Director of Internal Audit - Engineering & Security

Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is 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.

As we continue to build...

We’re 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.

Robinhood has a primary in-office working environment; please be sure you have reviewed the preferred working location(s) for this role before applying.

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.

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 Technology Director to join our dynamic team of auditors.  You will be charged with overseeing the execution of audits in the Engineering and Security functions and supporting integrated audits 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 Risk and Internal Audit. 

• 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 and lead audits to assess controls and processes in the areas of Engineering and Security, incl. audit planning, execution, 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 crea…