Senior Manager of IT SOX

Anthropic; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Wellness stipend

Relocation support

Home office stipend

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Senior Manager, IT SOX to join the Internal Audit team. You will be a hands-on technical contributor and lead the IT general and application controls testing, risk assessments, and documentation across DevOps pipelines and automated systems.

This role partners with Engineering, GRC, Security and Finance to design scalable controls, coordinate with external auditors, and drive ongoing improvements as Anthropic scales toward public-company standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT SOX compliance and ITGCs across complex environments.
• Proven ability to design, test, and document IT controls for automated systems.
• Ability to coordinate with engineering, security, IT and finance on control development.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT SOX testing across IT General and IT Application Controls.
• Advise on control design and evidence for audit readiness.
• Coordinate with external auditors and internal teams on testing schedules.

Skills

IT SOX compliance

ITGCs

IT Application Controls

DevOps controls

Audit leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

CISA

CIA

CISSP

CPA

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

GitHub

Workday

Salesforce

Job description

• We are looking for a Senior Manager, IT SOX to join the Internal Audit team at Anthropic. In this role, you will be a hands-on technical contributor and key executor of our IT SOX compliance program, with deep focus on our IT General Controls, IT Application Controls, and system risk assessments
• This role reports to the Head of IT SOX and is well-suited for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, thrives in a high-paced environment, and enjoys solving problems that don't yet have industry-standard answers
• This is a high-impact opportunity to collaborate with first and second lines of defense to help establish a control environment suitable for an AI-first company! You will act as a trusted advisor to Engineering, GRC, Security and Finance teams on the technology controls adapted to a fast growing and rapidly changing organization
• Advise on the design of a control environment fit for an AI-first company, including controls over highly automated DevOps pipelines and emerging agentic identity models
• Partner with Engineering, Security, IT, and DevOps teams to assess the design and implementation of scalable and sustainable controls
• Assess new system implementations and changes
• Identify automation and tooling opportunities to improve control efficiency and monitoring, and contribute to the development of continuous monitoring capabilities
• Assist in scoping and planning for annual SOX IT assessments
• Execute IT SOX testing across IT General Controls and IT Application Controls, including access management, change management, and computer operations
• Perform system and process risk assessments to identify control gaps and recommend remediation
• Own control documentation and ensure audit-ready evidence is current and complete
• Evaluate IT automated controls and support the shift from manual to automated control reliance
• Scale the IT SOX program as the company grows — rationalizing scope, standardizing testing approaches, and building repeatable processes that keep pace with new systems and entities
• Guide and direct the day-to-day work of internal team members and co-sourced partners: setting priorities, reviewing workpapers, and ensuring quality and consistency across the testing program
• Build strong working relationships with process and control owners across the organization
• Translate technical control requirements for non-technical stakeholders and vice versa
• Support SEC cybersecurity disclosure requirements and related risk monitoring efforts
• Coordinate with external auditors on IT SOX matters, including evidence requests, walkthroughs, and testing schedules
• Track and assist with remediation of audit findings; communicate status to the Head of IT SOX and relevant stakeholders

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Inclusive fertility benefits via Carrot Fertility
• 22 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible paid time off and absence policies
• Mental health support for you and your dependents
• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Optional equity donation matching at a 1:1 ratio, up to 25% of your equity grant
• Retirement plans with competitive matching
• Life and income protection plans
• $500/month flexible wellness and time saver stipend
• Commuter benefits
• Annual education stipend
• Home office stipends
• Relocation support for those moving for Anthropic
• Daily meals and snacks in the office

You’ll bring technical depth, a bias toward automation, and the ability to partner effectively with both technical teams and external auditors as the organization experiences scaling to public-company standardsStrong project management and organizational skills with close attention to detailExperience designing, testing, and documenting controls across access management, change management, and computer operationsClear, effective communicator — able to work across technical and non-technical audiencesAbility to work independently on complex, ambiguous workstreams while communicating proactively with senior stakeholdersDeep working knowledge of ITGCs, ITACs, and IT risk assessment methodologiesExperience auditing highly automated DevOps environments (CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automated deployments) and adapting traditional change-management and access controls to themAbility to effectively guide and direct the work of internal team members and/or co-sourced partnersDemonstrated comfort with ambiguity and the ability to operate effectively in a high-pace, rapidly changing environmentHands-on IT audit or IT SOX compliance experience, ideally in a fast-paced technology environmentWe encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the positionRequired field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experienceMinimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience8+ years of hands-on IT audit and SOX compliance experience, including time in a Big 4 or comparable environmentHands-on experience with cloud environments (GCP, AWS, and/or Azure)Experience scaling a compliance program to public-company standardsTrack record of scaling an audit or SOX program through periods of rapid growthFamiliarity with enterprise systems such as Workday, Salesforce, or GitHubExperience evaluating SDLC controls in modern software development environmentsCISA, CIA, CISSP, CPA, or equivalent certificationGenuine enthusiasm for working in an AI-first environment — applying AI to audit work itself and rethinking assumptions about how controls operate when AI is embedded in the processes being audited