Global Head of Internal Audit (Chief Audit Executive)
Anchorage Digital
United States
Posted on Sunday, August 4, 2024
At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital.
The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.
The Chief Audit Executive (“CAE”) is responsible for effectively managing all aspects of the internal audit function for Anchorage Digital (“Anchorage”), including Anchorage Digital Bank (“ADB”), and delivering high quality internal audit services in accordance with Global Internal Audit Standards and bank regulatory requirements and expectations. In this role, the CAE’s mission aligns with that of internal auditing in strengthening Anchorage’s ability to create, protect, and sustain value by providing the Board and senior management with independent, risk-based, and objective assurance, advice, insight and foresight. The CAE will report to ADB’s Audit Committee and to Anchorage’s CEO on an administrative basis.
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Technical Skills:
- Applies outstanding internal audit and risk management skills to deliver independent and objective evaluations of Anchorage’s and ADBs enterprise-wide risk management system, internal control environment, and corporate governance. Uses deep knowledge of internal audit methodologies and practices to deliver audit services in alignment with IIA professional standards and bank regulatory expectations with particular regard to the construct and maintenance of the audit universe and its ongoing risk assessment in driving internal audit’s prioritization, risk assessments, audit plans, audit programs, and audit reports, consistent with the Bank’s strategic direction, objectives, products, services, and processes, as well as relevant laws and regulations.
- Displays a deep knowledge and understanding of the OCC’s supervisory expectations for the three lines of defense risk management and governance model and the internal audit function’s role as the third line of defense.
- Implements Board-approved audit directives and leads internal audit operations in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter.
- Designs and maintains a dynamic risk-based internal audit program that ensures that the primary risks associated with the Bank’s activities (operational, technology/cyber, compliance, financial, strategic, reputational and credit) are appropriately understood, evaluated, and managed.
- Maintains an effective audit issue tracking system and uses such system to ensure audit findings are remediated by management in a timely, robust, and sustainable manner. Highly skilled in leading and performing robust and efficient validation of management remediation action. Develops and maintains an internal audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (“QAIP”) consistent with Global Internal Audit Standards.
- Provides insights and guidance to senior leaders that promote innovative concepts and solutions in addressing issues and challenges within Anchorage’s risk and internal control environment by applying extensive technical expertise and experience of current industry and emerging trends.
Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Influences and advises senior leaders in the resolution of critical issues that have a clear impact on the direction of Anchorage, including identifying and escalating risks and thematic observations that may impact compliance and/or operations that span the enterprise.
- Designs and develops global, enterprise-wide audit plans that encompass the primary risks associated with Anchorage’s activities (operational (including third party), technology/cyber, compliance, financial, strategic, reputational, and credit) and independently and objectively evaluates whether significant risks are well managed.
- Foresees internal and external risk factors that influence Anchorage’s global strategies and position in the market, and incorporates these risks within the internal audit program accordingly.
- Develops and maintains the high confidence of the OCC in all aspects of the internal audit function.
- Forms close and collaborative relationships with Anchorage’s external auditors, and internal control testing functions, to maximize the value of combined assurance services to Anchorage.
Organizational Knowledge:
- Defines the internal audit strategy and value proposition for Anchorage, and sets the direction for internal audit that connects the role of the team to the strategy and success of Anchorage.
- Maintains a strong understanding of significant Anchorage and ADB business, process, technology, and product changes through proactive cross-functional collaboration to maximize the value of internal audit services in supporting change and minimizing obstacles and challenges.
- Fosters alignment and collaboration between initiatives, priorities, people, and processes in internal audit and other Anchorage functions with the broader strategic priorities of Anchorage.
Communication and Influence:
- Builds a close and productive rapport with senior business leaders and a reputation as a highly regarded expert partner whose knowledge, ideas, and critical thinking regarding risk management, governance, and internal controls positively impacts the risk and control environment and success of the Bank.
- Summarizes the results of internal audit activities and provides thoughtful advice and insights regarding current or emerging risks and risk themes at Anchorage to assist the Board and senior management in understanding the strengthen of the control environment and vulnerabilities requiring action.
- Consistently demonstrate attentive and active listening, speaking, and empathizing with others at all grades, adapting the speech to the audience.
- Serves as an ambassador and role model of Anchorage’s culture and values both internally and externally.
Team Leadership:
- Drives Anchorage’s strategic direction for effective internal audit practices through inspirational leadership and decision making.
- Effectively manages internal audit resources and ensures they are appropriately skilled, sufficient, and effectively organized and deployed to deliver the internal audit plan approved by the Board Audit Committee. Effectively plans for and manage the use and performance of external co-sourced resources.
- Establishes and redefines as appropriate internal audit priorities, reorganizing resources as required to respond to both internal and external demands. Evaluates the financial impact of decisions and develop strategies to address increased costs and financial resource challenges. Appropriately involves key stakeholders in decisions and plans that affect them, including the audit calendar, remediations, validations, and deadlines. Sets team goals that clarify and are consistent with larger organizational goals.
- Provides meaningful feedback and coaching to team members that improves their functioning and productivity and holds individuals accountable for agreed upon commitments.
- Plans the development, growth, and scale of the internal audit team, maintaining up-to-date succession planning, and leading recruiting efforts. Participates and partners with the talent team to close offers.
- Deliver accurate results and thoughtful remediation steps and recommendations for internal stakeholders resulting from internal audit reviews.
- Inspires team members and boost productivity by setting an ambitious vision and being clear about output expectations.
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
- Experience in developing and building out an internal audit function at a young, growing, dynamic and highly regulated banking institution.
- Experience in crypto, digital assets, and payment processing platforms.
- Knowledge of banking regulations, particularly in the areas of BSA/AML, Information Technology/Cyber, Information Security, and Third-Party Risk Management. An Internal Audit or Information Systems Audit certification.
- Driven elevated levels of Audit Committee satisfaction and Board confidence in internal audit activities. Experience in building and maintaining a strong and credible relationship with bank supervisors in the U.S. and internationally.
- Experience in applying internal audit expertise with an institution undergoing significant uplift or remediation of risk management and compliance practices.
- An independent and objective mindset, together with the courage to challenge the status quo.
- Experience as a senior internal audit executive in building deep and collaborative relationships at the senior business leader and C-Suite level.
- Managed teams in a remote-first model delivering strong employee satisfaction and high productivity and quality.
- Demonstrated elevated levels of self-motivation and success in a fluid and constantly changing/evolving business environment.
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
- You’ve spoken and presented on internal audit topics at conferences.
- You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)
About Anchorage Digital: Who we are
The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 300 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.
Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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