SOX Compliance Director — Strategy, Controls & Growth

Shield AI; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Director of SOX Compliance to build and lead the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley program in a high-growth, public-company setting. You will collaborate with Finance, IT, Legal, HR, and Audit to maintain a robust internal control environment while enabling business expansion.

Initially an individual contributor role with potential to grow into a people-leadership position, you will drive strategy, risk assessment, and overall compliance across processes, ITGCs, and entity-level

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in SOX/compliance, internal/external audit, accounting, or internal controls.
• Experience leading SOX programs for public companies or readiness.
• Strong knowledge of SOX 404, COSO, and SEC reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead end-to-end SOX 404 compliance program.
• Develop and maintain annual SOX strategy, risk assessment, scoping, testing, and calendar.
• Partner with control owners to document and improve internal controls.
• Coordinate annual assessment and support external audit requirements.
• Drive remediation and continuous improvement in controls and processes.

Skills

SOX compliance

Internal Audit

External Audit

COSO Framework

SEC reporting

Project management

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Process improvement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CIA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

NetSuite

Workday

AuditBoard

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Director of SOX Compliance to build and lead the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley program in a high-growth, public-company setting. You will collaborate with Finance, IT, Legal, HR, and Audit to maintain a robust internal control environment while enabling business expansion.

Initially an individual contributor role with potential to grow into a people-leadership position, you will drive strategy, risk assessment, and overall compliance across processes, ITGCs, and entity-level