Sr. Manager, Internal Audit Strategy & Operations

Role Overview:

Lead Internal Audit's operating strategy, Board and Audit Committee readiness, and quality improvement coordination, and sponsor AI-enabled transformation of audit workflows. Partner with IA leadership to turn priorities into scalable workflows, actionable performance reporting, and measurable results.

What you’ll do:

Strategy and Operational Excellence

• Own the IA operating model, leadership cadence, strategic initiatives, and continuous improvement roadmap.
• Own IA scorecards, dashboards, KPIs, and OKRs to monitor organizational performance, portfolio delivery, and execution risks.
• Run feedback loops including post-engagement reviews, stakeholder surveys, and lessons learned, and report themes to the CAE.

Board and Executive Governance

• Own the process, timeline, consistency checks, and follow-through for Audit Committee and Board materials, including pre-Board preparation and follow-through.
• Work closely with the IA Executive Assistant Business Partner (EABP) on planning and coordination of pre-Board meetings, IA SLT meetings, and major IA forums. The EABP retains responsibility for executive scheduling, calendar coordination, and meeting logistics.
• Own SLT, Directors+ and All People Meeting agenda preparation, decision tracking, and escalation of open actions.

Professional Practices and Audit Operations

• Coordinate the CAE's quality assurance and improvement program (ongoing monitoring, internal assessment logistics, and improvement tracking), audit manual upkeep, methodology support, and knowledge sharing in partnership with technical audit leaders.
• Oversee audit portfolio operations, staffing visibility, management action plan follow-up, and operational reporting through the L5 lead.
• Decision rights: audit leadership retains methodology decisions, engagement quality, and final staffing approvals; this role owns operating cadence, reporting, and process.

AI, Product and Technology Enablement

• Translate Uber's AI direction into practical, responsible use cases embedded in audit workflows and daily IA operations.
• Sponsor and prioritize audit workflow tools, automation, knowledge management, and technology enhancements.
• Coordinate cross-functional implementation, adoption, training, and measurement of impact against defined adoption and time-savings targets.

Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop the L5 IA Operations & Enablement role.
• Partner with IA leaders, Finance, Legal, Technology, and the IA EABP to ensure clear accountability and timely execution.

Success in the first 12 months will look like:

• Board and Committee materials delivered on a fixed timeline with few late changes.
• AI-enabled workflows in production with measured adoption and efficiency measures.
• Positive feedback from users on AI workflow tools and linkage to methodology/ways of working.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years in internal audit, audit operations, strategy and operations, or governance; internal audit background required or strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and communicating with executives.
• Strong analytical, reporting, process improvement, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Working knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards and audit quality programs; demonstrated delivery of workflow or AI/automation initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal skills, highly collaborative with business leaders and cross-functional partners, and a strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner with others.
• Self-motivation with a strong affinity for vision setting, strategic problem solving, and driving action.
• Excellent business judgment and great communication skills.
• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and accountability.
• Enthusiastic about Uber and the opportunity to have a big impact!

For Dallas, TX-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $164,000 per year - USD $182,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.