Assurance Testing Specialist, Global Compliance

About the role

The Payments Assurance Testing (PAT) team provides independent, Second-Line-of-Defense (2LOD) oversight to ensure that Google’s payment entities operate with robust, reliable processes and controls. The team's primary mission is to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks through a risk-based assurance framework.

This critical Second Line of Defense (2LOD) role delivers objective, independent assurance across Google’s payments ecosystem by managing the end-to-end assurance lifecycle. You will lead proactive testing and comprehensive process reviews to identify, assess, and mitigate regulatory and compliance risks before they materialize.

Utilizing a disciplined, risk-based review approach, you will evaluate both manual and automated control environments, ensure robust issue remediation, and safeguard Google's operational integrity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Policy, Risk, Regional Compliance Officers and cross-functional teams to define the testing universe and design a defensible, risk-based assurance plan.
• Conduct detailed process walkthroughs to perform Test of Design (TOD), and execute sample-based testing to evaluate Test of Operating Effectiveness (TOE).
• Analyze operational workflows, policy directives, and Google Binding Commitments to proactively uncover and document systemic control gaps.
• Drive the entire testing journey from establishing a defensible, risk-based plan with stakeholders to drafting and presenting final findings to leadership forums.
• Partner with control owners to document deficiencies, assign risk ratings, and perform rigorous post-remediation testing to confirm corrective actions permanently resolve issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience organizing data and applying business context to improve processes or operations.
• Experience in advanced audit, risk, legal and assurance/testing.
• Experience conducting control audits, process assessments, or technical risk reviews.
• Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional partner teams and influencing decision-making at all levels.
• Demonstrated capacity to analyze fragmented inputs, bring clarity to ambiguous situations, synthesize key attributes, and develop balanced recommendations and outcomes.

Pay

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $136000 - $197000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits