Senior Manager, IT SOX

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In the posting’s own words

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.

What it asks for · 9

• Hands-on IT audit or IT SOX compliance experience, ideally in a fast-paced technology environment
• Deep working knowledge of ITGCs, ITACs, and IT risk assessment methodologies
• Experience auditing highly automated DevOps environments (CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automated deployments) and adapting traditional change-management and access controls to them
• Experience designing, testing, and documenting controls across access management, change management, and computer operations
• Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and the ability to operate effectively in a high-pace, rapidly changing environment
• Ability to effectively guide and direct the work of internal team members and/or co-sourced partners
• Ability to work independently on complex, ambiguous workstreams while communicating proactively with senior stakeholders
• Strong project management and organizational skills with close attention to detail
• Clear, effective communicator — able to work across technical and non-technical audiences

Also a plus

• 8+ years of hands-on IT audit and SOX compliance experience, including time in a Big 4 or comparable environment
• Hands-on experience with cloud environments (GCP, AWS, and/or Azure)
• Experience at a pre-IPO or newly public technology company
• Track record of scaling an audit or SOX program through periods of rapid growth
• Familiarity with enterprise systems such as Workday, Salesforce, or GitHub
• Experience evaluating SDLC controls in modern software development environments
• CISA, CIA, CISSP, CPA, or equivalent certification
• Genuine 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

What the job covers

• 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

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Words the posting leans on

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• sox11×
• experience7×
• audit6×
• automated5×
• management5×
• system5×
• technical5×
• testing5×
• assessments4×
• hands-on4×
• partner4×
• program4×
• risk4×
• ai-first3×
• effectively3×

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