Director, Internal Audit

Job Description Job Purpose The ICE Internal Audit Group is a global function with more than 80 staff across the US, UK and India. The London team provides independent, reliable and timely assurance over the control environment across nine entities in London, Amsterdam, Singapore and Abu Dhabi, spanning clearing houses, exchanges, a trade repository and a benchmark administrator. The Director, Internal Audit is a senior leadership role responsible for delivery of the EMEA Internal Audit mandate across the nine-entity remit. The role is accountable for the risk-based audit plan, audit delivery oversight, quality, methodology uplift, people leadership and operating-model resilience across the function. The role requires a senior assurance leader who can think like a risk architect, test like a scientist, report like a board advisor and lead like a coach. Key Interfaces Head of EMEA Internal Audit, Group Chief Audit Executive, IA leadership team, Global IT Audit, Audit Committee/Risk Committee secretariats, entity COOs and CROs, Operations, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Technology and external assurance/regulatory liaison teams as appropriate. Core Accountabilities Audit Mandate Delivery Own the risk-based EMEA Internal Audit plan process, including development, refresh, prioritization, sequencing and delivery oversight across clearing, trading venues, regulated utilities and cross-entity horizontal audits. Ensure audit coverage remains risk-based, timely, evidence-led and aligned to the Internal Audit Charter, professional standards, entity risk profiles and committee expectations. Maintain active visibility over portfolio delivery status, emerging risks, resourcing, material findings and remediation themes across the full EMEA mandate. Portfolio Oversight and Technical Challenge Provide senior oversight and challenge across audit portfolios, including engagement scope, testing strategy, evidence sufficiency, issue grading, root-cause analysis, report narratives and audit plan implications. Act as the directly accountable leader for the Clearing franchise, bringing technical depth to complex CCP, risk management and regulatory-sensitive engagements, while ensuring the wider EMEA mandate is delivered through coordinated support from the managers. Promote consistency of sign-off standards across portfolio owners through thorough review of audit deliverables. Governance Engagement Support preparation of committee materials, including concise updates on audit plan status, findings, validation, watchlist themes, emerging risks and material matters requiring governance attention. Maintain the discipline of no surprises by escalating High/Critical findings, regulatory-sensitive issues, cross-entity findings and recurring remediation weaknesses promptly and clearly. People Leadership and Team Resilience Lead the London team framework below Head level, including appraisal calibration, development planning, hiring…