Director & Head of Internal Audit Technology & Engineering

ABOUT OPORTUN

Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a digital banking platform that puts its 1.9 million members’ financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, budgeting, and spending capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $14.7 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.3 billion in interest and fees, and helped our neobanking members save an average of more than $1,800 annually. For more information, visit Oportun.com.

WORKING AT OPORTUN

Working at Oportun means enjoying a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where we all feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share our perspectives. This inclusive culture is directly connected to our organization's performance and ability to fulfill our mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream. We celebrate and nurture our inclusive culture through our employee resource groups and our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Council.

Role Description

The Internal Audit Technology and Engineering Director will have primary oversight for evaluating controls concerning the way in which technology solutions are designed and developed across the firm as well as how general computing controls support Oportun’s technology infrastructure. They are expected to establish the framework by which the audit department will assess and review our technology architecture and engineering efforts. As such, this role will focus on the controls embedded within relevant lifecycles and frameworks to provide ongoing assurance related to secure build and sustainable architecture, both of which represent increasingly important foundational considerations as the complexity of our technology state continues to increase. A related area of oversight will also be the technology risk management function.

Responsibilities:

The Technology Audit and Engineering Director is the leader of the Technology and Audit and Engineering team and is expected to contribute significantly to strategic planning, process innovation, and assurance/advisory project execution in addition to building out a team and managing the team.

Specific responsibilities will include:
 

• Develop a macro-level approach by which technology architecture and engineering efforts can be appropriately assessed from a control perspective
• Provide oversight, leadership and serve as Accountable Audit Director on audit assurance reviews aimed at validating the controls by which applications and other technology solutions are designed, developed and deployed
• Build strong relationships with the technology leadership team and other business partners, including Information Security and Technology Risk Management teams
• Serve as primary Relationship Manager (RM) for relevant stakeholders, leading business engagements while developing a deep understanding of their practices, portfolio, ongoing projects and longer-term plans
• Collaborate with other Corporate risk and control functions to ensure a high level of coordination
• Serve as Accountable Audit Director or Independent Audit Director on technology reviews within the applications and data practice as well as the cloud, cyber, infrastructure practices
• Oversee a team of 2-3 individuals, providing timely and candid feedback and coaching to staff
• Effectively manage resources to optimize productivity, meet training and development needs, and deliver high quality, value added assurance and advisory services
• Act as a change agent to improve process efficiency, accuracy and accountability across the organization

Skills and Experience:
 

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong understanding of technology risks across applications, infrastructure and data
• Direct experience within technology audit or technology risk at a complex organization, ideally within financial technology (fintech) services
• Good understanding of database management systems and related controls
• Good understanding of Agile System Development Lifecycle processes and related controls
• Experience in a technology audit or related technology risk / technology development function
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in management information systems, engineering or a technology field is preferred. BA/BS is required
• Strong project management, organizational skills and presentation skills
• Experience managing teams of skilled professionals