Technical Program Manager, SOX Compliance (AI)

Location: San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY; hybrid policy requires staff to work from one of the offices at least 25% of the time

Annual salary: $290,000–$365,000 USD

Company

Anthropic builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems intended to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Own the technology side of the SOX program from planning and control design through evidence collection, testing, remediation, and year-end reporting.
• Design and implement IT general controls and IT application controls with engineering teams.
• Build Claude-based workflows, tools, and dashboards to automate evidence collection, control testing, monitoring, and compliance alerts.
• Lead SOX projects such as bringing new systems into scope, managing dependencies, milestones, migrations, and control ownership.
• Investigate control failures, identify root causes, and drive timely remediation and retesting.
• Report program status, risks, findings, remediation progress, and control health to technical leadership.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management, IT audit, or technology compliance, focused on SOX and IT general controls.
• Experience running or supporting a SOX program at a public or pre-IPO company.
• Deep knowledge of access management, change management, application controls, and financial reporting controls.
• Experience working with external auditors and driving outcomes across engineering, finance, and audit teams.
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure and engineering workflows, including code review, CI/CD, and cloud access.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, or professional experience.

Nice to have

• Background in software, systems, or security engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Claude Code or other AI tools.
• Experience with automated controls in revenue, billing, usage metering, ERP, or order-to-cash systems.
• Experience building or rebuilding a SOX program at a fast-growing company.
• Familiarity with NIST or ISO 27001.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment spanning research, engineering, policy, finance, security, GRC, and audit.
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid office model.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and optional equity donation matching.
• Visa sponsorship is available, with reasonable efforts and immigration-lawyer support for eligible offers.