Director, Compliance and Policies

Job title: Director, Compliance and Policies

About the Role The Director of Compliance and Policy is a senior leadership role responsible for building and overseeing the company’s SOX compliance program and enterprise accounting policy governance. This leader ensures a strong internal control environment, meets SOX regulatory requirements, and maintains clear, up-to-date policies. The role collaborates with Internal Audit, Finance, IT, Legal, and business process owners to drive SOX readiness and policy governance.

What You'll Do

• Own and manage the SOX 404 compliance program, including scoping, risk assessment, control design, documentation, remediation, and reporting.
• Lead a structured transition of certain SOX 404 program activities currently supported by Internal Audit, ensuring independence and a clean handoff.
• Oversee the SOX lifecycle, including annual planning, control design evaluation, documentation updates, remediation tracking, and reporting.
• Maintain SOX control documentation and ensure timely updates by control owners; coordinate with Internal Audit and remediation plans.
• Review testing results, assess deficiencies, including severity and aggregate issues across processes.
• Own and manage the SOX 302 sub-certification process, coordinating with business units to confirm control integrity quarterly.
• Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors for SOX-related matters.
• Monitor regulatory changes and emerging risks to keep the program aligned with evolving requirements.
• Provide regular reporting to executive leadership on SOX readiness, issues, and remediation progress.
• Own the accounting policy framework, drafting and publishing policies, ensuring alignment with US GAAP, and maintaining a centralized repository with version control.
• Drive annual accounting policy review, provide guidance to Finance and business teams, and coordinate policy updates, communication, and training as needed.
• Build relationships with external auditors and collaborate with Finance, IT, Legal and business units; support investigations and special projects.
• Lead a high-performing compliance and accounting policy team, coaching and fostering accountability and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of audit and accounting experience from combined external audit and public company environment.
• Deep knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC reporting requirements, and PCAOB auditing standards.
• Experience working directly with external auditors and executive leadership.
• Strong background in public company SOX compliance, accounting and finance processes, including control design and operational efficiency.
• Familiarity with financial systems as they relate to internal controls.
• Prior experience leading teams and providing clear, specific performance feedback.
• Customer-focused mindset to help business process owners navigate the SOX program.

Nice to Have

• AuditBoard, Oracle and OneStream experience preferred.
• Professional certification including CPA or CIA.
• Experience with global operations and complex legal structures.
• Big 4 experience.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including US GAAP.