Internal Audit Manager

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New York City, NY, USA
In-Office
158K-186K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Legal Tech • Software
Collaborative AI for exceptional lawyers
The Role
Own and build Legora’s business process SOX controls program, including risk assessments, controls testing plans, walkthroughs, deficiency evaluation, remediation, documentation, and stakeholder training. Coordinate with external audit and co-source partners, collaborate across Finance, IT, and business teams, and implement AI-driven automation to improve audit efficiency. The role requires managing or mentoring others and establishing controls processes in a rapidly scaling environment.
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About Us

Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
1,000+ customers across 50+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $100M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI and Graceview.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.

  • We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.

  • We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.

  • We grow together: as a team and with our customers.

Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.

If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.

The Role

We're hiring an Internal Audit Manager to own our Business Process (BP) SOX controls program. You'll sit close to Finance and Internal Audit leadership, owning the risk assessment that shapes our controls universe and building testing processes from scratch.

This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who wants to build a program, not just run one. You'll be the primary coordinator with external audit and our co-source partner, and you'll bring a modern, tech-forward lens — actively applying AI to reduce manual testing effort and find efficiencies as the function scales.

What You’ll Do

You'll work closely with Finance, process owners, external audit, and our co-source partner to build a rigorous, efficient business process controls program from the ground up.

More than that, we believe you will thrive by taking ownership of:

  • Owning the end to end risk assessment process and translating it into a prioritized controls testing plan

  • Designing new testing processes, workpaper templates, and documentation frameworks from scratch

  • Coordinating with external audit and the co-source partner on timelines, deliverables, and open items for BP controls

  • Leading and performing control walkthroughs with process owners across the business

  • Assessing control deficiencies for severity and root cause, and driving remediation plans to completion

  • Developing and delivering training to control owners and stakeholders on control design and testing expectations

  • Implementing AI-driven and automated solutions to reduce manual testing and improve efficiency

  • Collaborating with stakeholders across Finance, IT, and the business as a trusted advisor

What You Bring
  • CPA, CIA, or similar certification

  • Big 4 or co-source firm experience

  • 5+ years of experience in internal audit, SOX/internal controls, or a related risk/compliance function, including experience managing or mentoring others

  • Demonstrated experience building or significantly enhancing a controls program or testing methodology from scratch

  • Strong track record managing external audit and/or co-source relationships

  • Hands-on experience performing and overseeing walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluation

  • Proficiency with Auditboard, Vanta, NetSuite, Google Docs/Workspace, major LLM providers (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini), Salesforce, and Workday

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain control concepts to non-audit stakeholders

  • A high degree of ownership and comfort building process where none exists

Nice to Have

  • Experience building or scaling a controls function through a period of rapid growth

  • Prior experience applying AI or automation tools directly within an audit or testing workflow

  • Experience with data analytics or continuous monitoring tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Tableau, ACL)

  • Experience designing and delivering training programs to non-audit stakeholders

  • Background in a SOX-compliant or public-company-readiness environment

What’s In It For You
  • Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across Europe, APAC, and North America.

  • Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.

  • Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.

  • In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders and company provided lunch daily.

  • Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:
    Medical, Dental & Vision

    • Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente

    • HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)

    • Dental plans via MetLife

    • Vision plans via Vision Care

    Family Support

    • Generous parental leave

    • Free access to Maven Clinic

    • Dependent Care FSA

    • Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents

    Additional Perks

    • Pre-tax commuter benefits

    • Life Insurance + STD/LTD

    • 401(K) with generous company match

    • Unlimited PTO

    • Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more

Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Skills Required

  • CPA, CIA, or similar certification
  • Big Four or co-source firm experience
  • 5+ years of experience in internal audit, SOX/internal controls, or a related risk/compliance function
  • Experience managing or mentoring others
  • Experience building or significantly enhancing a controls program or testing methodology from scratch
  • Experience managing external audit and/or co-source relationships
  • Hands-on experience performing and overseeing walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluation
  • Proficiency with AuditBoard, Vanta, NetSuite, Google Docs/Workspace, major LLM providers, Salesforce, and Workday
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to explain control concepts to non-audit stakeholders
  • High degree of ownership and comfort building processes from scratch
  • Experience building or scaling a controls function during rapid growth
  • Experience applying AI or automation tools within an audit or testing workflow
  • Experience with data analytics or continuous monitoring tools such as SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or ACL
  • Experience designing and delivering training programs to non-audit stakeholders
  • Background in a SOX-compliant or public-company-readiness environment

Legora Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as full medical, dental, and vision for employees and families from day one, with mental health benefits included. Some listings also note access to One Medical and Maven Clinic.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a “generous” company match is prominently featured, alongside life insurance and short‑ and long‑term disability. These financial protections are consistently cited across employer materials and third‑party profiles.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO and generous paid parental leave are emphasized, with paid sick days also appearing in several postings. On‑paper time‑off provisions are positioned as a core part of the package.

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
900 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

Our mission is to empower exceptional lawyers. We’re building the world’s first truly collaborative AI for legal professionals: a workspace for boundless collaboration between lawyer ingenuity and machine intelligence. We're serving 1000+ clients across the globe and are backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Benchmark, Redpoint, Y Combinator, and other top investors.

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