Senior Internal Audit Leader — SOX, AI Controls & Growth

GetYourGuide; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual growth budget

Hybrid work model

Work from anywhere 30 days/year

Team events and community

Job summary

GetYourGuide is expanding its Internal Audit function from the ground up, aligning with IIA standards and establishing the audit universe, methodology, and cadence. You will plan and execute engagements across the business, partner with finance and controls, and own SOX compliance and remediation efforts with external advisors.

This role emphasizes automation, AI-driven analytics, and clear reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Around 6–8 years of end-to-end internal audit experience.
• Proven experience building or establishing an internal audit function.
• Strong experience with SOX and internal-controls evaluation, testing, and remediation.
• Practical, in-house audit implementation experience (not purely advisory).
• Experience developing audit universes, methodologies, work programs, reports, dashboards, and reporting to senior finance leadership.
• Strong background in continuous auditing and data analytics.
• Exposure to technology-related audit areas such as security, cloud, or AI controls.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment.
• High standards of integrity, curiosity, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute business audit engagements across GetYourGuide's functions, partnering with business units, clusters, finance, controls, and risk stakeholders.
• Own SOX compliance work, including internal control evaluation, testing, and remediation, with external audit support.
• Run audit work programmes and prepare high-quality reports, dashboards, and summaries for senior stakeholders and committee reporting.
• Help shape the function's processes and tooling with an AI-first mindset, building automation and analytics from scratch.
• Build relationships across finance, controls, and risk stakeholders and external audit partners, translating findings into clear communication.
• Stay proactive and adaptable in a fast-paced environment where the function's structure evolves.

Skills

SOX compliance

Internal controls

Data analytics

IFRS/PCAOB

In-house audit

Audit project management

Communication

English fluency

Job description

GetYourGuide is expanding its Internal Audit function from the ground up, aligning with IIA standards and establishing the audit universe, methodology, and cadence. You will plan and execute engagements across the business, partner with finance and controls, and own SOX compliance and remediation efforts with external advisors.

This role emphasizes automation, AI-driven analytics, and clear reporting to senior leadership.