management
Posted 3 weeks agoDirector of Internal Audit
at Legora
New York City, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- What you'll do - Build the internal audit function: Design and implement Legora's internal audit program — risk assessment methodology, audit plan, policies, and reporting framework — from scratch. - Lead the annual risk assessment and audit plan: Identify and prioritize audit areas based on business risk, growth stage, and strategic priorities.
- Present findings and recommendations to the CFO and Audit Committee. - Execute operational, financial, and compliance audits: Plan and conduct audits across the business — financial controls, operational processes, IT general controls, data security, and vendor management. - Own internal controls: Evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls.
- Identify gaps, drive remediation, and track progress to closure.
Requirements
- Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision.
- 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.
- Experience with SOX compliance, SOC 2, or pre-IPO readiness at a venture-backed tech company.
Experience
- Who you are - You have 8+ years of
Benefits
- About the role We've grown from 40 to 400 people in under a year, closed a $550M Series D at a $5.55B valuation, and we're scaling fast across the U.S. and globally.
- What's In It For You - Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across Stockholm, New York, London, and Sydney. - 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 via 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.
Additional details
- ABOUT US Legora is redefining how legal work gets done.
- We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
- 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 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.
- If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
- As we grow, getting our internal controls, risk frameworks, and governance infrastructure right isn't optional — it's foundational.
- We're looking for a Director of Internal Audit to build and lead this function at Legora.
- You'll establish the audit program from the ground up, work closely with our CFO and Audit Committee, and be the person who makes sure we're operating with the integrity and rigor that our scale demands.
- This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and holds a high bar for their own work.