Lead Internal Auditor

Lead, Audits, Exams & Partner Due Diligence Seattle, Washington – Join our Financial Crimes Compliance team as a senior individual contributor responsible for managing regulatory examinations, audits, and partner due diligence. Overview Rippling gives businesses a single platform for HR, IT, and Finance. This role will own our end-to-end regulatory examination and audit program, from preparation to management action plans, and serve as the primary point of contact for financial partner due diligence reviews. What You'll Do Lead Exam & Audit Engagements: Own all regulatory examination and audit activity from kickoff through closure—including coordinating information requests, managing responses, and driving management action plans to completion. Partner Due Diligence: Serve as the primary point of contact for financial partner compliance reviews, including bank sponsor and fintech partner assessments, and build scalable processes across the partner portfolio. Engagement Strategy & Quality: Develop and improve methodologies for delivering high-quality, accurate, and timely exam and audit deliverables that reflect Rippling’s mission and compliance posture. Executive Reporting & Insights: Prepare clear, concise reporting for senior leadership that anticipates regulator and auditor areas of focus, tracks open findings, and communicates overall compliance sentiment. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with product managers, engineers, treasury teams, and operations leads to translate regulatory requirements into practical, actionable guidance—ensuring compliance is built in, not bolted on. Governance & Framework Support: Support the development and maintenance of Rippling’s regulatory compliance oversight framework, including policies, procedures, and integration with the Compliance Management System. Go and See: Gain close familiarity with how our products and operations actually work—not just how they are documented—to drive better exam preparation and stronger compliance positions. What You Bring 7+ years of experience managing regulatory examinations, audits, or partner due diligence in financial services or fintech. Strong working knowledge of AML/CFT, BSA, OFAC, and consumer compliance regulations applicable to MSBs, payment processors, or similar entities. Direct experience interfacing with U.S. federal and/or state regulators (e.g., FinCEN, CFPB, OCC, NYDFS, CA DFPI) and/or financial institution compliance reviewers. Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements and competing deadlines without compromising quality. Clear, direct communicator with regulators and internal stakeholders (engineers, product managers). Strong written and presentation skills; can walk a regulator or board through a complex issue concisely. Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where the answer isn’t always written down yet. Familiarity with governance, risk management, and compliance tools and productivity platforms (Confluence, Jira, Google Workspace, Slack). Legally authorized to work in the U.S. Nice to Have CAMS, CRCM, CIPP, CIA, or similar professional certification. J.D. or advanced degree in law, compliance, finance, or a related field. Experience with international regulatory frameworks (UK FCA, EU PSD2/AMLD, Canada FINTRAC, Australia AUSTRAC). Prior experience supporting licensing reviews or new product risk assessments. Salary US Tier 1: $114,000 – $190,000 per year US Tier 2: $102,600 – $171,000 per year US Tier 3: $96,900 – $161,500 per year Additional Information Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request an accommodation, email View email address on click.appcast.io. Rippling highly values collaboration and expects office-based employees living close to a Rippling office to work from the office at least three days a week, per policy. This is an essential function of the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr