Director of IT Audit & Technology Risk

EngineersOfAI; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Instacart is building a best-in-class Internal Audit function and seeks a Director-level IT audit leader to drive end-to-end engagements with executive-quality standards.

You will own risk-based audits, strengthen controls across cloud and data platforms (AWS, GCP, Datadog, Okta), and lead a team through coaching and strategic priorities. This role emphasizes AI risk governance and data analytics to maximize audit impact.

Qualifications

• Experience performing IT audits and advisory engagements.
• Ability to translate technical findings for executives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IT audit engagements end-to-end with executive-quality standards.
• Lead and develop an audit team with coaching and clear expectations.
• Integrate AI risk and governance considerations into the audit approach.
• Adopt AI-enabled tools and data analytics to expand coverage.
• Partner with product and engineering stakeholders to improve controls via Workiva and other platforms.

Skills

IT audit

Leadership

Communication skills

Collaboration

Risk management

Tools

AWS

GCP

Datadog

Okta

Workiva

Job description

Instacart is building a best-in-class Internal Audit function and seeks a Director-level IT audit leader to drive end-to-end engagements with executive-quality standards.

You will own risk-based audits, strengthen controls across cloud and data platforms (AWS, GCP, Datadog, Okta), and lead a team through coaching and strategic priorities. This role emphasizes AI risk governance and data analytics to maximize audit impact.