[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All American Express jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/) · [Search jobs](/search/) American Express · Phoenix, AZ # Senior Manager - IT Audit Phoenix, AZ, United States Hybrid Manager or lead IT & Infrastructure Listed on American Express’s official careers site. Posted October 5, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on American Express’s careers site →](https://egug.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/26014679) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [American Express](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/) / Senior Manager - IT Audit ## Job description Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 400+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk. We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies. About the Role Our Internal Audit group is seeking an eager Senior Manager - IT Audit in New York City, Phoenix, AZ, Charlotte, NC or Sandy, UT. This role will audit technology and application controls integrated into first-line and second-line business processes within an integrated audit with other audit disciplines. The ideal candidate will have strong problem- solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate audit results effectively. ## Responsibilities - Act as an Auditor in Charge (AIC) on more complex audits and/or lead multiple simultaneous low-risk audits, executing and managing the audit engagement end-to-end, planning audit projects, defining objectives and scope, and coordinating with control groups and external auditors to ensure effective execution; conduct L1 reviews Analyze/review audit results and documentation to evaluate effectiveness and efficiency, synthesizing audit findings - Lead audit client meetings and walkthroughs - Develop test steps, audit findings, and the audit report in accordance with IAG policies and procedures - Guide team on how to validate and execute corrective actions / Management Action Plans (MAPs) are impactful, sustainable, and improve the control environment of the business unit - Support business monitoring activities with audit leadership, tracking key metrics to identify control issues and trends; stay up to date with evolving industry trends, external news and regulatory changes, and analyze the impact to the business exams Delegate tasks to team members; guide Senior/Staff in assessing risks, evaluating control design, and executing audit tests; review and provide feedback on work papers - Serve as a People Leader, providing mentorship, coaching, and career development support for direct reports Effectively coach, teach, mentor, and develop less experienced colleagues and co-sourced resources in geographically diverse locations across all aspects of their role, the audit and analytic lifecycle, audit methodology and best practices - Conduct post-audit feedback discussions with audit team members to provide actionable feedback, support development, and recognize accomplishments - Guide team to proactively and routinely communicate task status, roadblocks, challenges, suggesting potential solutions to the team Begin to develop subject matter expertise in a specific line of business - Serve as the first level of escalation, effectively navigating problems and difficult conversations - Attend report / issue conversations with management, work with Director / Team Leader to communicate and action on next steps - Report on assigned tasks in client reporting meetings; assist with preparing materials for Regulatory exams Follow-up with management to ensure management action plans are closed effectively and timely ## Qualifications ### Minimum Qualifications - 6+ years of audit experience Prior experience working at a Big Four / G-SIB Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver deliverables with quality, and actionable value-add feedback to management on issues, opportunity areas, and deficiency solutions Effectively leads a team in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities - Applies critical thinking to break-down complex problems into components, and solve using data analysis, process, risk control knowledge, and experience to drive risk-based conclusions and decisions - Applies control theory and professional auditing practices throughout the audit lifecycle - Understands regulations, regulatory risks, accounting, and financial industry best practices relevant to the business, including emerging technology and data considerations, and incorporates into the audit approach to enhance outcomes Experience with technology control testing including automated processing, interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties ### Preferred Qualifications Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), information systems / technology, and scorecards / dashboards, etc. Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization Professional certification: CISA, CPA, CIA, CISM, CISSP or other technology-focused certification. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 5, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 13 days - Location: Phoenix, AZ, United States - Work arrangement: Hybrid[Apply on American Express’s careers site →](https://egug.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/26014679) ## More jobs at American Express ### [Infrastructure Engineer III](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/ac7a0a0881d8f115e8c5/) Phoenix, AZ, United States ### [Infrastructure Engineers](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/30dd816ec1f0465a206b/) Phoenix, AZ, United States ### [AI Engineer II - Enterprise Architecture](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/4b69ff9a8e34ea072bd5/) Phoenix, AZ, United States ### [AI Engineer III](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/70c142787e2e5b97033d/) Phoenix, AZ, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Sr Manager-Corporate Audit (Supply Chain Audit)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lowes/jobs/bc5138004811926b7e5b/) Lowe's · Mooresville, NC ### [Senior Audit Manager - Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM) and Governance Audit](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hsbc-holdings/jobs/b14b96413027bf444b24/) HSBC Holdings · Buffalo, New York, United States ### [Pharmacy Audit Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/unitedhealth-group/jobs/d20cd1e5ad9d21f02ab4/) UnitedHealth Group · Minnetonka, Minnesota ### [Senior Rebate Audit Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/unitedhealth-group/jobs/93d11b73b051be33a735/) UnitedHealth Group · Irvine, California ### [Audit Manager - Quant](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/truist/jobs/66e21068a70a9a04f6c5/) Truist · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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