Navan
Head of Audit, Risk, and Compliance
Palo Alto, CA or San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship not specified$216k-$480kDetected 4 days ago
Cloud PlatformsData AnalysisComplianceAccountingAuditingLeadershipInternal Audit
About the role
- This high-impact role is about being the architect of a scalable, tech-forward framework that empowers our business to innovate safely.
- You balance rigorous compliance standards with operational speed, ensuring compliance acts as a guardrail rather than a blocker.
- To determine a successful candidate's starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate's skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.
Responsibilities
- Master Regulatory & Risk Oversight: Own the global regulatory compliance roadmap-including fintech/travel-specific requirements, sanctions (OFAC), KYC/KYB, and trade pre-clearance.
- Modernize Compliance & Audit Operations: Drive tech-forward solutions, leveraging automation and data analytics to streamline third-party due diligence, banking/ABL reporting obligations, and internal control monitoring.
- Champion Accountability & Remediation: Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Security, and Product to embed intuitive compliance controls into business workflows and drive durable, root-cause remediation.
- Build & Influence: Recruit and scale an elite, multi-disciplinary team, serve as the primary advisor to the C-suite and Board on strategic risk and governance, and build a strong relationship with the Audit Committee Chair.
- you design them. You balance rigorous compliance standards with operational speed, ensuring compliance acts as a guardrail rather than a blocker.
- Own the global regulatory compliance roadmap-including fintech/travel-specific requirements, sanctions (OFAC), KYC/KYB, and trade pre-clearance.
- Drive tech-forward solutions, leveraging automation and data analytics to streamline third-party due diligence, banking/ABL reporting obligations, and internal control monitoring.
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Security, and Product to embed intuitive compliance controls into business workflows and drive durable, root-cause remediation.
- Recruit and scale an elite, multi-disciplinary team, serve as the primary advisor to the C-suite and Board on strategic risk and governance, and build a strong relationship with the Audit Committee Chair.
- You don't just audit processes; you design them.
Requirements
- Technical Mastery: Deep foundational knowledge of SOX/ICFR, risk management frameworks (COSO/ISO), regulatory/sanctions compliance (OFAC, KYC), international travel compliance, and ITGCs.
- Operational Execution: A proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, automated software workflows and efficient operational processes.
- Exceptional Executive Presence: A proven track record of distilling highly technical risk and governance concepts into strategic, actionable narratives for the C-suite, Board, and external regulators.
- We value exceptional capability, rigorous analytical skills, and proven outcomes above specific degree labels.
- A Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field provides a strong foundation.
- Deep foundational knowledge of SOX/ICFR, risk management frameworks (COSO/ISO), regulatory/sanctions compliance (OFAC, KYC), international travel compliance, and ITGCs.
- A proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, automated software workflows and efficient operational processes.
- Active professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CRCM) or an advanced degree (MBA/JD) are highly valued as evidence of technical expertise, but equivalent real-world mastery in scaling fintech or tech-company governance is equally prioritized.
Nice to have
- 12+ years of progressive leadership experience spanning internal audit, SOX, enterprise risk, and compliance-ideally gained within high-growth technology, fintech, or complex public-company environments.
Skills
- Experience auditing automated controls, cloud infrastructure, and data flows.
Compensation
- $216,000 - $480,000 USD
- The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need.
- To determine a successful candidate's starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate's skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.
- For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation.
- Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period.
- Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets.
Benefits
- Own the end-to-end SOX and ICFR readiness strategy, while designing a risk-based internal audit plan that delivers actionable insights on control health to the Audit Committee.
Company info
- Define and execute a unified, multi-year roadmap for Navan's global Audit, Risk, and Compliance function, balancing rigorous public-company requirement with rapid business innovation.
- What We're Looking For:
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