Technical Program Manager Audit Governance

Build audit governance for Payward’s Data team using inventories, playbooks, catalogs, and coordinated responses. The role connects technical data operations with audit, risk, security, and compliance stakeholders.

This Senior Technical Program Manager serves as an individual contributor under the Director, Regulatory Analytics & Reporting. You will establish always-on readiness across Data-owned systems and processes. Your work includes mock testing, issue tracking, governance tagging, and auditor access management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own audit readiness continuously between active audit engagements
• Create inventories of tests, requests, and response playbooks
• Maintain data-source catalogs with issues and improvement areas
• Support mock testing and identify areas requiring reengineering
• Coordinate guidance with Finance, Security, and Compliance stakeholders

Requirements:

• Seven or more years in program, project, audit, or governance work
• Background in regulated or heavily audited financial services environments
• Familiarity with data cataloging, tagging, and governance practices
• Understanding of data access management and fit-for-purpose evaluation
• Ability to document information for technical stakeholders and auditors

Use program management, audit frameworks, and data governance knowledge to make Payward’s systems consistently prepared for scrutiny.