Senior SOX Manager – IT

Instacart

1d • $155,000 - $195,500 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior SOX Manager to lead enterprise-wide programs focused on SOX compliance, IT controls, and controls transformation across modern technology environments. This role sits at the intersection of technical program management, digital risk, and engineering, requiring the ability to translate complex system architectures into scalable, audit-ready control frameworks. The Senior SOX Manager will own program strategy and execution, driving alignment across Engineering, Finance, Data, and Audit stakeholders to deliver automated, efficient, and sustainable control environments.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years in: Technical Program Management, IT SOX, IT Audit, or Risk Consulting
• Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional technology programs end-to-end
• Experience in SOX-regulated or highly controlled environments
• Ability to connect technical architecture with financial controls and risk outcomes
• Strong knowledge of: SOX, COSO, ICFR
• Strong knowledge of: ITGCs (access, change management, operations)
• Strong knowledge of: ITACs and automated controls
• Familiarity with: Cloud platforms and modern application architectures
• Familiarity with: Data platforms and reporting environments
• Familiarity with: SDLC processes and DevOps practices

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, MIS, or equivalent) is a plus.
• Experience managing IT SOX efforts for ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or Workday.
• Familiarity with cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related control implications.
• Prior experience in an embedded or liaison role between compliance and engineering functions.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with a results-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SOX programs, including planning, execution, and delivery across ITGCs, ITACs, and key business process controls
• Drive risk assessments, control scoping, testing, deficiency evaluation, and remediation
• Define program roadmaps, milestones, and success metrics, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit requirements
• Coordinate with Internal Audit and external auditors to support audit readiness and reliance
• Lead complex, cross-functional programs spanning multiple systems, teams, and business domains
• Own program execution end-to-end, including dependency management, risk mitigation, and deficiency tracking
• Operate as the single-threaded owner for program outcomes across technology, engineering, data and finance stakeholders
• Translate ambiguous technical and regulatory requirements into structured execution plans
• Drive implementation of controls across modern technology environments, including cloud native architectures, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), distributed systems and microservices architectures, API-driven and event-based systems
• Address risks related to dynamic infrastructure and environment provisioning, configuration management and system inconsistencies
• Partner with engineering teams to embed controls within system design and architecture decisions
• Embed controls across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including code repositories and access controls, CI/CD pipelines and deployment governance, environment segregation (dev, test, prod)
• Promote “compliance-by-design” and “compliance-as-code” approaches
• Ensure controls are implemented with minimal friction to engineering workflows
• Lead programs to implement controls across data platforms and financial reporting pipelines, including data ingestion, transformation, and reporting layers, reconciliations between source systems and reporting outputs
• Ensure controls support data completeness, accuracy, and lineage, and reliable and auditable financial reporting datasets
• Oversee controls across key financial processes, including order-to-cash, revenue recognition, payments, adjustments, and reconciliations
• Address risks in high-volume, system-driven transaction environments
• Drive implementation of end-to-end reconciliation and completeness controls across systems
• Drive adoption of automated control testing frameworks, continuous controls monitoring (CCM) solutions, and data analytics to enhance control effectiveness
• Reduce reliance on manual, point-in-time controls by enabling scalable, real-time assurance models
• Lead material weakness and control deficiency remediation programs
• Define and execute future-state control frameworks aligned to scalable, technology-enabled environments
• Drive transformation from fragmented/manual controls to integrated, automated control ecosystems
• Develop executive-ready program updates, dashboards, and risk summaries
• Translate technical control gaps into financial reporting impact and business and audit implications
• Support SteerCo and Audit Committee communications

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
• Flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop
• New hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.

What This Job Offers

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