Head of Audit - Change, Data, AI & Privacy at NatWest Group · London

Head of Audit - Change, Data, AI & Privacy Location: London Join us as a Head of Audit In this role, you’ll be providing independent assurance and helping with the delivery of the internal audit by designing an effective audit strategy and reporting entity opinions Day-to-day, you’ll be influencing impacted divisional opinions while delivering a risk-based audit plan that can provide impactful independent assurance, with specific accountability for providing independent assurance over enterprise change, data, AI, digital and privacy risks This is your opportunity to become a key advisor to the board to influence the direction of the bank while growing your network and having your views valued and heard This is a hybrid role, with at least two days a week in the office What you’ll do You’ll lead all audits in your area of responsibility and set standards of excellence for our business through coaching and guidance. Not only will you execute and refine your audit plan in relation to your area of business, but you’ll work with the business audit teams on integrated audit delivery. We’ll look to you to use business intelligence to provide targeted assurance in your strategy while being responsible for business, market, or regulatory developments. You’ll become a valuable business partner to your management team and allocate resources within your audit portfolio. You’ll also be: Leading audit coverage across enterprise change, data management, AI, and privacy Reviewing and approving all audit deliverables for coverage, quality, and positioning Creating entity reports and providing opinions to influence executive management, to inform our audit committee and to manage risk within our risk appetite Building a high performance culture as a strategic leader while managing the performance and recruitment of the extended team and helping to provide career opportunities Managing your team while they carry out audits to help form plans while making sure the progress, scope and quality standards of the audits are met The skills you’ll need To be successful in this role, you’ll need extensive knowledge and experience of financial services and internal auditing. We’ll also expect you to have previously managed a range of team members, ideally across different locations. You’ll also need: Experience auditing or overseeing assurance across change, technology, data, AI or privacy risk Strong understanding of technology‑enabled transformation and associated control environments Extensive knowledge of risk management, the control framework and governance processes that can help locate and control weaknesses and provide ongoing assurance Excellent communication skills and an ability to influence effectively on assurance matters Outstanding senior business colleague and stakeholder relationship building skills Hours 35 Job Posting Closing Date: 14/05/2026 Ways of Working:Hybrid Additional Locations: Belfast, Edinburgh