Summary:
The Opportunity
Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks seeks an audit manager to join our Internal Audit department where you'll join a team of 40 Internal Auditors who work in a collaborative and dynamic environment and who are valued as consultants to their internal clients - partnering with them in the auditing process and advising on efficiencies. In this role, you will work closely with the key finance and business stakeholders across the organization, partnering with them to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You will be part of a team that is passionate about our purpose, committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills, and building connections across the organization with colleagues, customers, and guests.
The Role
The Enterprise Audit Manager leads enterprise-wide internal audits while helping modernize the Internal Audit function through analytics, automation, and AI-enabled auditing. The role partners with stakeholders across the organization to identify emerging risks, evaluate processes and controls, and deliver practical recommendations that improve operations and strengthen governance. In addition to executing well-scoped audits that achieve audit objectives, the Manager also plays a key role in embedding scalable data analytics, automation, and continuous auditing capabilities across the Internal Audit function.
Additional responsibilities include:
• Contribute to the identification and assessment of enterprise, technology, and emerging risks, and provide meaningful input into the development of the annual risk-based audit plan.
• Manage enterprise internal audits end-to-end (planning, scoping, execution, and reporting), ensuring audit objectives address key business risks, stakeholder concerns, and organizational priorities. Act as day-to-day audit lead by coordinating activities, tracking progress and quality, escalating issues as needed, and keeping senior Internal Audit leadership informed.
• Perform and supervise audit procedures, including process walkthroughs, risk and control assessments, evidence review and analysis, issue development, workpaper documentation, and validation of management remediation actions.
• Develop clear, concise, and well-structured audit reports and executive-level presentations that effectively communicate risk implications, control gaps, root causes, and practical remediation expectations.
• Partner with Data & Analytics, IT, and business stakeholders to identify and obtain relevant data, evaluate data quality and limitations, and operationalize analytics within audit programs.
• Translate audit objectives and testing requirements into practical analytics use cases and repeatable testing approaches, with appropriate consideration of data quality, output and model validation, documentation, information security, privacy, and responsible AI practices.
• Support the integration and ongoing enhancement of analytics, automation, and other technology-enabled solutions within the Hotel and SOX Audit Programs.
• Serve as a thought leader in evaluating, piloting, and adopting emerging AI and analytics capabilities that enhance audit quality, efficiency, and insight while maintaining appropriate governance, data privacy, and professional standards.
• Coach and develop audit team members in audit methodology, professional judgment, stakeholder communication, data analytics, AI-assisted audit techniques, and the preparation of clear and effective audit documentation.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with business and functional stakeholders while preserving Internal Audit's independence, objectivity, and professional skepticism.
• Travel up to 25%, subject to business conditions and requirements.
Qualifications:
Experience Required:
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in internal audit, external audit, enterprise risk, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, business process analysis, or a related field, including experience leading or managing audits or complex projects.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Hospitality, or a related field.
Experience Preferred:
• Certification as a CPA, CIA, CISA, or Chartered Accountant. Experience with public accounting firms or consulting firms.
• Experience and strong project management, critical thinking, professional judgment, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and coach team members.
• Experience with data analytics, automation, or AI-enabled tools and the ability to translate audit and business questions into data requirements and testing approaches.
• Experience with analytics and visualization tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, ThoughtSpot, SQL, Python, or similar technologies.
• Experience applying generative AI, analytics, continuous auditing, or automated testing in audit, risk, compliance, or control environments, including awareness of responsible AI, data privacy, and output validation considerations.
• Spanish language skills
The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all-encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.
We welcome you:
Research shows that individuals tend to apply to jobs only if they meet all the listed job qualifications. Unsure if you check every box, but feeling inspired to enhance your career? Apply. We'd love to consider your unique experiences and how you could make Hyatt even better.
The salary range for this position is $98,000 -$138,000 . This position is also eligible to earn incentive awards, an annual bonus, monthly or quarterly incentives, etc.
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