Director, Internal Audit

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Japan's (APJ) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region's digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world's most transformational companies. And we're doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia's first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APJ region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

**A Snapshot**

As AirTrunk continues to expand, we are seeking an experienced Internal Audit Director to establish and lead our Internal Audit function. The Internal Audit Director's role will be to establish AirTrunk's Internal Audit capability from the ground up, by developing and executing a risk-based internal audit strategy that delivers valuable and actionable insights. This role will also play a critical role in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards and internal policy requirements.

This role requires a forward-looking and pragmatic leader who can balance compliance needs with operational realities to drive meaningful improvements across the organisation. This role reports to the Head of Risk & Resilience.

**Your Day to Day**
- Develop, manage and mentor high performing teams.
- Ensure the team is scalable by leveraging third party consultants and contractors.
- Identify, develop and implement strategies to ensure we remain a leader in all markets.
- Develop and implement an internal audit strategy and framework that is appropriate and aligned to industry practice.
- Develop, execute and maintain a risk-based internal audit plan that complements and minimises duplication with other business and external assurance activities.
- Develop a framework and process to enable centralised oversight of audit findings and non-conformances, including appropriate monitoring and reporting.
- Establish a suitable co-source model with a panel of external service providers. Work closely with co-source service providers to provide organisational context to drive appropriate scoping of work as well as relevant and meaningful results.
- Oversee and execute in-depth audit reviews, providing actionable insights and recommendations that drive improvement and support strategic objectives.
- Maintain a strong focus on understanding the underlying root cause and impacts of issues identified. Drive discussions with senior leaders on audit results, supported by sound analysis and data, to drive action and change.
- Prepare and present audit findings to senior management and Board, ensuring clear, concise and effective verbal and written communication.
- Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the end-to-end business to promote transparency and collaboration.
- Monitor industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure that the internal audit strategy and plan adapts to the evolving risk landscape.
- Set and manage KPI and SLA's for our vendors.
- Travel to sites, offices, projects both domestically and internationally as required.

**Minimum requirements**:

- Strong and effective communicator, with ability to confidently negotiate with internal and external stakeholders on a professional level
- Strong and effective collaborator with internal and external teams and stakeholders,
- Managed and mentored high performing teams, minimum of 5 years,
- Well organised and effective manager,
- Flexible and organised to manage workload to meet deadlines
- Self-starter, independent and able to work autonomously.
- Comfortable operating in an agile and adaptive manner within a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Able to manage multiple priorities.

**Preferred requirements**:

- 10 -15 years of experience in internal audit, external audit or risk management.
- At least 5 years in a leadership role, with experience leading and executing an audit portfolio, with a small team or under a co-source partnership model
- Proven experience in developing and implementing internal audit strategies and frameworks in a medium to large corporation.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of role, purpose and value proposition of internal audit within an organisation's governance framework.
- Strong business acumen, with proven ability to assess and frame issues and risks in light of business objectives and practicalities.
- Some experienced in presenting and interacting at C-Suite and Board level.
- Previous experience working in Asia-Pacific including Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Korea, and Australia.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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