Audit Manager - Data, Privacy and Responsible AI

Audit Manager - Data, Privacy and Responsible AI

As an Audit Manager working across the Data, Privacy and Responsible AI portfolio, you will have a deep understanding of Data and AI, focusing on frameworks, tooling and practices across the business.

Role Description

JOB TITLE: Audit Manager - Data, Privacy and Responsible AI

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh or Bristol

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our hub locations.

About this Opportunity

As an Audit Manager working across the Data, Privacy and Responsible AI portfolio, you will have a deep understanding of Data and AI, focusing on frameworks, tooling and practices across the business. You'll lead high-quality audits or elements of large audits in accordance with the agreed plan, with relative autonomy, harnessing an understanding of business strategy/priorities, controls, and risks to provide high quality independent assurance on the effectiveness of controls, frameworks and principles related to Data, Privacy and AI.

This is a unique opportunity for individuals with a growth mindset and critical thinking to join a fast paced Data and AI environment at one of the UK's largest digital banks, positively contributing to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of its Data & AI strategy.

Day to day, you will:

• Contribute to the audit plan, supporting the portfolio lead by project managing individual audits on their behalf.
• Support control testing and identify areas of concern, articulating the potential challenge.
• Support senior colleagues build meaningful stakeholder relationships whilst making their own connections.
• Proactively suggest & deliver improvements in current compliance processes by being bold.
• Conduct research considering multiple perspectives and brings the outside in to enable analysis of key themes and external trends.
• Actively role model the Group values and behaviours.
• Put the team first by coaching with purpose, being present with the team and openly communicating expectations.
• Freely share insight and timely, direct, effective feedback that contributes to the success of the delivery plan and leaves a positive, sustainable impact on the function.

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too!

What you'll need:

• Experience in leading audits from an end to end point of view and engagement with key stakeholders to deliver audits that are timely, impactful, insightful and valued by stakeholders.
• Understanding of key concepts relevant to data management, data privacy, AI and cloud technology.
• The ability to lead and take ownership for delivery, and champion colleagues' growth and development.
• The ability to understand and interpret Group and Business Unit Strategy and connect audit delivery and business monitoring insights to such strategies at the Macro level.
• The ability to analyse, understand and communicate data as information, and to use data to drive effective audit outcomes.
• The ability to prioritise your work and that of others effectively to ensure timely and value added delivery.

In addition, technical knowledge and experience in the following:

• Data Management frameworks, including Data risks and controls and understanding of Data Management tools (Cloud native or other) e.g. Collibra.
• AI Governance Frameworks, laws and regulations (including intersection with data privacy laws and regulations).
• Understanding of emerging AI technologies and practice.
• Technical skills might be demonstrated by professional qualification(s) e.g. DAMA, CDMP and/or evidence of extensive work based experience in relevant areas. Previous financial services, audit or risk experience is beneficial.

About the job

Contract Type: Permanent

Focus: Audit

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Senior Management

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £70,929 - £97,280 per annum + Bonus, Pension

Job Reference: U58QMB-5C23D4A4

Date posted: 2 November 2025