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DOKU is where innovation meets real impact, creating seamless, secure payment experiences for millions, every day.
About The Role:
To serve as the executive champion and chief architect of DOKU's internal audit strategy and governance across all regional and group entities. This position is fully accountable for establishing an independent, risk-driven assurance ecosystem that safeguards institutional assets, ensures absolute regulatory alignment, and provides the Board of Directors and Executive Committee (EXCO) with objective risk intelligence to empower strategic fintech growth.
What Will You Do:
- Formulate, scale, and secure Board approval for the long-term, risk-driven corporate audit strategy and annual master plan across all domestic and regional fintech entities.
- Institutionalize and govern standardized internal audit execution frameworks across multiple assigned regional and group entities, adjusting parameters for local cross-border variations.
- Lead the strategic review of the organization's high-risk areas, specifically validating the structural integrity of Anti-Money Laundering (AML/CFT) frameworks, core IT architectures, and payment gateway risk controls.
- Formulate high-level strategic action plans with C-level and business unit leads to address systemic problems discovered, and rigorously validate that corrective actions are permanently embedded.
- Drive the division's digital transformation by designing, investing in, and establishing continuous monitoring models utilizing advanced data analytics parameters to maximize audit velocity.
- Serve as the chief internal advisor during major regulatory inspections; direct continuous environment monitoring and design risk-awareness training to optimize business side collaboration.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Law, or Management Information Systems; a Master's degree (MBA or relevant M.H. / M.S.) is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in internal/external audit, consultancy firms, financial sectors, or payment institutions, with a clear focus on AML, corporate risk management, or IT risks. Proven track record in a leadership or senior managerial tier overseeing multi-functional or multi-entity assurance portfolios is required
- Must hold or be actively pursuing senior professional credentials such as CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist), or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor).
Soft Skill Requirements:
- Fintech Thinking & Change Leadership: Highly energized, positive, and forward-thinking change agent who understands agile digital finance infrastructures and can align audit functions with rapid product pivots.
- Executive Influence Without Authority: Well-developed, high-impact communication and negotiation skills to bridge communication gaps with technical teams and secure strong buy-in from the business side.
- Strategic Prioritization & Crisis Resilience: Exceptional ability to multi-task and dynamically prioritize institutional focus based on calculated macro risk implications under pressure.
Technical Skill Requirements:
- Macro Regulatory & Fintech Legal Expertise: Deep, multi-jurisdictional mastery of banking, payment gateway, and payment institution frameworks (e.g., PBI for PJP in Indonesia) and AML/CFT compliance mandates across key Southeast Asian markets.
- Advanced Data & Systems Architecture: Mastery of risk analytics concepts with a strong preference for data modeling capabilities (SQL or advanced statistical tools) to oversee continuous transaction monitoring.
- Enterprise Control Frameworks: Comprehensive knowledge of COSO, COBIT, and ISO 31000 frameworks applied at an enterprise portfolio scale.
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