Audit Planning & Risk Data Lead

Description and Requirements
Role Summary / Overview
The Audit Planning & Risk Data Lead manages the processes, data, and analyses that support Internal Audit's annual and quarterly planning cycles. Working closely with senior leaders and other GPPO teams, the role ensures that planning inputs, audit universe elements, and risk data are accurate , consistent, and actionable. This position plays a key part in translating strategic direction into executable audit plans and providing the data-driven insights needed to prioritize assurance coverage. The incumbent focuses on ensuring the planning process runs efficiently, risk information is well-curated, and the resulting metrics and dashboards support decision-making across Internal Audit.
Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the end-to-end audit-planning cycle, including data collection, validation, and plan assembly.

• Maintain the global audit universe and related data (AUUs, KIRIs, risk indicators) in alignment with defined frameworks.

• Compile and analyze risk and performance data to inform plan adjustments and prioritization.

• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations summarizing plan execution, coverage metrics, and key trends.

• Collaborate with second and first lines to source and align risk data inputs for use in planning activities.

• Support audit leaders in plan refresh reviews, scenario analysis, and stakeholder communications.

• Identify opportunities to streamline planning workflows and improve data quality.

Qualifications and Experience

• 10+ years of experience performing assurance engagements throughout the audit lifecycle.

• Strong understanding of risk assessment, audit universe management, and planning objectives.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex data and present insights clearly.

• Excellent coordination and organizational skills; able to manage multiple priorities.

• Strong stakeholder collaboration and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications / Tools / Frameworks

• CIA, CRMA, or similar professional certification preferred.

• Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and SQL or other data-querying tools.

• Familiarity with risk data models, audit planning workflows, and visualization tools.

Knowledge of IIA Standards and risk-based planning principles.
Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $100,000 - $130,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$100,000 - $130,000
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