Senior SOX & Controls Program Lead

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior SOX Manager to lead enterprise-wide programs focused on SOX compliance, IT controls, and controls transformation across modern technology environments.

The role bridges technical program management, digital risk, and engineering, translating complex architectures into scalable, audit-ready control frameworks and partnering with Engineering, Finance, Data, and Audit teams.

Qualifications

• 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; ITGCs (access, change management, operations); ITACs and automated controls.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and modern application architectures.
• Data platforms and reporting environments.
• SDLC processes and DevOps practices.
• Executive communication: distills complexity into clear, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SOX programs 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.
• Own cross-functional program execution 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 platforms.
• Embed controls across the SDLC, including code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and environment segregation.
• Lead programs to implement data and reporting controls across data platforms and financial reporting pipelines.
• Oversee controls across key financial processes (order-to-cash, revenue recognition, payments) and reconciliation.
• Drive automation & continuous monitoring with CCM solutions and analytics.
• Lead remediation and transformation aligning future-state control frameworks to scalable environments.
• Develop executive-ready program updates, dashboards, and risk summaries.

Skills

Technical program leadership

Architecture fluency

Risk translation

Automation mindset

Executive communication

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior SOX Manager to lead enterprise-wide programs focused on SOX compliance, IT controls, and controls transformation across modern technology environments.

The role bridges technical program management, digital risk, and engineering, translating complex architectures into scalable, audit-ready control frameworks and partnering with Engineering, Finance, Data, and Audit teams.