# Manager, IT SOX PMO

**Company:** [GitLab](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/gitlab)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** IT Support
**Salary:** $115k – $194k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** SOX Compliance, itgc, itac, cobit, coso, cisa, CPA, cia, cissp, auditboard, grc tools, soc reports
**Posted:** 2026-07-28

> Own IT-specific SOX compliance activities as a subject matter expert for ITGCs and ITACs. Strengthen the IT SOX program, assess new systems/processes for readiness, maintain documentation, coordinate audits, identify automation opportunities, and monitor emerging risks including AI.

## Job Description

## 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 contractor support, performing hands-on testing when needed.
- Build cross-functional relationships, including a close partnership with Internal Audit on SOX testing execution.
- Identify opportunities for control automation, monitor emerging risks and regulatory changes, including those related to artificial intelligence (AI), and help prepare reports and presentation materials on SOX compliance status.

## What you’ll bring

- A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, accounting, or a related field.
- IT audit and SOX compliance experience, including deep knowledge of ITGCs, ITACs, and control frameworks such as COBIT and COSO.
- A current CISA, CPA, CIA, or CISSP certification.
- Experience working in the SaaS industry.
- Proficiency with governance, risk, and compliance tools; experience with AuditBoard is a plus.
- Professional judgment, critical thinking, and clear written and verbal communication skills, including persuasion, influence, and conflict resolution.
- A practical and creative approach to complex problems, audit findings, and recommendations, with familiarity using AI tools to improve compliance processes.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across US Pacific and Eastern time zones.

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