at senior governance and leadership forums.