[Remote] Manager, Internal Audit Operations

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Farmers Insurance is a company that combines ambition with opportunity, seeking to make a real difference in people's lives. The Manager of Internal Audit Operations will lead the audit function through operational leadership and enhance audit insights by leveraging data analytics, automation, and AI. This role is pivotal in ensuring efficient audit lifecycle resourcing and executive reporting across the organization.ResponsibilitiesLead the end-to-end development and continuous enhancement of management, including leveraging data analytics to generate insights, identify themes and trends, and deliver value-added reporting for audit leadership and senior stakeholdersCoordinate annual audit planning activities and quarterly refresh processes, including tracking updates, dependencies, and impacts to scope, timing, resourcing, and delivery, ensuring changes are consistently reflected across plans, systems, and stakeholder communicationsAdvance the use of data analytics, automation, and AI enabled capabilities to support audit delivery and strategic enhancements to the functionOversee data analytics resources responsible for enabling data driven audit executionSupport the audit functions professional practices activities, including methodology updates, alignment with IIA standards, quality assurance and improvement program activities, and incorporation of leading practices into audit guidance, tools, and templatesOwn the administration and ongoing evolution of the audit management system, leveraging platform functionality and configuring the system to align with audit methodology, planning, reporting, and evolving departmental needsOversee audit execution operations across the portfolio, including planning timelines, key milestones, and resource scheduling, ensuring appropriate capacity allocation, workload balance, and proactive management of resource constraintsProvide end-to-end operational visibility, monitoring execution progress and data quality, and identifying and mitigating risks to deliveryPerform other duties as assignedSkillsHigh School Diploma or equivalent requiredMinimum seven years in internal audit or equivalent required, preferably with focus on audit operations, data analytics, methodology, quality assurance, or transformationPossesses strong product knowledgeExpertise in the audit lifecycle, methodology, reporting, insights generation, and IIA standards, complemented by strong technical data analytics capabilities (example, data extraction, transformation, and analysis tools) to enable data-driven audit insightsPossesses strong technical aptitudeFamiliarity with audit softwareEffective leadership skillsAbility to effectively lead through change while operating in an agile and adaptable mannerStrong governance and operating model design experienceDemonstrated written communication skillsStrong verbal communication and listening skillsDemonstrated project management skillsEffective interpersonal skillsBachelors degree preferredCertified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or equivalent preferredBenefitsBonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)401(k)MedicalDentalVisionHealth Savings and Flexible Spending AccountsLife InsurancePaid Time OffPaid Parental LeaveTuition AssistanceCompany OverviewThe companies comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® currently make up one of the country's largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses, and provide a wide range of other specialty insurance and financial services products. It was founded in 1928, and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.farmers.com/learn/real-stories/agent-corey-benson/.Company H1B SponsorshipFarmers Insurance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 21 in 2026, 105 in 2025, 76 in 2024, 86 in 2023, 129 in 2022, 106 in 2021, 90 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.