The Tesla IT Internal Audit team's mission is to protect the company by calling attention to critical risks and driving management action to address those risks. Internal projects are driven by two guiding principles - Keep Tesla Safe and Enable Operational Excellence. The Team achieves its objective by collaborating with functional and business/product groups to identify areas of risk, making valuable recommendations on process and control improvements, cost reduction, and operational excellence.
Tesla is seeking an experienced program manager to lead the IT Internal Audit plan in the complex areas of Information Security, Data Privacy, System Development, and Technology Risk Management. The expectation of this role will be to design and implement data-driven audit programs which enhance the effectiveness of IT operations and enable sustainable control.
The successful candidate, who should be able to demonstrate a "can do" attitude and "go getter" personality.


Responsibilities

• As a strategic role, this position will have direct responsibility for the management of the Internal Audit cybersecurity program and interact extensively with IT, InfoSec, Engineering, and Senior Leadership
• Oversee cybersecurity audit portfolio with emphasis on Application/Infrastructure, Product, and Manufacturing security
• Prepare and provide written and oral reports, communications and/or presentations to management regarding observations and recommendations for internal control improvement(s) and facilitating management action plan(s)
• Manage management requests for internal control assessments, process and procedure evaluations, and internal control education
• Assist continuous risk management and oversight functions by staying apprised, engaged, and trained in emerging technologies and technology risks which feed into the development of IT risk assessments and audit programs
• Advise leadership on risk oriented and prioritized improvements in control processes; including opportunities to utilize automation to drive standardization and efficiencies
• Establish staff development and engagement initiatives

Requirements

• 10 + years of IT Audit or Information Security experience with a management role
• Bachelor's Degree in MIS/AIS, Cybersecurity, Computer Science; and at least one professional certification required such as CISA, CISSP, CGEIT, CPA, CIA, etc., or equivalent
• Proven leadership experience that emphasizes knowledge of IT Risk Management, Finding and Remediation Management, IT Audits, and Data Privacy/Security assessments
• Familiarity and understanding of major professional audit frameworks and standards (NIST, ISO 27001, ITIL, COBIT, PCI-DSS, etc.)
• Experience in performing product security assessments in the areas of authentication/authorization and privileged access control
• Experience in performing operational technology security assessments for resilient industrial systems
• Experience with security modeling structures (STRIDE, DREAD, CVSS, OCTAVE, MIL-STD-882E, etc.)

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program


Expected Compensation

$88,000 - $252,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.