Global Internal Audit Lead - Post-Acquisition & AI

Kraken International; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Payward, the parent company behind Kraken, invites an experienced Internal Audit leader to join its Audit & Risk function. You will run risk-based audits across governance, regulatory, financial and operations, with post-acquisition integration as a priority and global, multi-jurisdiction coverage.

Lead engagement teams, manage co-sourced SMEs, and apply AI-enabled auditing while maintaining human judgment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or regulatory examination within financial services, fintech, or crypto.
• Strong generalist audit background across governance, regulatory, financial and operational processes.
• Experience with multi-jurisdiction environments and post-acquisition integration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based operational audits across governance, regulatory, financial and operational processes.
• Drive post-acquisition integration audits—readiness, onboarding of acquired entities into the control environment.
• Assess integration and change risk across governance, licensing, finance and operations, data migration and culture.
• Perform risk assessments to identify exposure and prioritize audit coverage.
• Direct co-sourced specialist support while retaining audit ownership of conclusions.
• Lead AI-enabled auditing across the lifecycle to expand coverage and efficiency.

Skills

Internal audit

Risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

CIA/CISA/CAMS/CFE certification

Job description

Payward, the parent company behind Kraken, invites an experienced Internal Audit leader to join its Audit & Risk function. You will run risk-based audits across governance, regulatory, financial and operations, with post-acquisition integration as a priority and global, multi-jurisdiction coverage.

Lead engagement teams, manage co-sourced SMEs, and apply AI-enabled auditing while maintaining human judgment.