About this role
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An overview of this role
As the Manager, IT SOX PMO, you'll own information technology (IT)-specific Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance activities and serve as a subject matter expert for IT general controls (ITGCs) and IT application controls (ITACs). You will be an individual contributor, reporting to the Senior Director, SOX PMO Leader within the Chief Accounting Officer's organization, you'll directly support the Senior Manager, IT SOX PMO in strengthening GitLab's IT SOX program, preparing new and changing processes and systems for SOX requirements, and advancing automation in a high-growth technology environment. You'll combine strategic guidance with hands-on execution by improving current processes, assessing emerging technologies for SOX impact, and applying practical, scalable control practices.
What you’ll do
• Serve as an IT SOX subject matter expert for ITGCs and ITACs, providing guidance and supporting compliance with SOX requirements.
• Partner with the business SOX Program Management Office (PMO) to assess SOX readiness for new or changing systems and business processes, and support the annual IT SOX risk assessment.
• Maintain and improve control documentation, including flowcharts, risk and control matrices, and control inventories.
• Facilitate IT control walkthroughs and coordinate the remediation of control deficiencies.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors throughout the SOX audit cycle, clearly presenting positions and supporting appropriate conclusions.
• Review System and Organization Controls (SOC) reports and oversee the key report testing program with contract