General Manager Internal Audit

At Allianz, we're proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire people who can further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.

Reporting to the Chief Audit Executive, you will lead internal audit activities across Allianz Australia's Technical, Customer & Operations (which includes IT and Cyber), Data & Analytics and Corporate Affairs and Governance teams. You will ensure the provision of assurance, insights, and credible challenge to the business, protecting the business within the Board set risk appetite, the Audit Committee Charter and Group Audit requirements.

You will join a global organisation that supports internal mobility, achieves strong employee engagement outcomes—particularly in workplace flexibility—and offers meaningful, wide‑ranging work within a growing business.

Let's care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.

About the role:

• Provide enterprise‑wide leadership of Internal Audit, delivering high‑quality, timely assurance aligned to IIA standards, Group Audit requirements and organisational policies.
• Set the standard for clear, impactful audit reporting, ensuring you articulate issues, root causes and thematic risks with precision and drive sustainable management action.
• Be the trusted advisor to executive management, building influential relationships and providing insight across risk, control and governance matters.
• Shape and implement the Annual Internal Audit Plan and Five‑Year Audit Plan in partnership with Group Audit and the Executive team, aligned to strategic, regulatory and risk priorities.
• Foster a high‑performance audit culture focused on efficiency and continuous uplift, positioning Internal Audit as a leader within the organisation and the insurance industry.
• Lead collaboration with the Allianz Group Audit community to embed best practice across assurance delivery, risk culture assessment and project assurance.
• Exercise independent judgement and due professional care, ensuring full adherence to IIA Standards, Code of Ethics and local and Group governance requirements.
• Maintain deep and current understanding of the insurance landscape, regulatory change and emerging risks to ensure audit coverage remains forward‑looking and relevant.

About you:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline with relevant accreditations, e.g. CA, CPA, CISA, and CIA.
• 10+ years experience in audit/ risk management in a senior management role for a complex general insurance, financial services or professional services organisation.
• Experience with IT Governance, Operations and Cyber Security disciplines in an operations, risk and compliance or internal audit role, including the interaction between the business and Information Technology.
• Previous exposure presenting to Board/Committees and Senior Executives.
• Demonstrated experience implementing improvements to business, controls and risk.
• Experience empowering people to realise their highest potential by recognising and developing individualand team performance, mentoring and building talent pipelines to safeguard current and future organisational needs.

Benefits and Perks:

• Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive team and bring your authentic self to work every day!
• Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and remote work options and workplace adjustments, with support for your work/life balance.
• Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
• Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness plans and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
• For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.

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About Allianz Group 

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.  

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.  

Adjustments and support  

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to careers@allianz.com.au for a confidential conversation.  

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow. www.allianz.com.au/careers