Senior, Internal Auditor

Job Summary

The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for leading and executing risk-based internal audits across Insulet's global operations, evaluating governance, risk management, compliance, and internal controls. This role manages the full audit lifecycle, including planning, testing, reporting, issue remediation, and SOX compliance activities.

Key responsibilities include identifying process and control gaps, assessing regulatory compliance, partnering with stakeholders to implement corrective actions, and providing recommendations that improve business performance and risk management. The position also supports advisory projects, emerging risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives within the Internal Audit function.

Job Description

Position Overview: 

Internal Audit helps Insulet achieve its business objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating the effectiveness of Insulet’s governance, risk management, compliance, and control practices. We are seeking a Senior Internal Audit professional to lead and execute internal audits in a global operating environment. The Senior Internal Auditor uses advanced auditing skills, critical thinking, and professional skepticism to conduct research, answer complex audit questions, and provide risk-based, independent, and objective assurance, advice, and insight. The Internal Audit function is committed to aligning its methodology, practices, and quality standards with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Global Internal Audit Standards as part of its ongoing quality and conformance journey. This role reports to the Manager of Internal Audit within the Internal Audit function.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead and execute Internal Audit projects with oversight across the full audit lifecycle, including but not limited to:

• Lead audit planning, scoping, walkthroughs, testing, issue escalation, audit reporting, workpaper documentation, and follow-up activities
• Apply Internal Audit methodology and quality expectations aligned with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Global Internal Audit Standards, including consistent workpaper documentation, evidence support, supervision, and engagement-level quality practices
• Develop kickoff materials, including presentations, document request lists, and related audit planning materials
• Lead meetings with key stakeholders and control owners with minimal oversight
• Identify and document gaps in processes, including operational and control gaps
• Identify and document instances of non-compliance with relevant regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with the business to develop realistic remediation plans and solutions to issues identified during audits
• Draft audit reports, communicate audit results to management and stakeholders, and incorporate feedback from Internal Audit leadership and the business
• Track audit findings and improvement opportunities through remediation; incorporate follow-up procedures into future audits and reviews
• Execute and review SOX testing procedures, as applicable

Support Internal Audit governance practices and advisory services by helping strengthen the function’s ways of working, including but not limited to:

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with business partners, control owners, and risk/compliance stakeholders
• Support Internal Audit advisory services that enhance governance, risk management, compliance, and control practices
• Identify emerging risks and share with IA management for inclusion in future audits and reviews
• Proactively interact with management and stakeholders to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvement
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset to help improve Internal Audit processes and deliver audit activities more efficiently and effectively
• Perform other duties and special projects as required

Preferred Skills and Competencies:

• Ethical Resilience – Demonstrates integrity and objectivity in all audit work; willing to challenge current practice and raise difficult issues, escalating concerns to leadership when warranted.
• Results Focused – Delivers results both as an individual contributor and as part of a team; prioritizes effectively, manages multiple concurrent audits, and meets deadlines. Holds self and junior team members accountable, having previously led a team and provided developmental feedback.
• Intellectual Curiosity – Quickly assesses business processes to identify issues and get to their root causes; asks the questions that surface the underlying driver rather than the symptom.
• Open-Mindedness – Brings a continuous improvement mindset; embraces change and adapts to evolving environments, including international expansion, M&A, and post-deal review settings.
• Dynamic Communicators – Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; escalates issues and frames roadblocks constructively, pairing problems with thoughtful, proposed solutions.
• Insightful Relationships – Builds solid, collaborative working relationships with auditees across all functions, and mentors junior team members through candid, constructive feedback.
• Technical Learning and Expertise – Working knowledge of major business processes and compliance/risk issues in the medical device industry. Medical device experience, ESG and ERM exposure, and prior SAP and Optro (AuditBoard) experience are desired but not required. Continuously seeks ways to improve how audit work is delivered.
• Critical Thinking – Solid analytical skills applied to complex problems; demonstrates professional skepticism and a commitment to quality, with the willingness to challenge current practice and innovate.

Education & Experience:

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance Preferred
• Audit experience, including public accounting and/or corporate internal audit experience at a medium-to-large publicly traded company
• Competency and experience level of “Applied Knowledge” within the IIA Competency Framework
• Working knowledge of professional standards, regulations and frameworks Preferred:
  • COSO internal control framework
  • Sarbanes Oxley regulations
  • PCAOB standards/guidance related to internal controls
  • IIA Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
  • Accounting standards (U.S. GAAP)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA-U.S. / CPC-Mexico), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), and / or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) Preferred

Insulet started in 2000 with an idea and a mission to enable our customers to enjoy simplicity, freedom and healthier lives through the use of our Omnipod® product platform. In the last two decades we have improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients by using innovative technology that is wearable, waterproof, and lifestyle accommodating.