About the Role
As the Senior, Internal Audit AI Enablement & Automation, you will own the day-to-day build, adoption, and measurement of Okta Internal Audit's AI automation program. This role is a hands-on delivery position focused on shipping tools, closing problem statements, translating recovered audit capacity into documented strategic value, and representing Internal Audit's automation program in cross-functional AI networks.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain AI automations across all Internal Audit functions using the department's existing AI Hub and SOX testing engine.
- Manage the problem statement intake pipeline, prioritizing the backlog using impact, frequency, and build complexity.
- Maintain the AI Impact Dashboard with accurate, function-level attribution and protect the integrity of the measurement methodology.
- Surface delivery risk early and contribute to periodic AI Value Reports.
- Support executive and Audit Committee-ready materials that translate hours saved into dollar value and strategic audit impact.
- Maintain regular check-ins with each Working Group and coordinate the Bi-Weekly Showcase cadence.
- Track each group against its phased plan and flag delivery risk early.
- Assist Working Group leads in sequencing deliverables against the overall automation backlog.
- Track individual participation against department expectations and reach out directly to team members with no recorded participation.
- Lead team communication by highlighting auditor benefits from participation.
- Maintain the AI Hub knowledge repository and AI Learning Catalog, keeping resources current.
- Follow up individually with anyone below learning pace.
- Represent Internal Audit in cross-functional and company-wide AI initiatives, contributing IA's automation learnings and returning external intelligence.
Requirements
- CPA, CIA, CISA, or other relevant certification (active or in progress); CISA preferred.
- 3-6 years of internal audit experience across at least two disciplines (internal audit, IT audit, SOX business process, SOX ITAC/ITGC, or data analytics).
- Sufficient audit technical depth to build automations that meet Internal Audit quality standards, including evidence documentation, workpaper integrity, and SOX testing requirements across financial and IT controls.
- Demonstrated ability to build or operate AI tools, automations, or structured prompt workflows applied to real audit work.
- Demonstrated ability to represent a team or function in cross-functional settings.
- Comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams with defined deliverables and deadlines.
- Strong written communication skills - able to translate technical output into plain-language narratives for non-technical audiences.
- Hands-on experience with AI productivity tools (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, or equivalent).
Skills
- AI automation
- SOX testing
- Data analytics
- AI Hub
- AI Impact Dashboard
- Working Group Coordination
- Knowledge Management
- AI Learning Catalog
- AI productivity tools
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- 3-6 years
Education Level
- CPA
- CIA
- CISA
Salary/Compensations
- $117,000 - $160,600 USD (San Francisco Bay Area)
- $104,000 - $143,000 USD (California excluding San Francisco Bay Area, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington)
Benefits
- Equity (where applicable)
- Bonus
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending account
- Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
About the Company
- Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
- This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes.
- We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
- This is an opportunity to do career-defining work.
- We're all in on this mission.
- Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate.
- Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.
Equal Opportunity
- Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran.
- We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
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