IT Audit Manager, Allianz Asset Management

At Allianz Asset Management we act with integrity, take ownership and responsibility and care for employee wellbeing. Would you like to be a part of the financial and governance holding for Allianz Group’s asset management business? Then, join us as an IT Audit Manager and become a valued member of our IT Internal Audit team based in Frankfurt am Main.

The IT Audit Manager, reporting to the Head of IT Audit, is a highly experienced senior specialist role with in-depth auditing experience in Digitalization and IT.

What you will do

• Responsibility for risk-based planning of the annual audit plan and the risk assessments, and successful execution of the audit plan and ad-hoc engagements.
• Build-up and maintain relationships with the auditees and become a recognized partner to the business also on senior stakeholder level.
• Plan, lead, manage and supervise complex large-scale, cross regional and cross-functional audit assignments, supervise audit projects (IT and integrated audits), define risk-based audit areas (both IT and business), audit infrastructure and network, processes, and control systems, business transactions, as well as workflows with very limited supervision.
• Determine deficiencies and vulnerabilities to be remedied, analyze audit results, proposals for solutions, lead closing meetings and performing audit follow-up activities, including assessing the sufficiency and timeliness of remediation actions.
• Collaborate on departmental and inter-organizational projects.
• Ensure compliance with the audit policies and the respective standards (independence, integrity, confidentiality, truth and fairness, security, economy, system conformity).
• Support and review auditor’s work (audit preparation, interviews, tests, evidence gathering, report writing and validation preparation).
• Be a center of Excellence for IT Infrastructure & Network Management, Information Security, Cyber Security, and Public Cloud, but also IT General Controls, integrated audits, business application controls, system development methodologies, Business Continuity Management, and IT best practices.
• Mentoring and coaching of less experienced staff on complex topics. Plan and implement technical training and information sharing (team/peer).
• Driving consistent enhancement of methodology and practices of the audit function.

• Minimum 9 years professional experience in internal/external IT audit, or as IT consultant or equivalent.
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree (or comprehensive experience) in Information Technologies, Business Informatics or equivalent.
• Professional certification e.g. CISA, CISSP, or in COBIT, ITIL is an advantage.
• Broad IT skills on IT infrastructure and information & cyber security (e.g. operating systems, databases, networks, public cloud, security related tools), and ideally also on web technology, IT governance, general IT controls, programming and software deployment.
• Broad understanding of regulatory requirements, especially DORA regulation with the aspects of ICT Risk Management, Digital Resilience, Incident Management and Third-Party Risk Management.
• Driving data analytics literacy globally based on broad experience in data analytics, including data cleansing and preparation, data analysis, data visualization, statistical data mining, or data science, as well as driving usage on Artificial Intelligence from an Internal Audit perspective.
• Working knowledge of core Office applications, especially Excel and PowerBI.
• Knowledge of any data analytics tools (e.g. Python, TeamMate Analytics, Idea) is considered an advantage.
• Experience in Asset Management or financial services, including financial industry products and services, securities processing, and related information systems.
• Experience in handling diverse personalities, intercultural differences and managing challenging situations. Team spirit, personal initiative and intercultural sensitivity is necessary to interact in a global work environment.
• Fluent English (verbal and written); German language skills are an advantage.
• Compliance with audit policies and respective standards (independence, integrity, confidentiality, truth and fairness, security, economy, system conformity).
• Willingness to travel up to 25% per annum.

• New ways of working (hybrid model/ flexible working hours/cross-border remote work)
• Access to pension/ savings plans/ Allianz products
• Family support (relocation/ childcare facilities)
• Company share purchasing plan
• Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket)
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Self-guided learning & development
• … and so much more!

Allianz Group is one of the world’s leading insurance and financial service providers, a global player employing almost 160,000people who conduct business in more than 70 countries.

Within Allianz Group, Allianz Asset Management GmbH (AllianzAM) is the financial and governance holding company for the asset management business of Allianz Group, with approx. EUR 2,448 bn of assets under management and over 6,500 employees worldwide. AllianzAM comprises two separate investment management companies: Allianz Global Investors and PIMCO. AllianzAM has created a business structure that enables it to meet the demands of stakeholders and empowers its investment managers to focus on achieving strong and consistent results.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.