About Graphcore 

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.

We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence

Job Summary

We are looking for an organised and proactive Internal Auditor – Integrated Management Systems (IMS) to lead and deliver the internal audit programme across Graphcore’s Integrated Management System. The role focuses on ensuring effective audit delivery, corrective action management, and continuous improvement across quality, information security, health & safety, and business continuity management systems.

The Team

The role sits within the Quality and Compliance function and works closely with teams across engineering, operations, IT, facilities and corporate functions to maintain and improve Graphcore’s Integrated Management System.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Plan, deliver, and maintain the internal audit programme across the Integrated Management System covering:
  • ISO 9001 (Quality Management)
  • ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security)
  • ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety)
  • ISO 22301 (Business Continuity)
• Manage the end-to-end corrective and preventive action (CAPA) process, ensuring issues are effectively tracked, closed, and verified
• Facilitate root cause analysis activities and work cross-functionally to implement sustainable corrective actions
• Monitor audit findings, process metrics, and incident trends to identify risks and continuous improvement opportunities
• Coordinate and contribute to management review activities with audit data, trends, actions, and risk insights
• Support teams in embedding a continuous improvement mindset and ensuring ongoing IMS effectiveness
• Track audit schedules, actions and compliance activities to ensure timely closure
• Support external audits and certification activities where required

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Working knowledge of at least one of the following standards:
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • ISO 22301
• Experience conducting internal audits, with Lead Auditor training or equivalent on at least one of the standards listed above
• Strong coordination and follow-up skills, with the ability to drive actions through to completion
• Experience using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 5 Whys, Ishikawa or similar root cause analysis techniques
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive and continuous improvement-focused mindset

Desirable

• Exposure to multi-standard Integrated Management System environments
• Working knowledge of ISO 45001
• Experience working within a technology, manufacturing, or other highly regulated environment
• Familiarity with audit tools, risk registers, quality dashboards, or compliance reporting systems
• Experience using Jira and/or PowerBI

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.