Chief Audit Officer
Mercury
Financial Services
San Francisco, CA - USA
Vice President
Hybrid
Experteer Overview
As Mercury’s first Chief Audit Officer, you will define and lead an enterprise-wide, risk-based internal audit program that scales with the business. You’ll partner with the Board and Audit Committee to provide objective assurance on risk management, controls, and governance for financial, operational, and technical resilience. You will move the audit function from manual checklists to real-time, data-driven monitoring, shaping a culture of audit readiness. You’ll balance rapid fintech innovation with regulatory and partner expectations, driving improvement and continuity. This is a strategic role at a fast-growing fintech, offering impact across technology, product, and risk domains.
Compensation / Benefits
- base salary
- equity
- benefits
Responsibilities
- Define the Audit Vision and strategy
- Provide Independent Assurance to the Board and Audit Committee on risk management, controls, and governance
- Audit the Stack: assess technical/operational controls, data integrity, and cloud security
- Validate product workflows and financial controls to prevent friction
- Bridge regulatory gap with partner banks and regulators
- Automate Oversight through continuous monitoring systems
- Drive remediation with Engineering, Product, and Risk leads to sustainable improvements
Key requirements
- Proven leadership in building or scaling internal audit in high-growth banking/fintech environments
- Technical fluency in cloud-native environments and API integrity
- Experience navigating regulatory expectations and engaging with regulators
- Independence with the ability to deliver difficult news and influence change
- Clear, simple communication across Board, engineers, and product teams
- Ability to balance risk controls with enabling innovation
Description
As Mercury’s first Chief Audit Officer, you will define and lead an enterprise-wide, risk-based internal audit program that scales with the …
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