Director IT Risk and SOX Compliance

GoDaddy • Tempe, AZ

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time, others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.
This position may be a hybrid or fully remote position, as decided by your manager. If designated as hybrid, you’ll divide your time between working remotely from your home and an office location, so you should live within commuting distance. If designated as remote, you’ll be working remotely from your home and may occasionally visit a
GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings. Your hiring manager can share more about this role’s hybrid or remote designation.
This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands.
GoDaddy is not currently considering candidates for this role in California, Seattle, or NYC.
Join our team
GoDaddy is seeking an accomplished Director of IT Risk and SOX Compliance to own the design, execution, and continuous improvement of our IT General Controls (ITGCs) framework supporting enterprise-wide SOX compliance.
Serving as the strategic link between Corporate Technology, Internal Audit, and external auditors, you will proactively identify emerging risks, orchestrate effective remediation strategies, and safeguard the integrity of our financial reporting.
This is newly crafted role, where you'll not only drive compliance requirements but build how IT risk is managed across our organization. You'll have the autonomy to develop strategy, the resources to inspire change, and the platform to make a measurable impact on our organization.
Apply today and help GoDaddy build a world-class IT risk and compliance program.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in IT risk, SOX compliance, IT audit, or GRC Partnering with Internal Audit to plan SOX IT testing and perform SOX readiness assessments. With deep technical expertise in IT General Controls (ITGCs) and COSO frameworks
• Excellent judgment around deficiency classification and risk evaluation and impact analysis. Able to evaluate IT SOX control deficiencies with a track record of optimally driving remediation efforts across technology organizations
• Validated experience handling audit relationships with Big 4 or equivalent external audit firms
• Superb communication skills with the ability to influence partners and present expertly to executives
• Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining effective ITGCs for SOX compliance. Facilitate and QA user access reviews and other detective monitoring controls

Responsibilities

• Develop IT risk strategy – Go beyond control execution to define how IT risk is identified, assessed, and led enterprise-wide
• Serve as the control build authority – Establish governance standards, frameworks, and guidelines that protect business operations and financial integrity
• Drive process transformation and champion automation initiatives – finding opportunities to strengthen control environments, implementing technology solutions that make controls more efficient and effective
• Deliver executive-level reporting on SOX IT posture, control efficiency, and risk trends
• Lead the complete IT SOX control framework across Access, Change, and Operations controls
• Lead the annual IT risk assessment process, including scoping and impact analysis, partnering closely with Internal Audit to plan walkthroughs, testing cycles, and readiness activities
• Assess IT control deficiencies with excellent judgment and settle appropriate severity classifications
• Drive and validate remediation plans across multi-functional technology teams, establish and maintain standards for evidence quality and control documentation
• Facilitate and quality-assure user access reviews and other detective monitoring controls
• Lead and mentor a team of SOX Analysts, encouraging a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and high performance

Benefits

• We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave.
• GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.
• We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture).
• Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs!
• Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed