Internal Audit Manager
Ripple provides crypto and blockchain solutions for enterprises, enabling global financial entities to move, manage, and tokenize value. They focus on improving existing financial systems through partnerships and regulatory compliance, with products used in over 50 countries.
About Ripple
Ripple is an enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions company that aims to enable the world to move value as seamlessly as information moves today. Their mission is to build breakthrough crypto solutions for a world without economic borders. Using blockchain technology, Ripple facilitates global financial institutions, businesses, governments, and developers to move, manage, and tokenize value, thereby unlocking greater economic opportunity. The company works within existing financial systems to improve them, partnering with customers to streamline infrastructure and collaborating with regulators to ensure solutions are secure and compliant. Ripple's products are in commercial use by hundreds of customers across more than 50 countries, helping them expand into new markets, access liquidity solutions, and generate crypto-enabled revenue streams. They also support developers by providing tools for building on the XRP Ledger, a fast and sustainable public blockchain. Ripple’s payments, custody and stablecoin solutions empower financial institutions to integrate blockchain and digital assets into their business in a simple, secure, compliant way—all in one place. From instant payments to asset tokenization, blockchain and crypto are happening right now, across the world. It’s happening to suppliers, to retailers, to exchanges, to currencies, to sectors, to industries, to markets, and to global businesses. And it’s happening with Ripple.
Skills
About the Role
You will serve as Audit-in-Charge on complex, high-impact engagements across the company's governance, risk management, and internal control environment. You will lead audits across corporate functions such as Finance, Operations, Compliance, Legal, and Product, delivering independent assurance and advisory insights while building strong connections with business leaders. This highly visible position offers you an outstanding opportunity to build risk management practices in a fast-evolving, regulated environment at scale.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or related fields, preferably within fintech, payments, crypto, or financial services
- Bachelor's degree required; CIA, CAMS, or equivalent certification is a plus
- Strong expertise in internal audit methodology, risk and control frameworks (e.g., COSO, IIA Standards), and regulatory compliance
- Familiarity with relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., NYDFS, FCA, MAS, DFSA, AML/BSA) preferred
- Proven ability to lead complex audit engagements, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality results
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leaders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
- Familiarity with data analytics, AI, and emerging audit technologies
- Interest in or experience with the crypto industry is highly valued
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end audit engagements, including scoping, fieldwork, testing, and reporting, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes
- Build and maintain positive relationships with key business partners across the company
- Identify and articulate audit findings, and lead discussions with management to align on remediation actions
- Act as a trusted advisor to business collaborators on emerging risks, regulatory changes, and industry trends
- Drive continuous improvement in audit processes by leveraging data analytics, automation, and technology
- Maintain continuous awareness of regulatory developments in digital assets, payments, and financial services
- Contribute to department-level strategic initiatives, including methodology enhancement, audit technology integration, and talent acquisition
Benefits
- Professional development budget
- In-office collaboration flexibility (10+ days a month)
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting with Leadership Team
- Team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours
- Competitive bonuses and equity
- Competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- R&R days
- Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy
- Industry-leading parental leave policies and family planning benefits
- Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and fun events