Data & Audit Readiness Program Manager

Socket.dev; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead audit coordination and drive data governance readiness. You will own inventories, playbooks, and access controls across data systems to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with Risk, Security, Compliance, and external auditors, translating audit requirements into repeatable processes and documentation. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in program or project management, audit coordination, or data governance.
• Experience with SOC, SOX, IT general controls, or other regulatory audit frameworks.
• Experience coordinating audit engagements or acting as a liaison between technical teams and Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, or external auditors.
• Strong organizational skills, with experience building inventories, playbooks, or documentation for recurring cross‑functional processes.
• Familiarity with data cataloging, tagging, or governance practices, and how they support audit readiness and control certification.
• Understanding of data access management principles and the ability to evaluate whether access is fit for purpose.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce documentation for both technical stakeholders and auditors.

Responsibilities

• Act as the program management layer for the Data team during audits, interfacing with internal Audit coordination teams and stakeholders.
• Own audit readiness as a continuous, always‑on practice with inventories, playbooks, and catalogs.
• Create and manage an inventory of audit tests, expected requests, and response playbooks for Data team systems.
• Maintain a catalog of data sources in scope for audit, with issues, readiness, and improvement areas.
• Align with Finance, Security, and Compliance to provide guidance during audit activities.
• Implement tagging and governance processes to identify endorsed datasets considered audit ready.
• Manage the auditor data access role to ensure access is fit for purpose.

Skills

Program management

Audit coordination

Data governance

Regulatory audits

Documentation

Data access management

Communication

Tools

AuditBoard

Jira

Workiva

Job description

Kraken is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead audit coordination and drive data governance readiness. You will own inventories, playbooks, and access controls across data systems to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with Risk, Security, Compliance, and external auditors, translating audit requirements into repeatable processes and documentation. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.