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Kraken, a leading crypto and fintech platform founded in 2011, is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to lead risk-based operational audits across the business. You'll report to Internal Audit leadership and partner with the Audit & Risk function, which operates as an Integrated Assurance organization spanning Internal Audit, SOX Compliance, and Enterprise Risk Management across multiple regulated entities and jurisdictions.
In this role, you'll lead operational audits evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls across governance, regulatory, financial, and operational risk domains. A key immediate priority is post-acquisition integration audits—assessing readiness, control environment onboarding, and control effectiveness in newly acquired businesses. You'll assess integration and change risk across governance, regulatory licensing, finance, operations, data migration, and organizational culture.
You'll manage multiple audit engagements concurrently, handling planning, fieldwork, and reporting end-to-end. You'll document findings, draft workpapers and reports, track remediation, and mentor junior auditors. You'll direct co-sourced specialist support for deep-technical areas while retaining Internal Audit ownership of conclusions. A key responsibility is leading AI-enabled auditing—applying generative AI, agentic workflows, and data analytics across the audit lifecycle to expand coverage and efficiency.
You'll engage stakeholders across Compliance, Legal, Risk, Finance, and Engineering to communicate audit results and advise on control improvements while maintaining independence. You'll monitor the audit plan, acquisition pipeline, and evolving regulatory expectations across relevant jurisdictions. You'll partner with other Internal Audit managers to ensure coordinated coverage and operate comfortably across multiple time zones with globally distributed teams.
Required: 8+ years in internal audit, risk management, or regulatory examination in financial services, fintech, or crypto. Strong generalist audit background with proven ability to plan and lead audits across business, financial, operational, and regulatory processes. Experience auditing complex, regulated environments; post-acquisition or M&A integration experience is a strong plus. Multi-jurisdiction experience auditing or assessing controls across multiple regulatory regimes. Ability to get up to speed quickly on unfamiliar business models and direct specialist support. Experience communicating findings to senior stakeholders including board/audit committee audiences. Leadership experience managing audit workstreams, engagement teams, and co-sourced specialists. Comfortable with generative AI, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.
Nice to have: CIA, CISA, CAMS, CFE, or equivalent certifications. Prior M&A or integration audit experience. Familiarity with crypto, fintech, or digital-asset business models.
