SOX Compliance Lead

HP Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

HP Inc. is seeking a seasoned SOX Compliance Lead to drive the SOX program across Engineering, IT, Finance, and Internal/External Audit. You will design and test ICFR controls, collaborate with control owners, and maintain comprehensive SOX documentation.

The role requires 8+ years in IT Audit/compliance with direct SOX experience, strong ICOFR/ITGC knowledge, and excellent communication. A focus on integrating Agentic AI into SDLC to reduce compliance burden is expected.

Qualifications

• ICOFR, risk assessment, ITGC, and PCAOB expectations are core.
• Experience testing ITGCs for applications, OS, and databases; validate audit evidence.
• Ability to challenge auditors when appropriate; balance risk with regulatory guidance.
• Proactive risk assessment, critical thinking, and issue escalation.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications; strong presentation skills.
• Strong planning and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute the SOX compliance program, including scoping, risk assessment, testing, and remediation activities.
• Identify and evaluate ITGCs across access controls, change management, system operations, and SDLC.
• Collaborate with control owners to ensure understanding, documentation, and implementation of IT control procedures.
• Perform walkthroughs and testing of controls for key financial systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Track, document, and communicate control deficiencies and remediation plans.
• Serve as liaison between Engineering, IT, internal audit, and external auditors during SOX reviews.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of SOX documentation including risk/control matrices, process narratives, and flowcharts.
• Monitor and report on compliance status and risks to leadership through dashboards and reports.
• Provide guidance on control design and process improvements to enhance the IT control environment.
• Support other security and privacy compliance requirements (ISO/SOC2, NIS2, DORA, etc).
• Support Shift-Left and Agentic AI efforts to move testing earlier in the SDLC and automate processes.

Skills

ICOFR

IT General Controls

PCAOB expectations

Risk assessment

Audit evidence

Communication skills

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, MIS, CS

Preferred certifications: CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP

Job description

SOX Compliance Lead

Description

At HP, we believe that the future of work is delivering growth and fulfillment through technology. We are a technology company born of the belief that companies should do more than just make a profit, they should make the world a better place. Our technology – a product and service portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions – was created to inspire this meaningful progress. We know that thoughtful ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and all it takes is one to change the world.

HP’s Technology & Innovation Organization (TIO) is at the forefront of redefining how HP delivers value—driving the shift from a traditional hardware company to a technology leader that enables intelligence at the edge. Guided by a mission to elevate customer experiences through seamlessly integrated, AI‑driven solutions, TIO is building a secure, consistent, and innovative software ecosystem that unifies HP’s diverse product landscape. By championing software‑led transformation, fostering breakthrough innovation, and ensuring a cohesive One HP experience, TIO plays a critical role in shaping the future of how people interact with HP technology around the world.

Job Summary

HP is seeking a highly motivated and experienced SOX Compliance Lead to join our Security, Risk Management, & Compliance department which supports engineering in building customer trust, strengthening platform and product security, and enabling effective risk management and compliance.

This role is a highly visible role managing and executing the compliance and internal control testing processes related to SOX. This role partners with Engineering, IT, Finance, Internal Audit, and the External Auditors to assess and ensure that internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) are designed and operating effectively.

This role will also be essential in organizational efforts to further integrate Agentic AI within the SDLC to reduce compliance burden while still ensuring adherence to SOX and other security and privacy regulatory requirements and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute the SOX compliance program, including scoping, risk assessment, testing, and remediation activities.

• Identifyand evaluate ITGCs across areas such as access controls, change management, system operations, andSDLC.

• Collaborate with control owners to ensure understanding, proper documentation, and implementation of IT control procedures.

• Perform walkthroughs and testing of controls for key financial systems and supporting infrastructure.

• Track, document, and communicate control deficiencies and remediation plans.

• Serve as a liaison betweenEngineering,IT, internal audit,andexternal auditors during SOX reviews.

• Assistwith the development and maintenance of SOX documentation including risk/control matrices, process narratives, and flowcharts.

• Monitor and report on compliance status and risks to leadership through dashboards and reports.

• Provide guidance on control design and process improvements to enhance the overall IT control environment.

• Supportother securityand privacycompliance requirements such as ISO / SOC2, NIS2, DORA,EO 14117,EU CRA,EU AI Act,GDPR,etc

• Support Shift-Left and Agentic AI efforts to improve the SDLC by moving testing and security earlier in the lifecycle and automating processesto reduce manualdevelopmentand complianceefforts

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of internal control over financial reporting (ICOFR), risk assessment, IT General Controls (ITGC), and PCAOB expectations

• Demonstrated experience testingITGCs forapplications, operating systems, and databasesand reviewing/validatingthe completeness and accuracy of audit evidence

• Experienceinconstructivelychallenging internal and external auditorswhenappropriate, ensuring audit requests and findings are risk based, practical, and aligned with regulatoryguidanceAttentionto detail and quality, balanced with the ability to see the big picture andidentifyareas for process simplification

• Ability to proactively look ahead,anticipatequestions, independently assess risk, think critically and creatively to achieve the best outcome, and elevate issues to the right level internally and externally to resolve

• Proven ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Excellent interpersonal,writtenand verbal communications, presentation and influencing skills

• Strong planning and project management skills

Education & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in IT Audit, IT Compliance, or a related discipline, with direct SOX IT compliance experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Management Information Systems (MIS), ComputerScienceor related field

• Preferred certifications: CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSPor similar certifications

Required Knowledge & Skills

• BusinessProcesses

• ICOFR

• IT General Controls

• IT Audit

• System and Organization Controls (SOC) reports

Preferred Knowledge & Skills

• AuditingGithubor similar source coderepositories

• Automating complianceefforts to reduce manual burden

• Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Control frameworks such as NIST CSF,NIST AI RMF,ISO27001, SOC2,etc

• Familiarity withAIrisk management

Impact & Scope

Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity

Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Salary

The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Long term/short term disability insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Life insurance

• Generous time off policies, including;

• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure

• 11 paid holidays

• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview (https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/) )

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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No shift premium (United States of America)

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