About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance’s mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance’s purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life – a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That’s how we drive impact – for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.
Team Introduction
Internal Audit is a global function responsible for providing independent assurance and evaluating the company’s risk management, governance and internal control processes to determine if they are designed and operating effectively. The Internal Audit team plans and executes audit projects according to our risk-based audit plan by evaluating financial, compliance, operational, and IT processes and controls.
We are looking for an experienced Professional Practices Audit Leader to contribute to the development of the Internal Audit function and to ByteDance’s efforts to enhance its risk management capabilities in support of the company’s business objectives. The Head of Professional Practices will play a key role in assisting the department with enhancing its audit practices and processes to meet industry standards. Additionally, this role will support the function with maturing its collaboration with critical risk functions, as well as building and maturing the department’s dashboards and reporting capabilities with Sr. Executives and company Boards.
Hybrid Work Model: We are back to the office with a hybrid work model, with employees working in the office three days per week.
1. Professional Practices Manual (PPM): Develop an approach to incrementally enhance the department’s Professional Practices Manual (PPM), and support the broader department with implementing those practices in their audits in accordance with leading internal audit practices, strategies, and methodologies
2. Feedback Gathering: Continuously gathering feedback across the department to balance industry standards with supporting an efficient and effective Internal Audit approach in line with the department’s maturity level and agreed upon expectations
3. Culture & Collaboration: Help IA maintain a diverse, inclusive, and open communication environment, and improve the efficiency of cross-regional cooperation. Develop, Implement and Streamline Internal Audit’s processes to collaborate and share information with applicable second line of defense functions including Legal, Privacy, InfoSec, Ethics and Investigations.
4. Audit Management Solution: Promote audit system construction by summarizing the department’s requirements and feedback of CAE, Global Internal Audit, and China Internal Audit teams. Form a unified list of business requirements, and cooperate with the Product & RD team to promote the launch of these requirements.
5. Training: Develop and provide training on internal audit processes and procedures, ensuring all team members are well-versed in the latest methodologies and practices.
6. Performance Tracking: Track key performance indicators against department targets to assess the department’s adherence and understanding of the PPM. Prepare reports on internal audit key performance indicators for internal audit as well as external stakeholders and executives
7. Regulatory Compliance: Support Internal Audit preparation for and participation in regulatory exams or external assessments, ensuring all audit processes meet regulatory requirements.
8. Quality Assurance: Work with our Internal Audit Middle Platform and Research and Development teams enhancing dashboards recording, observing, and preparing reports related to the status of the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) activities and results. These include thematic issues identified and status of any remediation efforts, to IA management, the Audit Committee, and other partners.
9. Training Delivery: Assist in the provision of methodology training to auditors, including tailored training as needed.
10. Audit Calendar Management: Organize the department’s audit calendar and drive execution of required deliverables for the department, executive meetings, and Board/AC meetings.
11. Team Management: Actively participate in recruiting, screening, hiring, developing, and mentoring auditors. Foster a collaborative team environment and strong group morale.
1. Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
2. Certifications: IIA Certified Internal Auditor designation is required.
3. Experience: Internal audit experience with a strong focus on professional practices, as well as hands on audit experience.
4. Industry Focus: Experience in the technology, FinTech, and financial services industry, with a focus on content, e-commerce, and payments, is highly preferred.
5. Knowledge: Deep working knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA) International Professional Practices Framework.
6. Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing audit workpapers, issues, reports, and management presentations.
7. Project Management: Ability to work independently with limited daily supervision, manage and coordinate multiple project assignments, and deliver on commitments.
8. International Experience: Ability to manage and operate across an international and widely distributed department.
Preferred Skills and Experiences:
– Familiarity with regulatory examination procedures
– Proficiency in data analytics.
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at corpfunctions.accommodations@bytedance.com.