Internal Audit Lead, Stablecoins & Digital Assets

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform empowering businesses worldwide. From global enterprises to ambitious startups, millions leverage Stripe to process payments, boost revenue, and unlock new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, presenting an unparalleled chance to make the global economy accessible to everyone while undertaking your most impactful career work.

About the Team

To support Stripe's vital mission, we are cultivating a premier Internal Audit (IA) team. Our objective is to enhance the organization's capacity to create, safeguard, and sustain value by providing the board and management with independent, risk-based assurance, advice, and foresight. We are driven by the goal of matching the business's pace, leveraging technology, and elevating the maturity of Stripe's controls where it matters most.

The IA team is tasked with delivering objective assurance on the design and operational effectiveness of Stripe's internal controls, business processes, regulatory compliance, and risk management framework. Operating as a unified global function, the team adheres to a shared methodology, policies, and governance model, with specialized leads bringing deep domain expertise while aligning with the overarching framework. We are seeking a leader with extensive experience in finance, operations, fiduciary duties, and regulatory compliance audits to help build and scale a global audit program.

• Lead and execute a risk-based internal audit strategy providing end-to-end coverage for stablecoin activities, including issuance and redemption flows, treasury and reserve management, custody and key management, on-ramps and off-ramps, and interoperability with payment rails and banking partners, in 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 partners, managing 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 teams, including engineering, product, treasury, legal, compliance, and operations, to translate audit findings into durable, structured remediation plans with control enhancements, tracking all corrective actions to verified closure.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or compliance, with significant exposure to payments, treasury, or stablecoin products.
• At least 3 years in a senior leadership role.
• Deep understanding of blockchain concepts (public/private ledgers, consensus, smart contracts) and stablecoin mechanics, including 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, with the ability to present complex technical and regulatory issues to non-technical senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional remediation efforts and track the closure of corrective actions.
• High degree of integrity, independence, and professional skepticism.
• Master's degree, MBA, or advanced technical degree (Preferred).
• Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CISSP, CISA, or equivalent (or active pursuit) (Preferred).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and supervisory expectations for banks, payments, and stablecoin programs (Preferred).
• Experience using blockchain analytics, transaction tracing tools, and data analytics platforms to audit stablecoins, crypto custody, smart contract security, or blockchain infrastructure (Preferred).
• Experience designing continuous monitoring for on-chain risks, treasury exposures, and liquidity stress testing (Preferred).
• Demonstrated track record of building audit programs and control frameworks for new products and emerging technology domains (Preferred).