Internal Audit Lead, Stablecoins & Digital Assets

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companiesfrom the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startupsuse Stripe to accept payments grow their revenue and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.

To advance Stripes important mission we are building a world-class Internal Audit (IA) team. Our purpose is to strengthen the organizations ability to create protect and sustain value by providing the board and management with independent risk-based and objective assurance advice insight and foresight. We are consumed with the goal of moving as fast as the business being powered by technology and increasing the maturity of Stripes controls where it matters most.

Our IA team is responsible for providing objective assurance on the design and operational effectiveness of Stripes internal controls and business processes its compliance with laws and regulations its risk management framework and other governance processes. Organized as a single global function the team operates under a unified methodology set of policies and governance modelwith specialized leads who bring deep domain expertise while working in alignment with that shared framework. Were looking for a leader with extensive finance operations fiduciary and regulatory compliance audit experience who will help us build and scale a global audit program.

As the IA Lead for Stablecoins and Digital Assets youll be the primary architect of our internal oversight framework for stablecoin and digital asset activitiesserving as a subject matter expert and embedded specialist within the global Internal Audit team reporting to Bridge National Trust Banks Audit Committee as its Chief Audit Executive. Youll design and lead a comprehensive risk-based internal audit strategy tailored to the unique demands of an OCC-regulated national trust bank and one of the most dynamic and highly regulated frontiers of payments and treasurystablecoins. Youll serve as a critical independent voice producing assessments that enable the Board Audit Committee and senior leadership to make informed decisions about operational resilience custody and treasury counterparty and ledger risk fiduciary obligations and regulatory compliance. This role moves beyond traditional auditingyoull assess control design and remediation across on-chain and off-chain systems smart contract integrations liquidity management fiduciary frameworks and partner networks.

• Lead and execute a risk-based internal audit strategy providing end-to-end coverage for stablecoin activitiesincluding issuance and redemption flows treasury and reserve management custody and key management on-ramps and off-ramps and interoperability with payment rails and banking partnersin full compliance with OCC 12 CFR Part 30 (Heightened Standards).
• Audit key fiduciary frameworks applicable to trust and custodial products (including those subject to Regulation 9) assessing and testing governance compliance treasury financial reporting reconciliation technology risk management and operational controls unique to stablecoin programs and trust banking to ensure design and operating effectiveness.
• Coordinate audits that integrate on-chain evidence blockchain analytics and transaction tracing with traditional financial audit techniques to produce objective findings and recommendations.
• Present independent objective reports directly to the Audit Committee and Board on the effectiveness of internal controls risk management and governance processes communicating complex technical and regulatory risks to senior stakeholders in clear actionable terms.
• Serve as the primary IA point of contact for regulators (e.g. OCC state banking agencies FinCEN) industry-standard bodies and network partnersmanaging submission of materials responding to Supervisory Letters and exam findings such as MRIAs and MRAs and presenting audit evidence and findings to enhance confidence in oversight of stablecoin programs.
• Partner with senior management and cross-functional teamsincluding engineering product treasury legal compliance and operationsto translate audit findings into durable structured remediation plans with control enhancements tracking all corrective actions to verified closure.

Were looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus not a requirement.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Computer Science Information Security or related field
• 8 years of experience in internal audit risk management or compliance with significant exposure to payments treasury or stablecoin products and at least 3 years in a senior leadership role
• Deep understanding of blockchain concepts (public/private ledgers consensus smart contracts) and stablecoin mechanics plus treasury and reserve accounting implications
• Strong experience in risk-based audit planning execution and reporting across governance compliance financial reporting fiduciary custodial and operational controls
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex technical and regulatory issues to non-technical senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional remediation efforts and track closure of corrective actions
• High degree of integrity independence and professional skepticism

• Masters degree MBA or advanced technical degree
• Professional certification such as CIA CPA CISSP CISA or equivalent (or active pursuit)
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and supervisory expectations for banks payments and stablecoin programs
• Experience using blockchain analytics transaction tracing tools and data analytics platforms to audit stablecoins crypto custody smart contract security or blockchain infrastructure
• Experience designing continuous monitoring for on-chain risks treasury exposures and liquidity stress testing
• Demonstrated track record of building audit programs and control frameworks for new products and emerging technology domains