Internal Audit Manager

GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist, NPR, TED, and The Washington Post. We are one of Time100’s Most Influential Companies of 2026. 

Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and real professional growth. Curious about what it's really like to work here? Read our values and hear from the people who do. If they resonate, this could be a great fit!

Location: Remote, US

This role is fully remote, but the successful candidate must be based and permitted to work within the US. We will consider applicants based in all the U.S. locations. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. at this time.  Travel requirements are outlined below. 

About this Role

The U.S. Internal Audit Program Manager will play a key role in driving and executing program risk management oversight across GiveDirectly’s cash transfer projects within the U.S. Primary responsibilities will include leading end-to-end fraud and risk management (including prevention, detection, resolution, and risk management innovations), coordinating with internal and external stakeholders where necessary to ensure proactive risk prevention, early detection and mitigation, recruiting and managing internal audit teams, and driving operational excellence and improvement.

The Internal Audit Program Manager will work closely with all the U.S. program leadership team (Program Managers, Senior Managers, and Program Director) and the Country Director, as well as cross-functionally with finance, Data, and technology teams while coordinating risk management initiatives. We are looking for candidates who are highly independent and solutions-oriented, have experience driving operational excellence and improvement, are comfortable assessing and developing effective workflows in technology tools, and who thrive in fast-paced environments.

The Internal Audit Program Manager should be able to:

• Build and manage work plans, budgets, and report out (internally and externally) on Internal Audit metrics / KPIs and staffing projections
• Oversee operational metrics to ensure program excellence and drive improvement 
• Manage steady state programs with little supervision, escalating and seeking support, particularly during launch and close, or in the instance of adverse events or sensitive risk challenges 
• Communicate clearly and effectively, internally and externally, about project goals and how they connect to team and org-wide strategy and impact
• Be a strong team manager – Build a culturally, ethically, and value-aligned country internal audit team with high professional growth and development trajectory. 

Reports to: Senior Manager, Internal Audit

Level: Manager

Travel Requirement: This role may require travel 3-4 times per year to states where projects are actively running, especially for high-risk/sensitive case investigations or for specific risk spot checks, as well as team gatherings Exact amounts of travel will vary for different project locations within the US.

What you’ll do:

This position will primarily be the Internal Audit (program risk management) focal point for the entire US operations, and will be working closely with a team of independent and firewalled staff, remotely located and assigned to different projects. This role will be expected to work closely with all the country project stakeholders as a primary conduit between the firewalled internal Audit team and the rest of