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.