Job Summary

　　The primary purpose of this role is to assist the Vice President of Internal Audit in carrying out the mission of the department as defined by its charter. This includes responsibility for collaborating with the Vice President and other Senior Directors/Directors of Internal Audit on the development of an audit plan and supporting risk assessments that focus the audit department on the Company's most significant risks and regulatory compliance.

　　Key Responsibilities

　　• Responsible for leading our quarterly risk assessment process which includes researching external market trends, critical thinking around core retail fundamentals and collaboration with senior leadership across Lowe’s Companies Inc. to assess inherent and emerging risks across all functional areas, identify and understand retail trends, and maintain an active understanding of strategic initiatives to ensure a prioritized set of audit projects are selected for our rolling audit plan.

　　• Oversees multiple teams responsible for developing and deploying the audit methodology, developing and implementing risk-based approaches for evaluating strategic, operational and compliance effectiveness, enabling executing reporting to summarize audit outcomes, and monitoring compliance and assurance activities for the company.

　　• Assists in the prioritization and deployment of Internal Audit resources among the business areas driving or supporting the most significant contributions to the evaluation of the Company’s control environment through the execution of the annual audit plan.

　　• Leads internal audit evaluations of significant strategic, financial, operational, and compliance risks in current or future state processes throughout Lowe’s, including evaluations of risks and controls within steady-state processes in corporate functions and departments, stores, and distribution centers as well as consultative reviews of new process, policies or technologies as they are being implemented.

　　• Manages work performance of audit managers, seniors, and staff through timely feedback, coaching and corrective action to ensure that all employees are developing appropriately and that top performers are retained.

　　• Responsible for the accuracy and quality audit reports, providing feedback on the application of audit techniques and identifying ongoing departmental training needs for the team.

　　• Oversees the issue follow-up process to include ensuring the audit team resources are effectively evaluating management actions or plans to close outstanding audit observations, maintains a communication with management on issue status quarterly and properly escalates/applies resolution when issues are off track.

　　• Responsible for the Information Technology portion of our audit plan, which includes deeper technical competencies required to enable effective audit planning, execution, and leading specialized IT audit resources across a broad spectrum of technical topics (e.g., information security, change management, operations management, operating and database systems, application management, network administration, general IT governance methods, etc.). Oversees each IT audit throughout planning, execution and wrap up to ensure that all audit reports align with company standards for quality and accuracy, consider globally recognized frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO standards, NIST, etc.) and to support the communication of audit status with VPs on a timely manner.

　　• Develops timely executive summary materials to be incorporated into quarterly/year-end Audit Committee communications.

　　• Seeks opportunities to simplify and improve existing processes by maintaining a network of peers throughout the organization, staying ahead of changes in the business, researching trends in compliance, and spreading better practices identified from prior audits.

　　• Coordinates gathering of organizational requirements (e.g., outsourced organizations, third-party networks, alliance and joint ventures, and mergers and acquisition targets).

　　• Owns coaching and professional development for their respective team members, ensures individuals on their teams establish goals to enable the department’s objectives, and evaluates talent at scheduled intervals through out the year.

　　• Communicates frequently with the Vice President and team on the progress of the audits and keeping the Internal Audit apprised of any issues raised during communications with management.

　　• Assists in the development and management of the global IA budget.

　　• Responsible for the Information Technology portion of our audit plan, which includes deep technical competencies required to enable effective audit planning, execution, and leading specialized IT audit resources across a broad spectrum of technical topics (e.g., information security, agile development, cloud computing, operations management, microservices, general IT governance methods, etc.). Oversees IT audits throughout planning, execution and wrap up to ensure that all audit reports align with company standards for quality and accuracy, consider globally recognized frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO standards, NIST, etc.) and to support the communication of audit status with Technology VPs in a timely manner.

　　• Responsible for leading the Information Technology portion of our quarterly risk assessment process which includes researching external market trends, critical thinking around core retail technology fundamentals and collaboration with senior leadership across Lowe’s Companies Inc. to assess inherent and emerging technology risks across all functional areas, identify and understand retail trends, and maintain an active understanding of strategic initiatives to ensure a prioritized set of audit

　　projects are selected for our rolling audit plan.

　　• Leads internal audit evaluations of significant technology risks in current or future state processes throughout Lowe’s, including evaluations of risks and controls within steady-state processes as well as consultative reviews of new technologies as they are being implemented.

　　• Manages work performance of technology audit managers, seniors, and staff through timely feedback, coaching and corrective action to ensure that all employees are developing appropriately and that top performers are retained.

　　• Responsible for the accuracy and quality audit reports, providing feedback on the application of audit techniques and identifying ongoing departmental training needs for the team.

　　• Oversees the issue follow-up process for technology issues to include ensuring the audit team resources are effectively evaluating management actions or plans to close outstanding audit observations, maintains a communication with management on issue status quarterly and properly escalates/applies resolution when issues are off track.

　　Required Qualifications

　　• Bachelors Degree Accounting, Finance, or related field

　　• 8 Years Experience in audit or relevant work

　　• 3 Years Experience as an Audit Manager or equivalent

　　• 5 Years Leadership experience with direct report responsibility

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　• Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

　　• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

　　About Lowe’s

　　Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

　　Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

　　Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.