Senior Manager, Internal Audit

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device.</span><strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.</span></p></div><p>Roblox is recruiting an experienced Senior Manager, Internal Audit to lead critical safety and financial audit initiatives. In this dynamic role, the majority of your focus will be dedicated to pioneering our safety audits, specifically ensuring readiness and ongoing compliance with global regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Online Safety Act (OSA). You will partner deeply with our Trust &amp; Safety and Compliance teams to design comprehensive risk and control coverage, develop testing steps, and perform operational testing.</p> <p>This role will also focus on SOX oversight, where you will evaluate internal SOX controls, identify and remediate deficiencies, and provide controls guidance. Based in San Mateo, you will have the opportunity to apply broad internal controls knowledge, partner with key stakeholders, and coach and mentor a growing team of Internal Auditors. You will oversee program execution and the continuous monitoring of the company's control environment as the need for internal control governance grows. This role reports directly to the Head of Internal Audit.</p> <p><strong>You Will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner cross-functionally with Trust &amp; Safety, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure robust risk and control coverage regarding platform safety, specifically focusing on DSA and OSA frameworks.</li> <li>Design testing steps and perform detailed operational testing to validate the effectiveness of safety, civility, and compliance controls.</li> <li>Contribute to the execution of the company's SOX internal control testing in an efficient and effective manner.</li> <li>Assist with the management of the company’s SOX compliance processes including scoping, planning, walkthroughs, and narrative/flow-chart updates.</li> <li>Act as a subject matter expert in design, modification and/or streamlining of processes and controls across both operational and financial domains.</li> <li>Assist a team of internal auditors with the coordination of testing with key process owners, IT teams, and external auditors, ensuring adherence to strict deadlines.</li> <li>Track and report control deficiencies to senior management to ensure adequate visibility and timely remediation.</li> <li>Prepare comprehensive internal audit reports and executive updates.</li> <li>Coach, mentor, and develop a team of internal auditors.</li> <li>Perform detailed reviews of audit work papers to ensure quality and standard adherence.</li> <li>Create and maintain highly collaborative and trusted business relationships with Sr. Management globally.</li> </ul> <p><strong>You Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related regulatory/compliance field.</li> <li>Minimum 12+ years of relevant audit experience, with progressive leadership experience within a U.S.-based technology company and/or Big 4 accounting firm.</li> <li>Recognized professional certification(s): Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)</li> <li>Direct experience with operational/regulatory compliance audits (e.g., DSA, OSA, SOX) is highly preferred.</li> <li>A strong understanding of internal auditing standards and techniques, financial and operational risks, and the SOX and COSO frameworks.</li> <li>Experience identifying, evaluating, and documenting the design and effectiveness of internal controls.</li> <li>Strong project management skills with the ability to work independently and effectively navigate a global, matrixed team environment.</li> <li>The highest level of integrity and ethics.</li> <li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence stakeholders and bridge gaps across time zones.</li> </ul> <p><strong>You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Adaptable:</strong> You thrive in high-growth, ambiguous environments and can easily pivot between highly technical regulatory frameworks (DSA/OSA) and traditional financial controls (SOX).</li> <li><strong>A Collaborative Leader:</strong> You build strong cross-functional bridges, particularly between Audit, Legal, and Trust &amp; Safety teams, acting as an advisor rather than just a traditional auditor.</li> <li><strong>Detail-Oriented but Strategic:</strong> You can dive deep into the weeds of testing operational controls while understanding how they map to the company's broader global risk profile.</li> <li><strong>A Talent Developer:</strong> You are passionate about mentoring junior auditors and elevating the overall capability of the audit team.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on <strong><a href="https://careers.roblox.com/total-rewards">this page</a></strong>.</p></div><div class="title">Annual Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$210,850</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$251,130 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).</p> <p>Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or