Director, Internal Audit

Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets. We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market. Clear Street’s proprietary prime brokerage platform adds significant efficiency to the market, while focusing on minimizing risk, redundancy, and cost for clients. Our goal is to create a single source-of-truth platform for every asset class, in every country, and in any currency. By combining highly-skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.

We are seeking an experienced and driven Director to join our Internal Audit function. Reporting directly to the Chief Audit Executive, you will be responsible for executing end-to-end audits with autonomy and limited supervision, while building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across the firm. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing internal audit function at a dynamic, multi-jurisdictional financial services firm, with future opportunities to shape and expand the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and report on audits end-to-end, with minimal supervision.
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, processes, and systems in accordance with the 2024 IIA Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Establish, develop, and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders to promote audit engagement and collaboration.
• Identify and communicate risks, control weaknesses, and improvement opportunities clearly and effectively.
• Support the continuous enhancement of audit methodology and best practices within the function.
• Support the continuous monitoring of the business and explore opportunities to automate monitoring processes.
• Assist with advisory reviews, special projects, and regulatory-related initiatives as required.

• 12+ years of relevant experience in internal audit, risk management, or related areas.
• Proven experience within a financial services firm, SOX framework implementation and controls, ideally with exposure to Broker-Dealer and Swap Dealer environments.
• Expertise in one or more specialized areas such as Compliance, Risk Management, Operations, or Finance.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-oriented mindset.
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and risk-aware approach to problem solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust across the organization.
• Strong project management skills and experience collaborating with internal stakeholders
• Certifications (one or more preferred): CIA, CPA, CFA, FRM, CISA.

The Base Salary Range for this role is $160,000-230,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation. The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. As such, we are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. #LIHYBRID