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Director - Market Risk Audit

Governance

Charlotte, United States
9 Jun 2026

Job Description

Audit Director - Market Risk

A leading global financial institution is seeking an experienced Audit Director, Market Risk to join its Internal Audit function. This is a leadership opportunity for a market risk specialist who can provide independent assurance, challenge risk frameworks, and partner with senior stakeholders across trading, risk, finance, and regulatory functions.

This is a full-time, hybrid role Based in Charlotte, NC. If hired you will lead and execute audits covering trading and non-trading market risk activities across a complex international banking environment.
What You'll Do

As a senior member of the Internal Audit team, you will:

  • Lead audits focused on market risk management, trading activities, valuation, stress testing, regulatory capital, and new products.
  • Act as Auditor-in-Charge for complex reviews, ensuring high-quality execution in line with internal audit standards and methodologies.
  • Assess the effectiveness of market risk measurement frameworks, including VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis, sensitivities, and related governance.
  • Evaluate risk limit frameworks, monitoring processes, breach management, and escalation protocols.
  • Review data governance, aggregation, reporting controls, and risks associated with manual and end-user computing solutions.
  • Contribute to continuous monitoring and risk assessment activities, identifying emerging risks and recommending enhancements to audit coverage.
  • Present findings and recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders.
  • Coach and mentor junior auditors while supporting broader audit delivery objectives.

What We're Looking For

Experience

  • 10+ years of experience within banking, financial services, consulting, market risk, capital markets, or internal audit.
  • 5+ years of hands-on internal audit experience within a regulated financial environment.
  • Strong understanding of trading businesses, market risk management, and quantitative risk methodologies.
  • Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and leading complex audit assignments.

Strong knowledge of:

  • Market risk frameworks including VaR, stress testing, sensitivities, and scenario analysis.
  • Regulatory capital requirements and Basel market risk concepts.
  • Trading products, derivatives, structured products, and emerging financial products.
  • Risk appetite frameworks, limit management, and governance processes.
  • Data sourcing, data quality, aggregation, reporting controls, and associated operational risks.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Risk Management, or another quantitative discipline.
  • Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) preferred.
  • Professional certifications such as FRM, CFA, CIA, or CPA are highly desirable.

Must be a US Citizen, or Green Card holder to be eligible.

Skills

Capital Markets Audit
Job Reference

166773

Date Posted

9 Jun 2026

Industry

Banking

Category

Audit & Regulatory Quality

Role

Internal Auditor

Level

Senior Leadership​​

Employment

Permanent

Working Location

Hybrid

Salary/Rate

Emily Kirkpatrick

Senior Business Leader

+1 929 605 5524

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