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What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Own audit and governance across all IT
- Own the audit and governance program across all IT applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and supporting systems
- Maintain a complete inventory of systems, owners, and applicable audit and compliance obligations (SOX, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other regulatory or custo…
- Build and run an IT audit calendar that coordinates SOX, internal audit, external audit, and compliance activities to reduce duplicate asks and audit fatigue
- Establish governance standards, policies, and control frameworks that apply consistently across IT
- Drive accountability and execution with IT leaders
- Partner with cross-functional IT leaders to assign clear control and remediation ownership, with defined deadlines and escalation paths
- Run regular governance forums and control health reviews with IT leadership, reporting status, risks, and overdue items
- Hold teams accountable for timely control execution, evidence quality, and issue closure, escalating early when commitments slip
- Translate audit and compliance requirements into practical work that engineering and infrastructure teams can adopt without slowing delivery
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “You'll work with cross-functional IT leaders across Infrastructure, Engineering, Security, Cloud, Enterprise Applications, and Business Systems to make sure …” · “Translate audit and compliance requirements into practical work that engineering and infrastructure teams can adopt without slowing delivery” · “Own IPE/report validation, ITAC baselines, and segregation of duties (SoD) across ERP and key financial applications”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “You'll be accountable for keeping IT audit-ready every day: SOX ITGCs and ITACs, plus the broader audit and governance obligations that touch the technology …” · “This role is about accountability and execution.” · “You operate independently, influence without authority, and can speak credibly with an engineer about a CI/CD pipeline and with the CAO about a deficiency.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “Run regular governance forums and control health reviews with IT leadership, reporting status, risks, and overdue items” · “Report control health and remediation status to IT leadership, the CAO, and the Audit Committee as needed” · “Mentor analysts and guide co-source or outsourced resources”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Maintain a complete inventory of systems, owners, and applicable audit and compliance obligations (SOX, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other regulatory or custo…” · “MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market.” · “With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most im…”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Partner with cross-functional IT leaders to assign clear control and remediation ownership, with defined deadlines and escalation paths” · “Own the issue lifecycle across IT, from identification and root cause through remediation plan, validation, and closure” · “MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads,…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Run regular governance forums and control health reviews with IT leadership, reporting status, risks, and overdue items” · “Mentor analysts and guide co-source or outsourced resources” · “Data analytics skills (SQL, Python, Power BI/Tableau) for full-population testing and control monitoring”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Maintain a complete inventory of systems, owners, and applicable audit and compliance obligations (SOX, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other regulatory or custo…” · “Build and run an IT audit calendar that coordinates SOX, internal audit, external audit, and compliance activities to reduce duplicate asks and audit fatigue” · “Establish governance standards, policies, and control frameworks that apply consistently across IT”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “You operate independently, influence without authority, and can speak credibly with an engineer about a CI/CD pipeline and with the CAO about a deficiency.” · “Manage SOC 1/SOC 2 report reviews, CUECs, and third-party/vendor control dependencies” · “Excellent communication and executive presence, including negotiating with auditors and briefing senior leadership”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Set standards for control documentation, evidence, and issue management across IT” · “Excellent communication and executive presence, including negotiating with auditors and briefing senior leadership”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “You'll work with cross-functional IT leaders across Infrastructure, Engineering, Security, Cloud, Enterprise Applications, and Business Systems to make sure …” · “Partner with cross-functional IT leaders to assign clear control and remediation ownership, with defined deadlines and escalation paths”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Own the issue lifecycle across IT, from identification and root cause through remediation plan, validation, and closure”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid …”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- How have you used inventory in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using compliance. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
- Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
- A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
- What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
- Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
- Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?

