Chief Auditor Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assurance Tooling & Execution Lead

Chief Auditor Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assurance Tooling & Execution Lead

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Job Overview

The Chief Auditor Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assurance Tooling & Execution Lead is a senior level management position, reporting to the Chief Auditor Artificial Intelligence (AI). This role is responsible for shaping how Internal Audit leverages AI / GenAI to enhance assurance delivery by developing, prototyping, and integrating AI / GenAI tools into execution. The primary focus involves working with assurance delivery teams to identify, implement, and drive the adoption of specific AI-enabled assurance tests, thereby strengthening and driving efficiency in audit delivery. Scalable implementations will necessitate extensive collaboration with the Strategy, Innovation and Professional Practices (SIPP) team. This position will lead and develop a team, with overall accountability for accelerating the adoption and effective use of AI / GenAI within Internal Audit's assurance activities, focusing on embedding these technologies into execution, identifying strategic use cases, and building AI expertise across the wider IA function.

Critical thinking will be essential in this role, enabling the individual to assess complex and ambiguous problems, identify risks and opportunities, and challenge assumptions constructively. They will be expected to apply structured reasoning to evaluate and prioritize AI use-cases, ensuring that solutions are both innovative and practical.

As a member of IA's AI Leadership team, the role requires excellent executive communication skills to influence senior leaders and stakeholders. The individual must be able to distill complex AI concepts into clear, compelling narratives. This capability will be key in securing buy-in for pilots and driving adoptions, positioning IA as a forward-looking technology enabled function. A critical requirement is the ability to translate business needs into actionable technical solutions, bridging the gap between auditors, data scientist and technology teams.

While not part of the direct responsibility of this role, the role also requires the individual to act as a subject matter expert on complex AI topics, providing guidance and assurance to audit teams such as providing challenge and oversight on AI use within the Citi operations. As a member of the Leadership team for Audit's Artificial Intelligence (AI), the incumbent will also play a key role in supporting the broader teams AI assurance mandate. In addition, the individual is responsible for contributing to the overall development of Internal Audit's approach to AI to position Citi IA as the leading IA function in the financial services industry.

Citi IA is a dynamic global function of over 2,500 professionals located across more than 60 countries, covering Citi's global businesses and service to clients and customers through its network in 98 countries. Through a culture of continuous improvement, Citi IA is focused on maintaining its position as a best-in-class IA function and is committed to investing in people, learning and development, innovation, and methodology programs. The Internal Audit mission is to provide independent, objective, reliable, valued and timely assurance to the Board, senior management and regulators of Citigroup and Citibank (and its subsidiaries), over the effectiveness of culture, ethical conduct, governance, risk management, and controls that mitigate current and evolving risks and to enhance the control environment. IA is a change agent within Citi to enhance the control culture of Citigroup worldwide and therefore support senior management decision making around the globe.

Citi operates in over 100 countries and provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial services and products. Citi strives to create the best outcomes for clients and customers with financial ingenuity that leads to solutions that are simple, creative, and responsive.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive IA's GenAI tooling strategy, in line with IA's strategy, including tool evaluation and platform selection for IA assurance.
• Partner with a network of IA Business / Function teams to embed adoption of AI / GenAI solutions across IA.
• Continuously monitor technological developments and industry best practices, creating an end-to-end view of how AI can be applied across Internal Audit.
• Work in collaboration with the Strategy, Innovation and Professional Practices (SIPP) team to ensure that the function remains forward-looking by embedding emerging capabilities into audit methodology, processes and tools.
• Develop methodologies that appropriately assess risk of AI use-cases for IA, demonstrating consideration for IA requirements, the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets. Ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to Citi policies and industry practices.
• Escalate, manage and report control issues with transparency and in line with policy expectations.
• Effectively supervise the activity of the team

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