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# Senior Manager, IT Audit at Navan

- **Company:** Navan
- **Location:** Palo Alto CA OR San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $138k–$276k
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10
- **Apply:** https://navan.com/careers/openings?gh_jid=8316050

## Job description

Navan is seeking a talented Senior Manager, IT Audit to join our team in the San Francisco Bay Area. Reporting to the Director of Internal Controls, you’ll lead risk-based IT operational audits and the IT work-stream of our Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program. You’ll partner with business leaders, process owners, and external service providers to assess and strengthen controls, improve operational effectiveness, and manage risk.

You’ll own IT audit projects and the IT SOX program, while helping develop a methodology for auditing AI systems and using AI to improve audit efficiency. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in IT SOX compliance, control design, risk assessment, IT general and automated controls, segregation of duties, process mapping, testing, and deficiency evaluation and remediation. You’ll also bring strong project management and analytical skills, sound business judgment, and the ability to work credibly with leaders across the company. Experience in fintech, financial services, or travel is a plus. This role offers significant exposure to executive leadership.

What You’ll Do:

- Responsible for strategic leadership, oversight, and day-to-day testing and management of the IT SOX compliance program.
- Manage IT risk assessment and scoping, aligning coverage with financial reporting risks.
- Review control documentation and work with control owners to strengthen process execution and audit readiness.
- Coordinate ITGC, ITAC, segregation of duties, key report testing with Internal Audit, co-source partners, external auditors, and control owners; track and resolve related matters.
- Support system implementations and technology changes by embedding SOX requirements.
- Train and advise IT control owners on SOX requirements and documentation standards.
- Drive program improvements through automation, metrics, tools, and process enhancements.
- Lead assigned technology audits from planning through reporting, managing timelines and internal and external resources.
- Deliver the audit plan in line with established methodology, quality standards, and performance targets; take on special projects as needed.
- Serve as the technology SOX subject matter expert across systems, environments, and business units.
- Build strong relationships with process owners, co-sourcing partners, auditors, and business leaders, anticipating their needs and coordinating timely remediation of control deficiencies.
- Partner with internal audit leadership and business process managers to develop a methodology for auditing AI systems.
- Identify and implement AI-enabled audit efficiencies while maintaining audit quality, independence, and reliable results.

What We’re Looking For:

- 8+ years of experience managing and testing SOX controls at a well-disciplined organization with a focus on systems across cloud, SaaS/PaaS, or on-premises environments, including reliance on SOC 1 / SOC 2 reports.
- A BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Relevant technical or assurance qualifications—such as CISA, CIA, CPA, or an information systems or technology-related degree
- Advanced understanding of internal or external SOX/audit methodologies and risk management within a complex technology, financial services, or regulated business.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to summarize complex issues succinctly for a wide range of internal and external executive audiences.
- Strong project management, cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to make sound business decisions on complex technology problems.
- A proactive leadership style with a strong drive for results and unquestionable integrity and discretion in a fast-paced, evolving risk environment.
- Experience auditing and/or using Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI systems and tools, including building or contributing to an AI audit or AI governance framework.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

## Preferred Experience

- Fintech and/or travel industry experience
- Big Four public accounting background
- Experience with Artificial Intelligence, ERP implementations and data analytics
- Data warehouse infrastructure, Platform, NetSuite
- AuditBoard/Optro
- Data analytics tools and Dashboards
- AI-enabled auditing techniques

The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.

For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.

Pay Range $138,000—$276,000 USD

Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.

Human oversight: Metaview does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our recruiters and hiring managers review all outputs and make the final hiring decision regarding every application.

- Your rights: If you prefer to have your application reviewed without AI assistance, you may request a human evaluation by entering your email [here](https://my.metaview.app/applications/opt-out?organization=15dd7e883f). Your decision to do so will not affect how your candidacy is evaluated.

Please refer to our[Candidate Privacy Notice](https://navan.com/candidate-privacy-notice) for more information about our processing of personal data, and your rights.

## About Navan

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Navan is the leading all-in-one, AI-powered business travel, payments, and expense management platform that makes corporate travel effortless for frequent travelers while giving finance teams full control.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: **NAVN**, listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market in October 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Ariel Cohen and Ilan Twig

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Corporate travel management, expense management, travel technology, payments.
- **Target customers**: B2B – mid-market to enterprise companies; also SMBs.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Make travel easy for every traveler by being the best travel agency on the planet."

## Products & Services
- **Navan Travel**: AI-powered booking platform for flights, hotels, and ground transportation with extensive inventory access (including NDC content from 17+ airlines).
- **Navan Expense**: Automated expense management that categorizes and reconciles receipts, with real-time policy enforcement and integration with ERPs.
- **Navan Edge**: AI travel assistant (chat-based) that handles bookings and provides 24/7 human support.
- **Navan Rewards**: Incentive program that rewards employees for booking below budget.
- **Navan Connect (BYOC)**: Card-link technology that connects corporate cards from 250+ banks, enabling unified spend visibility.
- **Navan Corporate Cards**: Physical and virtual cards for payments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in search results (post-IPO, real-time market cap available on exchanges).
- **Key Metric**: **Total Headcount** ~3,300 employees (as of 2026); **Number of customers** – thousands, including major enterprises like Heineken, Unilever, Wayfair, and Zoom.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in provided sources, but strategic partners include Amadeus (dual-GDS model) and major airlines via NDC.
- **Growth Signals**: Went public in October 2025; expanded globally through acquisitions of Comtravo (Germany), Resia (France), Tripeur (India), and Reed & MacKay (Europe); now operates 50 offices worldwide; first TMC to integrate AI across the entire platform.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-first platform**: First travel management company to embed AI across search, booking, expense reconciliation, and customer service.
- **All-in-one T&E**: Combines travel, expense, and payments in a single system, eliminating the need for multiple vendors.
- **Dual-GDS model**: Integrated with both Sabre and Amadeus, providing global coverage and competitive pricing.
- **NDC leader**: Offers access to 17 airlines’ New Distribution Capability content for better fares and inventory.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue leading in AI-powered travel and expense innovation.
- Expand corporate card and payments ecosystem (Navan Connect, external card linking).
- Deepen enterprise capabilities and global footprint (targeting mid-market and large multinationals).
- Drive user adoption through employee rewards and seamless mobile experience.

## Why Work Here
- **Work model**: Hybrid – 4 days per week in office (Palo Alto HQ and other global offices). Strong emphasis on in-person collaboration.
- **Culture**: Meritocratic, high-ownership, “high-talent density” environment. Values include extreme ownership, bias to action, “AI-first mindset”, and “seriously fun”.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
  - Flexible vacation (take time off as needed, manager coordination).
  - Paid parental leave (16 weeks birthing parent, 10 weeks non-birthing).
  - 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discount.
  - Medical, dental, vision, pet insurance.
  - Commuter benefits, in-office snacks and lunches, dog-friendly offices.
  - Headspace mental health subscription.
  - Navan personal travel discounts (employee leisure bookings at corporate rates).
  - Connectivity allowance (bi-weekly stipend for remote work).
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly scaling public company; teams across engineering, product, data science, travel operations, and R&D.

## Sources
1. [navan.com](https://navan.com/ – Product overview, platform details)
2. [navan.com/about](https://navan.com/about – Company history, mission, timeline, IPO)
3. [navan.com/careers](https://navan.com/careers – Culture, values, benefits, work model)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/navan – Headcount, offices, hybrid policy, perks)

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