Your role
As a Lead Auditor, you will:
1. establish and lead the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme team, setting out its strategic direction and priorities under the leadership of the Director Internal Audit;
2. develop and enhance audit methodologies, policies and procedures;
3. perform quality assurance reviews on selected audit activities and deliverables, providing constructive feedback to encourage consistent improvement;
4. design and deliver the improvement and innovation agenda, including the automation and digitisation of audit and investigative processes (e.g. through audit and case management tools or artificial intelligence solutions);
5. contribute to the development of the Directorate’s training and awareness programme, fostering a culture of learning and professional excellence;
6. work at the intersection of audit excellence and transformation, collaborating closely with all three divisions and senior management.
The position offers you an excellent opportunity to help shape the future of the Directorate Internal Audit by ensuring that it continues to deliver trusted and valued assurance and advisory services in an evolving organisational and technological landscape. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
7. a master’s degree or equivalent in finance, business administration, economics, financial regulation or another relevant field (see or details on degree equivalences);
8. in addition to the above, a minimum of six years’ professional experience in auditing;
9. a track record in delivering quality assurance, process improvement or audit methodology development projects;
10. experience in delivering projects involving digitised data analysis and digital technologies (e.g. data analytics or automation);
11. experience in initiating and implementing change initiatives, in particular those that focus on procedural and technological advancements;
12. demonstrated ability in guiding, coaching or supervising colleagues and providing constructive feedback;
13. an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the
Desired:
14. relevant professional qualifications (e.g. Certified Internal Auditor, Chartered Information Systems Auditor, Chartered Accountant or Chartered Financial Analyst).
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position. You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe.
Working modalities
We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.