Robinhood

IT Financial Compliance Manager

Robinhood$128K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in IT audit, risk, compliance, or related field
  • Strong exposure to SOX IT general controls and application controls
  • Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and CI/CD practices
  • Hands-on experience with change management tools and processes
  • Experience designing/testing controls over data pipelines
  • Proven collaboration skills with engineering teams
  • Strong analytical, documentation, and project management abilities

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain IT controls for compliance with SOX regulations
  • Align system architecture and operational processes with audit expectations
  • Assess new systems to identify control gaps and define remediation actions
  • Lead IT change management and governance for production access
  • Map data flows to ensure completeness and accuracy for reporting
  • Collaborate with Data Engineering and Finance to implement monitoring controls
  • Oversee testing of IT controls, evaluate deficiencies, and coordinate remediation efforts
  • Prepare control documentation and support audits with evidence

Benefits

  • Challenging, high-impact career development opportunities
  • Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs and equity
  • 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% for dependents
  • Flexible benefits spending account for wellness and learning
  • Employer-paid life, disability, fertility, and mental health benefits
  • Generous time off policy including holidays and parental leave
  • Exceptional office amenities including catered meals and events
Full Job Description
About the team + role

We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world's biggest financial problems. We're looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact. Robinhood isn't a place for complacency, it's where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We're a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards.

The Financial Compliance team's mission is to establish and maintain the company's financial and regulatory compliance, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and related frameworks over internal controls, IT general controls, and financial reporting. This team works closely with Engineering, Security, Finance, and external auditors to ensure systems, processes, and data meet regulatory expectations while supporting business growth!

As an IT Financial Compliance Manager, you will evaluate systems, databases, and processes to ensure strong control design and effective operation across infrastructure, change management, and financial data pipelines. You will partner closely with engineering and business teams to identify control gaps, implement practical solutions, and support compliance with SOX and other regulatory requirements. This role plays a key part in ensuring financial reporting integrity and audit readiness while contributing to scalable compliance practices across the organization.

This role is based in our Menlo Park, CA, New York, NY, and Chicago, IL office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

At Robinhood, we believe in the power of in-person work to accelerate progress, spark innovation, and strengthen community. Our office experience is intentional, energizing, and designed to fully support high-performing teams.
What you'll do
  • Design and maintain IT infrastructure controls, including environment segregation, access pathways, configuration baselines, and logging and monitoring aligned to SOX and regulatory requirements
  • Partner with Platform, Infrastructure, and Security teams to align system architecture and operational processes with control objectives and audit evidence expectations
  • Assess new systems, tools, and services (such as cloud platforms, data stores, and security tooling) to identify control gaps and define remediation actions
  • Lead IT change management and production access governance, including approvals, testing, deployments, rollback procedures, emergency changes, and least-privilege access controls across production environments
  • Map end-to-end data flows supporting financial and regulatory reporting, identifying key interfaces, transformations, and control points to ensure completeness and accuracy
  • Partner with Data Engineering and Finance teams to design and implement controls over data reconciliation, monitoring, and retention across reporting pipelines
  • Execute and oversee testing of IT general controls and application controls, evaluate deficiencies, identify root causes, and coordinate remediation with engineering and operations teams
  • Prepare and maintain control documentation, process narratives, flowcharts, and audit evidence to support internal and external audits
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in IT controls during audits and translate regulatory requirements into clear, technical implementation guidance for engineering teams
  • Identify opportunities to automate control execution and evidence collection and contribute to standardizing control frameworks, tooling, and documentation across the organization
What you bring
  • 6+ years of experience in IT audit, IT risk, IT compliance, infrastructure engineering, or a related field, with strong exposure to SOX IT general controls and application controls
  • Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure), networking, identity and access management, and modern deployment practices including CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code
  • Hands-on experience with change management processes and tools, including version control workflows, ticketing systems, release management, and emergency change procedures
  • Experience designing or testing controls over data pipelines, including data transformations, reconciliations, and monitoring practices
  • Proven ability to collaborate with engineering teams to implement practical control solutions and explain control requirements in technical terms
  • Strong analytical, documentation, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and deadlines
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with experience working with external auditors and senior stakeholders
What we offer
  • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career.
  • Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
  • Best-in-class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents.
  • Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
  • Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
  • Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
  • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.


In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.

Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

Base Pay Range:

Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC)

$145,000-$170,000 USD

Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL)

$128,000-$150,000 USD

Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL)

$113,000-$133,000 USD

Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity.

If our mission energizes you and you're ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial services company that offers commission-free trading through its website and mobile app. The company was founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all by making investing accessible to everyone. The company has raised over $5 billion in funding and has over 13 million users. Robinhood has faced criticism for its business model, which relies on selling order flow to market makers, and for its handling of the GameStop trading frenzy in early 2021.
Learn more about Robinhood
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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