Senior Internal Auditor

In this role, you will be part of the Group Audit business unit and actively help shape the continued development of Zurich Switzerland. You will work with members of the audit team across all aspects of an audit – from planning and scoping, assessing key risks, and evaluating design and operating effectiveness, through to developing clear, impactful reporting. You will collaborate with colleagues across Group Audit, building a deep understanding of the business and its risks. Together with the audit team, you will co-develop high-quality audit approaches that leverage data analytics, assess IT fundamentals, make use of GenAI, and support reporting that provides key insights and influences stakeholders in Switzerland.

What you can expect

High Quality Audits: Support the delivery of audits to exceptional quality, on time and within budget. Leverage Data analytics and GenAI, assess IT fundamentals throughout the audit process

Insightful Reporting: Contribute to drafting impactful issue summaries

Build Strong Connections: Build and maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders throughout audits

Foster a Learning Culture: Take an active role in in business technical, new world, and human skills, actively applying a growth and learning mindset

Uphold Ethics and Integrity: Uphold and model the highest standards on ethics and integrity, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, regulations, and internal policies

Zurich Group Audit is a diverse international team of over 275 colleagues from 33 different nationalities, working globally as one function with a common purpose: to keep Zurich safe. Together, we bring our skills, capabilities, and unique strengths to provide real insights to our stakeholders and drive positive change. Our ambition is to be the best we can be for our company, our people, and our communities. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement, striving to excel in what we do and how we do it. To support this, we are transforming into a fully digital, data-driven, and AI-enabled function, maximising our human capabilities with technological innovation. As part of this exciting journey, we’re expanding our audit team and seeking talented professionals to deliver high-quality, insightful audits within Zurich’s P&C; and Life Insurance business.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, or relevant professional qualifications (such as CIA, CPA, ideally actuarial)

• At least 4 years’ experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management, or Compliance within Insurance or Financial Services

• Solid understanding of Internal Audit standards, methodology, and control frameworks

• Experience with Data, IT, and AI, and their practical applications

• Strong project management skills, with fluent English and very good German required