Director of Internal Audit, Security and Engineering

Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all.

Robinhood Markets was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood and its subsidiaries and affiliates are lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.

With growth as the top priority...

The business is seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

About the team + role

The Internal Audit Team at Robinhood assists the company’s Audit Committee of the Board with protecting assets, reputation, and sustainability of the organization. The Internal Audit function provides independent, objective, reliable, valued and timely assurance regarding the effectiveness of internal controls that mitigate current and emerging risks and help strengthen the internal controls ecosystem.

Robinhood Markets (RHM) is the parent company of various lines of business, including Brokerage, Crypto, and Cash services. We are looking for a Director of Internal Audit, Security & Engineering to join our dynamic team of auditors. You will be charged with specifically overseeing the execution of audits in the areas of Engineering, Security, Privacy, BCP/ DR and technologies leveraging artificial intelligence. Additionally, in this role you will be supporting integrated audits (i.e. underlying technology controls over business operations) across the various lines of businesses.

This position requires a leader with expert understanding of risks in a regulated Fintech setting. The successful candidate is a proven leader, collaborative, analytical, technical expert that can lead audits across multiple disciplines such as information security, software development privacy, cloud technology etc. The preferred location for this position is in or around Robinhood's offices in Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY with in-office work capabilities, as may be required by management, but remote work in limited geographies within the U.S. may be considered. Check with your recruiter for more information.

This position reports to the VP of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk.

The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.

What you’ll do

• Assist Audit leadership with the development of the Internal Audit plan and the overall strategic direction of the Internal Audit program
• Be accountable for the achievement of Internal Audit objectives as they align to the internal audit strategy and company OKRs
• Be responsible for the execution of end-to-end audit procedures in the audit lifecycle: plan, lead and execute audits to assess controls and processes in the areas of Engineering, Security, Privacy, BCP/ DR and technologies leveraging artificial intelligence
• Operate with a hands-on and an attention-to-detail approach to managing the audit cycle, incl. the process of audit scoping, execution, quality reviews, reporting and remediation validation
• Conclude on audit results and present ratings and recommendations to senior management, C-Team members and the Audit Committee as needed
• Lead the discussion on enterprise-wide topics to various levels of management within Security & Engineering. Influence management to act on recommendations to strengthen the control environment and make process improvements
• Establish and manage relationships with senior leaders and risk partners. Share perspectives including industry best practices, audit standards, regulatory requirements and global impact with key stakeholders
• Support the creation of reports and presentations for the department, Robinhood entities, Audit Committee, regulators and external auditors
• Partner on continuous development and enhancement of the Audit practice to align with the overall objective and goals of the Audit function (including development of frameworks, metrics, procedures, partnerships, communications and training programs).
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned

What you bring

• Master’s degree in a relevant field of study (e.g. Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science or Computer Engineering)
• 10+ years of technology auditing experience, including Technology and Operations auditing, risk management, Technology Compli