What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technology Internal Audit Lead position at ByteDance?
Responsibilities
About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.
About Us
Internal Audit is a global function responsible for providing independent assurance and evaluating the company's risk management, governance and internal control processes to determine if they are designed and operating effectively. The Internal Audit team plans and executes audit projects according to our risk-based audit plan by evaluating financial, compliance, operational, and IT processes and controls. We work with business functions in addressing risks and improving the control environment through timely and comprehensive audit work and tracking of remediation actions until completion.
Hybrid Work Model: We are back to the office with a hybrid work model, with employees working in the office three days per week.
About The Team
We are looking for an experienced technology audit lead that will contribute to the ongoing development of the Global Technology Audit function and to ByteDance's efforts to enhance its risk management capabilities in support of the company's business objectives. The individual will be part of the Global Technology Audit team and innovative assurance methods to impact and influence positive business outcomes across products such as TikTok, TikTok Shop and Lemon8.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $96000 - $215967 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.
About Us
Internal Audit is a global function responsible for providing independent assurance and evaluating the company's risk management, governance and internal control processes to determine if they are designed and operating effectively. The Internal Audit team plans and executes audit projects according to our risk-based audit plan by evaluating financial, compliance, operational, and IT processes and controls. We work with business functions in addressing risks and improving the control environment through timely and comprehensive audit work and tracking of remediation actions until completion.
Hybrid Work Model: We are back to the office with a hybrid work model, with employees working in the office three days per week.
About The Team
We are looking for an experienced technology audit lead that will contribute to the ongoing development of the Global Technology Audit function and to ByteDance's efforts to enhance its risk management capabilities in support of the company's business objectives. The individual will be part of the Global Technology Audit team and innovative assurance methods to impact and influence positive business outcomes across products such as TikTok, TikTok Shop and Lemon8.
Responsibilities
- Technology Audit Delivery: Lead planning and execution of operational audit programs and complex technology control assessments: Information Security, Infrastructure, AI, Privacy technology. Leverage data analytics to detect risk signals and unearth insights. Communicate issues and recommendations to senior management.
- Integrated Audit Delivery: Lead planning and execution of integrated audits supporting operations and technology for business functions and productions (Trust & Safety, Monetization, FinTech etc.).
- Technology Risk Assessment: Assist in analysis and identification of emerging technology risks for TikTok. Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in one or more technology domains.
- Stakeholder Relationships: Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with management, understand the business to provide value-added services, and establish credibility as a management consultant and internal controls resource. Partner with engineering and product teams to advise on design and implementation of technology solutions.
- Professional Development: Continually expand knowledge of the audit profession, industry, and company products through self-study, research, and continuing education efforts. Develop innovative methodologies for auditing new technologies and services.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure the overall quality and consistency of audit work, adhering to department and professional standards. Continuously seek opportunities for audit process improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Technology and Operational audits, Risk Management, Cyber Security Compliance or Security Engineering preferably within the technology sector (Social Media, eCommerce, Fintech etc.), and/or Big4 consulting.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or any other related field.
- Portfolio Management: Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of audits, with concurrent oversight and execution of multiple projects.
- Integrated Audits: Experience managing integrated audits that address a combination of financial/operational and technology objectives.
- Industry Experience: Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a product centric culture. Experience of working at a startup company or tech/fintech company is a plus.
- Analytical Skills: Proven analytical ability to assess complex technology environments against risk assessment outcomes, industry best practices, internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
- Communication Skills: Ability to write at a publication quality level in order to communicate findings and recommendations to the senior management team.
- Knowledge of external leading risk and controls frameworks such as COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology), ISO27000, NIST etc.
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, CCNA, CISA, or CIA.
- Experience working in a global organization and managing projects across different time zones.
- Passion for emerging technologies, products and standards. Strong critical thinking skills combined with the ability to provide a credible technical challenge to the business.
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $96000 - $215967 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
Salary : $96,000 - $215,967
