Senior, Internal Audit AI Enablement & Automation

About the role

Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day build, adoption, and measurement of Okta Internal Audit's AI automation program — turning auditor problem statements into working tools, tracking every measurable metric to a verified strategic outcome, and representing Internal Audit across Finance and company-wide AI networks.
• The AI enablement program is live, tools are in production, and meaningful audit capacity has already been recovered and redeployed into higher-value work — without external development spend.
• Scale the automation engine by shipping tools, closing the loop on problem statements, translating recovered audit capacity into documented strategic value, and representing Internal Audit's automation program in the Finance AI Champions and Company-wide AI Champions networks.

Requirements

• CPA, CIA, CISA, or other relevant certification (active or in progress); CISA preferred given the IT audit and automation crossover this role demands
• 3–6 years of internal audit experience across at least two disciplines (internal audit, IT audit, SOX business process, SOX ITAC/ITGC, or data analytics)
• Demonstrated ability to build or operate AI tools, automations, or structured prompt workflows applied to real audit work — not just coursework or certifications
• Demonstrated ability to represent a team or function in cross-functional settings — can prepare, present, and defend a point of view to audiences outside Internal Audit, including Finance leadership and enterprise program stakeholders
• Comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams with defined deliverables and deadlines
• Strong written communication skills — able to translate technical output into plain-language narratives for non-technical audiences
• Broad participation is essential. This role removes the friction that prevents it. Track individual participation against department expectations. Reach out directly one-on-one, not via group reminder, to any team member with no recorded participation. Lead every team communication with what auditors gain from participating, not what is required of them.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AI productivity tools (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, or equivalent)

Skills

• Builder Mentality: Ships working tools on a predictable cadence — does not wait for perfect requirements, engineering support, or top-down direction. Closes problem statements with a disposition, not a placeholder
• Precision Over Volume: Tracks what matters and defends the measurement methodology when pressured to inflate numbers. Knows the difference between hours recovered and hours verified — and never conflates them
• Say/Do Ratio: Intake SLAs are met. Working Group milestones are hit. What is committed to leadership is what is delivered — on time, at the quality level stated. Escalates delivery risk early with data, not after the deadline passes
• Offer-First Communication: Leads every team message with what auditors gain from participating, not what is required of them. Understands that adoption is earned, not mandated
• Intellectual Curiosity: Proactively tracks the AI tool landscape — brings new capabilities, prompt patterns, and automation approaches to the team before they are asked for. Curiosity is directed, not scattered: every new tool evaluated connects to a specific audit task
• Problem-Solving Transparency: Can walk any team member through how a tool was built or a prioritization decision was made — not just what the output is. Teaches the method, not just the result
• Intellectual Honesty: Comfortable saying "this automation didn't work" or "I don't know how to build that yet" — and documents both outcomes with the same rigor as successes. Failure data improves the backlog
• Stakeholder Navigation: Maintains credibility with Working Group leads, IA leadership, and cross-functional partners when timelines shift or tools underdeliver. Resolves friction without escalating unnecessarily
• Ownership: Takes end-to-end accountability for the automation program — from intake through impact reporting — without requiring follow-up from the supervising manager to close open items
• Adaptability: Adjusts build priorities as audit cycle demands shift without losing sight of annual targets. Comfortable with ambiguity in a program that is still being built while it runs
• Deadline Accountability: Treats intake SLAs and Working Group milestone commitments as non-negotiable floors, not targets. Surfaces risk to the supervising manager with supporting data — before the deadline, not after
• Calm Under Pressure: Maintains even temperament when adoption is slow, tools break, or leadership asks hard questions about impact. The team wants to bring problems to this person, not hide them
• Enterprise AI Representation: Shows up to Finance and Company AI Champions programs as a prepared, credible voice for Internal Audit — not just an attendee. Returns external intelligence (new tools, peer use cases, company AI direction) into the IA program within the same quarter it is learned

Benefits

See the benefits offered to employees in the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations.

Pay

Annual base salary range for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay Area: $117,000 USD - $160,600 USD

Schedule

Okta operates in a hybrid work environment. You are expected to go to the San Francisco office two days per week.