Senior Director, AI Strategy and Enablement - Truist Audit Services (TAS)

Truist • Greensboro, NC

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About The Position

The Senior Director – Audit AI Strategy & Enablement is responsible for defining, leading, and executing Truist Audit Services’ enterprise AI vision, strategy, and operating model. This role provides strategic leadership to advance the use of artificial intelligence and automation across TAS while ensuring responsible AI use, strong governance, and alignment with Truist’s risk management and regulatory expectations. The Senior Director serves as the AI leader for Internal Audit, accountable for translating emerging AI capabilities into scalable, secure, and compliant audit solutions that enhance audit quality, efficiency, and insight. This role partners closely with Audit Executive Leadership, Professional Practices, Technology, Data, Enterprise AI Governance, and second line risk functions, and provides thought leadership to senior stakeholders and the Audit Committee as needed. AI Strategy & Value Creation • Lead and maintain the multi year Audit AI strategy and roadmap aligned with TAS and enterprise AI priorities. • Identify and prioritize high impact AI and analytics use cases across the audit lifecycle. • Define value measures for AI adoption, including quality, efficiency, coverage, and risk outcomes. • Advise TAS leadership on emerging AI capabilities, risks, and regulatory trends. AI Governance, Risk & Responsible Use • Oversee TAS AI governance aligned with enterprise model risk, privacy, cybersecurity, and third party risk standards. • Establish and enforce controls for responsible AI use, including documentation, validation, and monitoring. • Ensure AI applications reinforce auditor judgment and compliance with internal audit standards. • Partner with risk functions to identify and mitigate AI related risks. Solution Delivery & Operational Integration • Oversee the full lifecycle of AI initiatives—from ideation and pilots to scaling and integration. • Partner with Technology and Data teams to implement well controlled, auditable AI solutions. • Maintain AI standards, playbooks, and approved usage guidance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Analytics, or a related field
• 10 years of experience in Data Analytics and/or Data Intelligence
• Familiarity with AI and GenAI concepts and their practical applications in business processes
• Experience supporting technology‑enabled or analytics‑driven initiatives in a large organization
• Ability to translate business needs into clear AI use cases and partner with technical teams on solution delivery
• Understanding of responsible AI practices, data protection, and basic governance considerations
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain AI‑related topics to senior leadership
• Experience influencing cross‑functional stakeholders and supporting organizational change

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree
• 10 years of experience in Data Analytics and/or Data Intelligence with emphasis in Internal Audit
• Experience designing, governing, or enabling AI, advanced analytics, or automation solutions
• Familiarity with GenAI concepts, limitations, and risk themes (e.g., data privacy, bias, explainability, third party risk)
• Experience integrating technology capabilities into business methodologies or professional practices
• Experience working with enterprise AI governance or model risk frameworks

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess opportunities to apply AI and emerging technologies that improve processes, decision‑making, and business unit outcomes.
• Contribute to the evaluation of AI use cases by helping clarify business objectives, desired outcomes, and considerations for feasibility and value.
• Coordinate with enterprise TD&O and Risk partners to align on solution approach, feasibility, and implementation needs.
• Support the integration of AI tools into business workflows by coordinating with enterprise teams and assisting with user readiness, training, and adoption activities.
• Provide business context and user insights to enterprise partners to inform solution refinement and ongoing enhancements.
• Ensure AI use within the business unit aligns with enterprise policies, standards, governance expectations, and responsible AI principles.
• Maintain visibility into active AI tools and use cases within the business unit and help ensure consistency with approved practices.
• Support AI awareness efforts by sharing available resources and reinforcing existing responsible‑use guidance across the business unit.
• Monitor AI use within the business unit and escalate issues or risks to the appropriate partners, including support for required reviews.

Benefits

• All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position.
• Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.
• Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
• For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site.
• Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.
• As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees