Audit Manager – Data, Privacy and Responsible AI

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JOB TITLE: Audit Manager - Data, Privacy and Responsible AI

SALARY: £70,929 - £97,280 (Dependant on location)

LOCATION(S): London, Edinburgh or Bristol 

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our hub locations.

About this Opportunity

As an Audit Manager working across the Data, Privacy and Responsible AI portfolio, you will have a deep understanding of Data and AI, focusing on frameworks, tooling and practices in Lloyds Banking Group. You'll lead high-quality audits or elements of large audits in accordance with the agreed plan, with relative autonomy, harnessing an understanding of business strategy/priorities, controls, and risks to provide high quality independent assurance on the effectiveness of controls, frameworks and principles related to Data, Privacy and AI.

This is a unique opportunity for individuals with a growth mindset and critical thinking to join a fast-paced Data and AI environment in one of the UK's largest digital banks and positively contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of LBG's delivery of its Data & AI strategy.

Day to day, you will:

• Contribute to the audit plan, supporting the portfolio lead by project managing individual audits on their behalf. 

• Support control testing and identify areas of concern, articulating the potential challenge. 

• Support senior colleagues build meaningful stakeholder relationships whilst making their own connections 

• Proactively suggest & deliver improvements in current compliance processes by being bold.  

• Conduct research considering multiple perspectives and brings the outside in to enable analysis of key themes and external trends. 

• Actively role model the Group values and behaviours. 

• Put the team first by coaching with purpose, being present with the team and openly communicating expectations. 

• Freely share insight and timely, direct, effective feedback that contributes to the success of the delivery plan and leaves a positive, sustainable impact on the function. 

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too

What you'll need:

• Experience in leading audits from an end-to-end point of view and engagement with key stakeholders to deliver audits that are timely, impactful, insightful and valued by stakeholders.

• Understanding of key concepts relevant to data management, data privacy, AI and cloud technology

• The ability to lead and taking ownership for delivery, and championing colleagues' growth and development.

• The ability to understand and interpret Group and Business Unit Strategy and connect audit delivery and business monitoring insights to such strategies at the Macro level.

• The ability to analyse, understand and communicate data as information, and to use data to drive effective audit outcomes.

• The ability to prioritize your work and that of others effectively to ensure timely and value-added delivery.

In addition, technical knowledge and experience in the following:

• Data Management frameworks, including Data risks and controls and understanding of Data Management tools (Cloud native or other) e.g. Collibra

• AI Governance Frameworks, laws and regulations (including intersection with data privacy laws and regulations)

• Understanding of emerging AI technologies and practice

• Technical skills might be demonstrated by professional qualification(s) e.g. DAMA, CDMP and/or evidence of extensive work-based experience in relevant areas. Previous financial services, audit or risk experience is beneficial.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.