Sr. Director Internal Audit & ERM

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Summary:

This role leads the Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function at Dexcom. The successful candidate will set the vision and strategy for the audit function and continue to evolve and scale it to meet the needs of a growing, global public company. This position reports directly to the CFO and has primary leadership responsibility for maintaining the independence, effectiveness, and maturity of the internal audit and ERM programs.

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, COSO principles of internal control, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and enterprise wide financial and operational processes. This leader is comfortable operating in ambiguity, exercises strong judgment, and stays current on evolving accounting, audit, and risk management practices to ensure best-in-class governance.

This role plays an integral part in Dexcom’s enterprise risk program, serving as a key member of the Global Finance Leadership team and a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Audit Committee. Most importantly, this role leads and develops a team of professionals across all career stages and requires a strong, inclusive, and supportive people leader who can inspire high performance and professional growth.

Where You Come In:

• You lead and develop a global internal audit team, including oversight of co-sourced audit partners, ensuring high quality, timely, and value added audit outcomes.

• You set the strategy, priorities, and annual audit plan using a risk-based approach aligned with business objectives and enterprise risks.

• You coach, mentor, and develop team members through regular feedback, performance management, and career development support.

• You maintain strong, collaborative relationships with external auditors to enable effective coordination and appropriate reliance on internal audit work.

• You own and lead the enterprise risk management framework, facilitating risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting across the organization.

• You develop and present enterprise risk assessments, trends, and mitigation strategies to executive leadership, the Audit Committee, and the Board of Directors.

• You serve as a trusted business advisor, partnering cross functionally to support process improvement initiatives and strengthen the overall control environment.

• You oversee the company’s SOX program, including scoping, coordination, and evaluation of management’s controls, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations.

• You ensure appropriate independence of the internal audit function and regularly engage in executive sessions with the Audit Committee.

• You provide executive level insights on the organizational risk environment in the context of Dexcom’s long-term strategy and growth plans.

• You oversee the planning, execution, reporting, and follow‑up of internal audits, ensuring adherence to professional standards and timely remediation of findings.

• You review and approve audit programs, testing approaches, and reporting to ensure consistency, quality, and relevance.

• You ensure effective tracking, validation, and closure of audit observations, and assess the adequacy of management’s corrective actions.

• You support internal ethics and fraud investigations and lead or contribute to special projects and ad‑hoc initiatives as needed.

• You promote the use of audit technology, data analytics, and continuous improvement practices to enhance audit effectiveness and efficiency.

What Makes You Successful:

• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• You have strong executive-level written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and partner effectively across the organization.

• You are proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook, PowerPoint); experience with audit tools, ERP systems, and data analytics.

• You have deep knowledge of audit regulatory requirements, including Sarbanes-Oxley and COSO frameworks.

• You have experience in a Big 4 Audit and/or large public company audit environment.

• You have experience auditing healthcare regulations, manufacturing operations, inventory, and global supply chain environments.

• Professional Certifications such as CIA, CPA, and/or CISA are strongly preferred.

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.

• A full and comprehensive benefits program.

• Growth opportunities on a global scale.

• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.

• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required:

• 5-15%

Experience/Education:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of industry experience

• 10+ years of successful management experience in relevant industry

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided:  https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true

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Salary:

$199,600.00 - $332,600.00