Internal Audit Team Lead

Description:

Location: Jerusalem/Hybrid

Position: Full-time

We are seeking an experienced and highly professional Internal Audit Team Lead to join our headquarters team and provide critical methodological support to our field operations. In this role, you will serve as a professional anchor, guiding and mentoring field auditors throughout the end-to-end management of audit missions. You will be responsible for defining audit scopes, validating final reports, and ensuring consistent standards across all team activities. A key part of your mission will be driving the department’s digital transformation by integrating advanced technologies and AI-based solutions into our workflows. If you have a rigorous methodical background and excel at turning detailed findings into strategic risk insights, we invite you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Audit Team Lead:

• Lead end-to-end audit engagements (scope, methodology, execution, reporting).
• Supervise and mentor auditors, ensuring high professional standards.
• Identify systemic risks and control gaps, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Present key findings and strategic insights to senior management.
• Strengthen audit methodologies and promote best practices.

AI & Digital Transformation:

• Identify audit processes suitable for automation and AI integration.
• Design and implement AI-based solutions to enhance data analysis, anomaly detection, and risk identification.
• Develop automated workflows and data-driven dashboards.
• Embed AI tools into day-to-day audit activities and train the team in their use.
• Promote a culture of innovation and data-driven auditing.
• Present clear analysis results to audited units and senior management. Deliver well-documented, reusable insights that enhance audit conclusions and support data-backed decision-making.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Internal Audit (at least 3 years) with a clear track record of leading teams or complex projects.
• Deep understanding of internal control frameworks and risk management principles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A tech-savvy mindset with a passion for data-driven auditing and automation. Experience in data analytics, specifically applied to internal audit objectives is a significant advantage.
• Languages: Russian - Fluent/Native. English and Hebrew - High proficiency.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields - Mandatory

What We Offer:

• Work in a global environment with a dedicated team that brings interdisciplinary added values.
• A Jerusalem-based full-time position/ flexible remote work options.
• The opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of thousands across countries in the Former Soviet Union.

Why JDC?

• Be part of a team driven by compassion, purpose, and impact.
• Collaborate with professionals worldwide, dedicated to making a positive difference.
• Contribute to a century-long legacy of lifting lives and strengthening communities globally.

Equal Employment Opportunity

JDC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As the world’s leading global Jewish humanitarian organization, we are committed to treating people with compassion and respect. All qualified applications will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, mental disorder, familial status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

About JDC

JDC is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organization, working in 70 countries to life lives and strengthen communities. We rescue Jews in danger, provide aid to vulnerable Jews, develop innovative solutions to Israel’s most complex social challenges, cultivate a Jewish future, and lead the Jewish community’s response to crises. For over 100 years, our work has put the timeless Jewish value of mutual responsibility into action, making JDC essential to the survival of millions of people and the advancement of Jewish life across the globe. The Former Soviet Union (FSU) is JDC’s largest division, providing comprehensive care services to elderly and children at risk, and leading community programs for approximately 100,000 people in 11 countries.