Lead - IT Audit and Compliance

The Lead – IT Audits & Compliance will be responsible for establishing and driving a robust governance and compliance culture across the Telecom and Airtel Money technology landscape. The role will ensure effective oversight of IT risks, controls, audits, and regulatory obligations while enabling secure, resilient, and compliant technology operations that support business growth and digital transformation.

The position will collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Technology, Security, Risk, Finance, Internal and External Audit, and Regulatory bodies, to strengthen control effectiveness, enhance audit outcomes, mitigate technology risks, and ensure timely closure of IT audit and compliance observations.

Audits, Reviews & CorrectionLead end-to-end management of Internal, External, Regulatory, and Group IT Audits for Mobile Services, Mobile Money and Enterprise Plan, coordinate, and facilitate audits across telecom infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, data centres, cybersecurity, and Airtel Money platforms.Ensure timely closure of audit findings through effective remediation tracking and governance.Conduct root-cause analysis of recurring observations and implement sustainable corrective actions.Develop audit readiness programs and continuous monitoring frameworks.Presenting the periodic compliance dashboard to management on Key Controls, Audit Statuses and Risk Management

Define and drive IT Audits & Compliance for the HQ and OPCO’sEnsure adherence to Group Technology policies, standards, and operating procedures.Design and monitor controls around systems to deal with violations of IT Financial controls s and internal policies.Regularly assess the efficiency of IT General Controls, Security Controls, and recommend effective improvements including identification of hidden risks or common issues.Investigate, in depth on non-compliance areas, where observations are raised to identify the root cause, preventive and corrective actions across all IT systems

Compliance AdherenceWorking closely with internal, external and Partners to ensure zero non-compliance on all controlsEvaluating the efficiency of controls and improve them continuously.Revising procedures and periodic reports to identify hidden risks or non-conformity issues.Keep abreast of developments within or outside of the company as well as evolving best practices in IT compliance controlContinuously work towards reduction in IT Risks and monitor exceptions till closure

Stakeholder ManagementPartner with Internal Engineering teams, Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Business teams.Present audit and compliance status to leadership forums and governance committees.

Reporting & AssuranceDevelop executive dashboards and governance reports.Provide periodic updates on:Audit findingsCompliance postureRisk exposureRegulatory observationsPresent insights and recommendations to executive management.