IT Audit Manager

Tanium; Emeryville (CA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings with company

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Tanium is seeking an IT Audit Manager in Emeryville, CA for a hybrid role leading a team of auditors and driving Tanium’s audit program. You will develop methodologies, coordinate with external assessors, and ensure timely remediation of control gaps across multiple frameworks.

The role requires experience with NIST, ISO, SOC 2 Type II, and wide-ranging audits, plus strong leadership and communication skills to influence senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading audit or compliance functions in a complex environment.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST SP 800 series, FISMA, ISO 27001; ISO 27000/SOC 2 II experience is preferred.
• Ability to manage a distributed, global team across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supports expansion of Tanium’s audit program.
• Develops and implements audit methodology, processes, and templates to drive a consistent, repeatable program.
• Leads a globally distributed team of auditors, assigns work, and monitors progress through the lifecycle.
• Tracks and reports audit KPIs to leadership, including budget-to-actuals, deficiencies, and program maturity.
• Reviews audit reports for quality and actionable remediation recommendations.
• Coordinates with external auditors on logistics and treatment of deficiencies.
• Ensures plans of action and milestones for gaps identified during risk assessments and audits.
• Advises senior leadership on audit findings and risk mitigation approaches.
• Monitors emerging technologies and regulations for impact on the audit program.
• Partners across departments to implement audit principles.

Skills

Audit program management

Leadership

Project management

Risk assessment

Regulatory frameworks

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

CISSP

CISM

CISA

Tools

GRC tools

Job description

The Basics:

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience leading audit and compliance programs across multiple frameworks and certifications. The IT Audit Manager builds and runs Tanium’s audit program, leading a team of auditors, developing audit methodology, and driving remediation of control gaps. The IT Audit Manager works closely with leadership, external assessors, and stakeholders across the business to ensure Tanium’s compliance program remains consistent, efficient, and audit-ready.

This is a hybrid position, which will require in person attendance several days each week in one of the following locations: Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; Emeryville, CA; or Reston, VA.

What you’ll do:

• Leads and supports expansion of Tanium’s audit program
• Develops and implements audit methodology, processes, and templates to drive a consistent, predictable, and repeatable audit program
• Leads and coaches a globally distributed team of auditors, assigning work, setting priorities, and monitoring progress through the audit lifecycle
• Identifies, tracks, and reports on critical audit KPIs to leadership, including budget-to-actuals, deficiencies, quality and accuracy, and program maturity
• Reviews audit reports for quality, ensuring findings and remediation recommendations are clear, accurate, and actionable
• Coordinates with external auditors and assessors on audit program logistics, information-sharing, and treatment of identified deficiencies
• Ensures plans of action and milestones are established for gaps identified during risk assessments, audits, and inspections
• Advises senior leadership on audit findings, control weaknesses, and risk mitigation approaches
• Monitors emerging technologies, laws, and regulations for their potential impact on the audit program
• Partners across departments and business units to implement the organization’s audit principles and programs

We’re looking for someone with:

• Education and Certifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Relevant certifications preferred such as CISSP, CISM. CISA, etc.
• Experience
  • Extensive experience leading audit or compliance functions in a similar role
  • Project management experience, including leading and organizing a team to complete work within a defined timeframe and budget
  • Confident delegating tasks, and consistent in tracking and monitoring progress against milestones
  • Knowledgeable in frameworks such as NIST SP 800 series, FISMA, ISO 27001
  • Expert understanding of ISO 27000 series and SOC 2 Type II frameworks
  • Exposure to a broad range of audits and frameworks, such as: UK CE, TISAX, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, IRAP, ISMAP, MTCS, NIS2, EU CRA, PCI-DSS, DORA, ENS, EU AI Act and GDPR
  • Skilled in applying technical and program-management expertise to plan, track, and report on regulated program deliverables
  • Experience tracking and driving remediation of control deficiencies and gaps identified internally and externally
  • Extensive experience with audit program metrics and KPIs, and strong program/project management fundamentals
  • Technical aptitude and a fundamental understanding of cloud infrastructure and SaaS technologies
  • Experience managing a distributed, global team across varying time zones and geographies
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse, cross-functional team

About Tanium

Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence, Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable.

Many of the world’s leading organizations trust Tanium’s single, unified platform for endpoint management and security toinnovate faster, stay resilient and move business forward with confidence, at scale. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business – visit www.tanium.comandfollow us onLinkedInandX.

On a mission. Together.

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.

What you’ll get

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $101,000 to $155,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.

In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.

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