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title: 'Technology Risk Audit Manager at Discord'
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# Technology Risk Audit Manager at Discord

- **Company:** Discord
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord/jobs/8694818002

## Job description

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

Discord's Internal Audit team exists to demonstrate effective risk management, process optimization, and adherence to relevant regulations — through a mix of independent assurance and advisory work that helps teams strengthen our overall control environment. This Technology Risk Audit Manager role owns the technical side of that mission — IT SOX/ITGC, system controls, and domains centered around consumer trust — that protect hundreds of millions of our users worldwide. You'll have the opportunity to help build our internal audit function from the ground up: shaping the frameworks and processes with an AI-native approach from day one, rather than bolting AI on after the fact. Your first few months will focus on learning Discord's financial-reporting systems landscape, understanding the company's GRC program structure, and evaluating AI-powered testing solutions — setting the foundation for a function that's built to scale as Discord grows toward enterprise readiness. This person will report to the Vice President of Internal Audit.

## What You'll Be Doing

- Lead IT SOX/ITGC strategy and continuous improvement across financial-reporting-relevant systems
- Extend risk and controls assessment and assurance into consumer trust domains such as privacy, security, and trust & safety
- Partner with the Engineering organization to ensure proper access controls, segregation of duties, change management, and CI/CD integrity are in place
- Guide control design through system implementations, migrations, and platform changes
- Manage teams and projects related to IT controls and technical audits, including external contractors and/or internal teammates
- Apply AI/automation tools to improve audit testing efficiency, anomaly detection, and control monitoring
- Track remediation, coordinate with external auditors, and report to senior leadership

## What you should have

- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 8+ years in IT audit, risk management, or controls, spanning both financial (SOX/ITGC) and consumer trust domains (security, privacy, or trust & safety a plus)
- Deep ITGC fundamentals — access management, change management, computer operations, and SDLC controls
- SOX/ICFR knowledge and independent risk assessment methodology — able to scope an audit, identify key risks, and design test procedures rather than execute a checklist
- Framework fluency across COSO, COBIT, and NIST CSF, applied appropriately by context
- Proven external audit/co-source coordination experience, with a track record of driving remediation action plans through to closure
- Hands-on experience applying AI or automation tools to audit processes, and strong communication skills translating technical risk for non-technical stakeholders

Bonus points

- Consumer facing platform technology risk experience
- Subscription and/or Ad Tech experience
- Experience auditing homegrown systems and/or tools
- AI governance experience
- Third-party/vendor risk depth
- Data privacy regulatory fluency
- DevSecOps / CI-CD pipeline controls
- CISA, CISSP, or CPA credential

Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available. For this role, the Hiring Manager would like folks to be in the office 1-2 days a week.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 to $202,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Why Discord?

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking [HERE.](https://discord.com/terms/applicant-candidate-privacy-policy)

## About Discord

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Discord is a voice, video, and text communication platform designed to help friends and communities hang out and play games together.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not disclosed in available sources)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Gaming communication and social platform
- **Target customers**: B2C – gamers, gaming communities, and friends; also B2B via in-game chat integrations
- **Mission or purpose**: To be the best place to talk before, during, and after playing games, enabling meaningful connections around the joy of gaming.

## Products & Services
- **Discord Platform (Voice, Video, Text)**: A free-to-use app for 1:1 DMs, group DMs, and Servers where users can communicate in real-time. Features include high-quality streaming, in-game overlay, Soundboard, Voice Messages, and Activities (playable games inside Discord).
- **Discord API & SDK**: Allows developers to build bots, integrations, and in-game chat powered by Discord (e.g., used by Pax Dei and Omega Strikers).
- **Discord App Launcher**: Lets users enjoy Activities and apps directly within Discord.
- **Rich Presence API**: Enables games to display player activity on Discord profiles.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 90+ million daily active users (DAU) as of Q4 2025 (internal data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not detailed in provided sources; known from general knowledge includes Greylock, Index Ventures, Accel, and Tencent (but not cited here)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 90%+ of Discord users play video games; ~40% start a game within an hour of using Discord.
  - Expanded in-game voice chat support to PS5 and PC.
  - Launched in-game overlay, Soundboard, Voice Messages, and Activities.
  - New CEO Humam Sakhnini (former Activision Blizzard/King executive) appointed in Spring 2025.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Gaming-first focus**: Deep integration with gaming ecosystems (console, PC, mobile) and features built specifically for gamers.
- **Massive, engaged user base**: 90M+ DAU with high daily activity and strong community stickiness.
- **Platform lock-in**: Users build social networks within Discord servers, making switching costly.
- **Developer ecosystem**: API and SDK power hundreds of thousands of apps and in-game chat integrations.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue making Discord the most reliable and feature-rich platform for gaming conversations.
- Expand in-game voice/text chat partnerships (e.g., Pax Dei, Omega Strikers).
- Invest in Safety platform (dedicated engineering teams, Safety Processing, Enforce, Experience).
- Grow revenue through monetization features (Nitro subscriptions, game sales, and ads – hinted by job postings for "Revenue" teams).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes seven principles: Strive for Excellence, Cultivate Belonging, Deliver for Customers, Embrace the Brutal Facts, Progress Over Perfection, Debate/Decide/Commit, Surprise & Delight. Employees use Discord daily and share a passion for gaming.
- **Work model**: Flexible – in-person at San Francisco HQ, remote, or hybrid. "Great work can happen anywhere."
- **Benefits** (US full-time):
  - Competitive compensation with equity, 401k matching.
  - 4 weeks PTO, 16 paid holidays (including winter break), flexible sick time (including mental health days).
  - 12+ weeks parental leave, fertility/adoption/surrogacy benefits.
  - Medical, dental, vision, reproductive, gender-affirming, and mental healthcare.
  - $375 quarterly wellness stipend.
  - $1,000/year donation matching, 2 volunteer days off.
- **Engineering culture**: Strong focus on data, safety, and infrastructure; managers go through leadership training; many open roles in Core Tech, Safety, Data, and Machine Learning.

## Sources
1. [discord.com/careers](https://discord.com/careers)
2. [discord.com/company](https://discord.com/company)
3. [discord.com/blog/the-seven-principles-of-working-at-discord](https://discord.com/blog/the-seven-principles-of-working-at-discord)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord/jobs/8350416002](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord/jobs/8350416002)

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