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Salary: USD 106,000 - 160,000 / annual
Lead Bank is an FDIC-insured fintech bank building banking infrastructure for embedded financial products and services. The company operates from Kansas City (headquarters), San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and New York City, with teams spanning technical, product, design, and legal functions.
The Internal Audit Manager will lead the execution and continued development of Lead's risk-based audit program. This role reports to the Head of Internal Audit and serves as a risk and control champion across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead development and annual refresh of the risk assessment and audit plan
- Conduct independent audits and assessments to validate controls and regulatory compliance, including operational, compliance, and FDICIA audits
- Own assigned insourced and co-sourced audits from scoping through report issuance, including planning, evidence quality, conclusions, findings, management responses, and follow-up
- Manage and develop Internal Audit staff, balance workload, coach and review workpapers, and direct staff education and training
- Oversee co-sourced resources to ensure work meets scope, methodology, quality, and reporting expectations
- Challenge business owners constructively, distinguish factual disagreement from risk conclusions, and secure clear management responses
- Ensure findings are accurate, clearly supported, and actionable; obtain management responses; validate remediation; and monitor escalation of overdue actions
- Prepare and present written reports for Lead's Audit Committee
- Ensure Internal Audit staff use approved Google-native tools, Asana issue tracking, standardized templates, and AI responsibly while preserving confidentiality and professional judgment
The role offers competitive compensation with equity grants and cash bonus opportunities, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401k matching, FSA/HSA/HRA, paid parental leave, flexible vacation policy, and career growth opportunities in a dynamic fintech environment.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field (required)
- 5+ years of experience in internal audit and banking/financial services or related field; experience in a regulated bank or fintech environment preferred
- One or more professional certifications required: CPA, CIA, or CISA
- Demonstrated experience leading audits, supervising auditors, and partnering effectively with senior management, process owners, external auditors, and regulatory examiners
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate evidence, challenge unsupported conclusions, and ensure audit findings are accurate, clear, and actionable
- Strong understanding of risk assessment, internal control evaluation, audit methodology, issue management, and regulatory expectations
- Strong judgment, analytical skills, and ability to challenge stakeholders respectfully and independently
- Exceptional communication skills, including ability to explain complex risks and control issues clearly to executives and directors
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple time-sensitive audits and projects simultaneously
- Self-starter, engaged, proactive, and ready to roll up sleeves
