Internal Audit Director

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, who are the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we reimagine how people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you’ve ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you’ve probably used one of our products or services. We have operations in over 70 countries, with over 63,000 colleagues around the world.

We are looking for an Internal Audit Director to join the Global Solutions Division's Finance Leadership Team. This is a hybrid role with flexibility on location, with regular international travel required.

This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on internal audit leader who enjoys working closely with the business and influencing senior stakeholders across a global organization. Given the lean structure of the function, the role combines strategic leadership with direct involvement in audit planning, execution, and follow-up activities.

What would you do as our Internal Audit Director?

Strategic Planning: Develop and execute a comprehensive, risk-based internal audit plan aligned with the organization's overarching objectives and regulatory mandates.

Audit Delivery & Oversight: Oversee performance, compliance, operational, and financial audits. Ensure audit methodologies comply with local statutory frameworks. In this highly hands-on role, you will be actively involved throughout the audit lifecycle.

Governance & Reporting: Advise executive management and the leadership team on emerging risks, control deficiencies, and best-practice mitigations.

Team Leadership: Lead and develop the internal audit function, fostering a high-performance, ethical, and continuous-learning culture. While the team is intentionally lean (1 FTE), you will have significant opportunity to shape the function's future direction, methodologies, and ways of working.

Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor, partnering with C-level executives (e.g., CFO, CEO) while maintaining strict functional independence.

Key Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a closely related discipline.

• Professional Certifications: include CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CPA (Certified Public Accountant), or ACCA / CIMA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

• Experience: Significant experience in internal audit, public accounting, finance, or risk management in an international environment. Experience leading and conducting audits across multiple countries is highly desirable.The role may also suit an experienced and ambitious senior manager who is ready to take the next step into a Director-level position

• Core Competencies: Expert-level knowledge of risk frameworks, IIA standards, regulatory compliance (e.g., SOX, where applicable), and excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading internal audits within large, multinational organizations.
• Experience operating successfully within a decentralized business model.
• Strong understanding of audit analytics, digital audit tools, and emerging AI applications within internal audit.
• Ability to operate independently and effectively in a lean, high-impact environment.
• Comfortable building relationships and influencing stakeholders across functions, geographies, and levels of seniority.

We review applications regularly, so don’t wait   

We are committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If this opportunity excites you and your experience aligns with what we're looking for, we encourage you to apply. The selection process for this role will begin in early August 2026.

To protect your personal data, we do not accept applications via email or post. For questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Michael Wettergren at michael.wettergren@assaabloy.com

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.