Senior Director, Internal Audit
About The Position
As the Senior Director, Internal Audit, you will report to the Vice President, Internal Audit, and play a crucial role in strengthening GitLab's Internal Audit function. Your responsibilities will include transforming an established audit methodology into consistent, practical ways of working, guiding audit quality and execution, and developing and implementing a risk-based audit plan that aligns with GitLab's strategic, business, and compliance objectives. You will also support the Internal Audit strategy and roadmap, lead the facilitation of the enterprise risk management program, and cultivate strong relationships with business partners across GitLab.
Requirements
- Experience leading internal audit work and managing a significant portfolio of audit activities.
- Expertise in audit and enterprise risk management, including risk assessment, prioritization, internal controls, root cause analysis, and audit planning.
- Experience building, coaching, and leading distributed teams through clear priorities, milestones, and outcomes.
- Ability to assess audit scope and quality through a risk-based, business-focused lens and develop practical recommendations.
- Experience advising senior stakeholders and functional leaders on risk and mitigation, with clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong resource planning, prioritization, professional judgment, and problem-solving skills across multiple audits and projects.
- Experience using data, analytical tools, and GitLab throughout the audit lifecycle to solve business problems.
- A practical approach to improving established processes, including thoughtful use of artificial intelligence.
Nice To Haves
- Relevant education, credentials, or equivalent experience in accounting, finance, audit, or risk management are valued.
- Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant, and Master of Business Administration credentials.
- Software industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Evolve and operationalize GitLab's Internal Audit methodology, including responsible use of artificial intelligence, stakeholder communications, and consistent templates.
- Plan and lead risk-based operational audits that deliver practical recommendations for strategic, business, compliance, and emerging risks.
- Lead, coach, and resource a distributed team to deliver audits and related projects against clear milestones, weekly priorities, and defined outcomes.
- Facilitate enterprise risk management activities, including emerging-risk discussions, key risk indicator mapping, risk assessments, and risk acceptance oversight, to bring risk awareness into strategic decision making of the company.
- Partner with business leaders and the Vice President, Internal Audit, to prioritize audit work, share risk insights, and support effective risk mitigation.
- Oversee the Sarbanes-Oxley testing program and partner closely with the SOX PMO, other second line teams, and our external auditors to support ongoing SOX compliance.
- Implement and maintain a Quality Assurance and Improvement Program, tracking audit-plan completion, issue-remediation timeliness, and audit-quality results aligned to Institute of Internal Auditors standards.
- Lead reporting for the Audit Committee and senior management, and deliver special projects and other critical Internal Audit initiatives.
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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