About the opportunity

We are seeking an IT Audit Manager to drive impact at N26, by taking ownership of the end-to-end IT audit cycle. In this role, you’ll assess risks, evaluate controls, and ensure our systems meet the highest standards of reliability and regulatory compliance. You’ll shape audit plans, dive into data and processes, and deliver clear, actionable insights that influence how we operate.

Beyond audits, you’ll stay ahead of the evolving IT risk landscape - partnering with teams to strengthen controls, improve processes, and embed best practices across the organization. If you’re curious, analytical, and eager to make a real impact in a fast-moving environment, this is your chance to do it.

In this role, you will:

• Own and execute the full IT audit cycle, covering risk and control management to ensure operational effectiveness, system reliability, and compliance with all relevant regulations and directives
• Support the definition of internal audit scope and contribute to the development of annual audit plans
• Review, analyze, and evaluate documentation, reports, data, and process flows across key IT areas, including system development, IT security, and IT operations
• Prepare clear, insightful Internal Audit reports with actionable recommendations
• Ensure Internal Audit activities are conducted in line with established professional and regulatory standards

What you need to be successful:

Background: 

• Significant experience as an Internal IT Auditor in an international company operating in a regulated environment, preferably within a bank, financial institution, fintech, or an audit/consulting firm.
• Proven experience in planning, executing, and documenting internal audit activities, including risk assessments, control testing (Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness), reporting findings, and monitoring remediation actions.
• Knowledge and experience in cloud infrastructure audits and corporate IT infrastructure environments, including modern IT architectures and third-party service dependencies.
• Experience in data-driven audit approaches, including SQL-based analysis and large-scale data analysis techniques to support audit testing and control evaluation.
• Good understanding of European financial regulatory frameworks relevant to IT and digital financial services, particularly DORA, EBA guidelines, and national supervisory expectations (MaRisk/BAIT).
• Insight into banking laws, regulatory expectations, and supervisory frameworks, with the willingness and ability to become familiar with local banking regulations, regulatory requirements, and banking IT systems.

Skills: 

• Essential knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and frameworks (e.g., IIA Standards, ITIL 4, ISO 27001).
• Strong understanding of IT General Controls (ITGC) and ICT third-party risk management practices, including outsourcing governance and supplier risk assessments.
• Strong understanding of IT governance, IT audit standards, ICT risk management, and operational resilience frameworks.
• Fluency in English is required and fluency in German is a plus
• High integrity, independence, and professional skepticism
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex IT environments
• Strategic mindset with solid business acumen and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Curious, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous learning
• Proficient in audit tools, data analytics, SQL, and reporting systems
• Strong understanding of controls, risk management, and process optimization
• Skilled in project management, stakeholder alignment, and driving actionable audit outcomes

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation. 
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.    
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.  
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and family statuses. 
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do. 

We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Sounds good? Apply now for this position.

Equal Opportunities:

We recognize that our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring to our workforce. We strive to build talented and diverse teams to drive our business success and empower our people to reach their full potential.

We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages. We're committed to creating an inclusive workspace where everyone feels valued and respected, free from harassment and discrimination. If there's anything you need to make the application process work for you, please let us know by reaching out to candidate.exp@n26.com. 

Visit our website to learn more about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at N26.

Discover more about our Diversity & Inclusion at N26: https://n26.com/en-eu/diversity-and-inclusion

About the opportunity

The Senior Manager, Business Audit supports internal audit activities across the N26 group, including external contractors and subsidiaries, in line with professional and regulatory standards. Key responsibilities include developing and executing a comprehensive risk-based annual audit plan, managing the full audit cycle to ensure operational effectiveness, compliance, and reliability, and auditing both in-house and outsourced processes. The position requires preparing detailed audit reports, regularly communicating findings and agreed actions to management and committees, monitoring timely resolution of issues, participating in strategic projects while maintaining independence, and supervising junior auditors to ensure high-quality outputs.

In this role, you will:

• Conduct and support all business internal audit activities within the N26 group including external contractors 
• Prepare and where necessary lead the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over business operations’ effectiveness, reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations
• Prepare and where necessary lead a comprehensive risk-based annual audit plan for business functions, including product, customer operations, sales, marketing, and partnerships
• Audit all activities and processes, including those outsourced at appropriate intervals and of all subsidiaries performed in accordance with established professional and regulatory standards 
• Prepare the internal audit reports as per requirements with strong focus on attention to details of specific boundaries of the audit/s defined scope 
• Prepare written reports on each audit and submit to the responsible members of the management board and communicate the outcomes / agreed actions to specific team members, this includes regular reporting to management board and committees 
• Monitor in an appropriate form whether the findings identified during the audit are remedied within the specified timeframe
• Participate in key projects, while guarding independence, avoiding conflicts of interest and maintain internal audit policies and procedures
• Supervise and review the audit outputs of junior team members enabling them to be successful in their role

What you need to be successful:

Background: 

• Successfully completed degree in economics or comparable training.
• Gained at least 7 years working experience as Internal Auditor in an international company, in a regulated environment. Preferably in a bank or other financial institution or an audit company.
• High degree of process understanding as well as profound knowledge in the areas of online banking and retail products.
• Very good insight into Banking laws & requirements, and willing to become acquainted with local specific Banking laws, standard banking requirements as well as banking IT-Systems.
• Good English (and German) language skills. Any other European language is a plus.

Skills: 

• Strong communication and stakeholder management with the ability to engage with cross-functional stakeholders and to withstand management pushback.
• Proficiency in audit tools, data analytics, and reporting systems
• Deep understanding of operational and financial (key) controls, process optimization, and risk mitigation
• Strong report writer focus on legal and factual subsumption.
• Robust and defensible reporting,
• Audit Leadership and audit quality assurance

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation. 
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.    
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.  
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, experiences, and backgrounds. 
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do. 

We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Sounds good? Apply now for this position.

Do you see yourself thriving in this role? We’d love to see your application even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria. You may just be the right fit for this or other roles!

Equal opportunities for all

At N26, we believe our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring. We strive to build diverse teams that drive innovation and business success. We actively seek talent from all backgrounds and welcome applications from all genders, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages.

We are committed to providing an excellent and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodations to make this process work for you, please let us know. We’re here to support you!

Discover more about Diversity & Inclusion at N26: https://n26.com/en-eu/diversity-and-inclusion