IT Audit Manager

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa U.S.A. Inc., a Visa Inc. company, needs a IT Audit Manager (multiple openings) in Foster City, CA to:

• Enhance and protect Visa’s organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insight on the state of Visa’s risk and control environment.
• Participate in planning and audit scope development as well as project execution as a critical team member on complex technology-related assessments.
• Lead the execution of the assessment of specific technical areas of a project including testing the design and operating effectiveness of controls, supervising other team members and providing coaching where requested.
• Provide reports on the effectiveness of the business unit's internal control structure along with recommendations that improve the effectiveness, efficiency and economic value of a control or process.
• Assess audit findings / gaps including control weaknesses with an appropriate degree of professional skepticism, seeking to fully understand risks to the firm.
• Assist technology partners with the development of Management Action Plans to mitigate weaknesses, providing thought leadership on the appropriateness of the Plan.
• Evaluate the adequacy and timeliness of management's response and the corrective action taken on relevant weaknesses noted within audit reports.
• Provide control consulting services to management to assist in redesign efforts that improve the control environment.
• Maintain business relationships with appropriate levels of management to ensure that Audit is aware of changes in business activities and objectives, and a necessary Audit response is developed.
• Assist audit management with macro reporting by providing data relevant to technology audit findings.
• Assist in the execution of Internal Audit innovation activities such as those around advanced data analytics, audit process automation and continuous auditing.
• Identify and implement opportunities for increased automation across the program factoring in emerging regulations and proactive detection of risks.
• Stay abreast of company business strategies, IT industry technology advances and the risk profile of assigned business areas to ensure relevancy of audit approach.
• Assist in managing and strengthening the Internal Audit program by Facilitating the tracking, validation and closure of remediation plans pertaining to prior audit recommendations.
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards, prepare departmental and audit committee reports, support departmental process improvement initiatives and assist with risk assessment, audit plan reporting, and resource staffing analysis.
• Review key metrics pertaining to a program, monitor potential metric deviations, and define corrective actions for critical deviations.
• Position reports to the Foster City, California office and may allow for partial telecommuting.

• Domestic travel required 10-25% of the time.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related field followed by 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related security assurance or compliance occupation.
• Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a related security assurance or compliance occupation.
• Position requires experience in the following skills:
  • Audit management;
  • Understanding and promoting internal audit strategy vision;
  • Program management, including planning, organizing, pre-empting risks/blockers, and communicating with stakeholders to deliver successful programs or projects;
  • Information security, distributed operating systems, databases, network technology, mobile payments, tokenized services, cloud-based and virtualized environments, IBM mainframe, or Hadoop;
  • Evaluating system controls associated with complex business applications; and
  • Working with security domains, including Network Security, Application Security, Data Security, Vulnerability Management, Client and Cloud Security.
• License/Certification: IT Audit certification or other related audit certification (e.g., CISA or CFE) required

Additional Information

Worksite: Foster City, CA

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements: Domestic travel required 10-25% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $168,397.00 to $199,300.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.

Client-provided location(s): Foster City, CA

Job ID: f93d836d-1d53-474a-a7a2-3828fd996090

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-07-31T20:43:45