Senior Technical Program Manager, Data – Audit Readiness

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Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

Crypto • Finance • Fintech

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange is a cryptocurrency platform that facilitates the buying and selling of over 200 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2011, Kraken provides a comprehensive suite of features for both beginner and advanced traders, such as advanced trading interfaces and margin trading. The platform emphasizes industry-leading security, deep liquidity, and 24/7 customer support, making it a trusted choice for users worldwide. Kraken caters to individual investors as well as institutional clients, offering services like OTC trading and custody. The company is committed to transparency with its proof of reserves and mission-driven values. Kraken operates globally, supporting clients in over 190 countries, with a quarterly trading volume exceeding $207 billion. However, users are advised of the high risk of crypto investments and the lack of regulation in some jurisdictions.

📋 Description

• Act as the program management layer for the Data team during audits, interfacing with internal Audit coordination teams, Risk and Security, Finance, Compliance, and external auditors. • Own audit readiness as a continuous, always-on practice by maintaining inventories, playbooks, and catalogs between audits. • Create and manage an inventory of audit tests, expected requests, and response playbooks for Data team-owned systems and processes. • Maintain a catalog of audit-scope data sources, including known issues, readiness status, and improvement areas, supported by mock testing and identification of reengineering needs. • Coordinate with Finance, Security, Compliance, and other business stakeholders during audit activities. • Implement tagging and governance processes with Data Governance to identify endorsed datasets and tables considered audit ready. • Manage the auditor data access role to ensure access is fit for purpose. • Build inventories, playbooks, and governance processes that convert audit requests into repeatable, documented readiness.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in program or project management, audit coordination, or data governance • Experience in a regulated or heavily audited financial-services environment preferred • Experience with SOC, SOX, IT general controls, or other regulatory audit frameworks • Experience coordinating audit engagements or liaising between technical teams and Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, or external auditors • Strong organizational skills and experience building and maintaining inventories, playbooks, or documentation for recurring cross-functional processes • Familiarity with data cataloging, tagging, or governance practices supporting audit readiness and control certification • Understanding of data access management principles and ability to evaluate whether access is fit for purpose • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to produce documentation for technical stakeholders and auditors • Familiarity with AuditBoard, Jira, or Workiva preferred • Knowledge of automated control design and control automation preferred • Prior experience building or scaling a SOC, SOX, or control system preferred • PMP, CAPM, or similar program/project management certification preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus program • Equity program • Wellness allowance • Medical, dental, and vision benefits • 401(k) • Equal opportunity employment • Job-related skills or work-style assessments applied consistently across candidates • Dogfooding Kraken products is required after joining