Director, SOX Compliance

Location: On-site in the United States, San Diego or San Mateo, California

Company

hirify.global develops artificial intelligence and autonomous systems for aerospace, defense, and other complex operational environments.

What you will do

• Build, lead, and continuously improve the end-to-end SOX 404 compliance program, covering business process controls, entity-level controls, and IT general controls.
• Develop the annual SOX strategy, risk assessment, scoping, testing plan, compliance calendar, policies, methodologies, and documentation standards.
• Partner with Finance, Internal Audit, IT, Engineering, HR, Legal, and business leaders to document, assess, and improve internal controls.
• Coordinate management’s annual SOX assessment and external audit requirements, including control deficiency evaluation, root cause analysis, and remediation.
• Support ERP, finance transformation, and business system implementations by embedding appropriate controls and driving automation and continuous monitoring.
• Prepare executive-level reporting and present program status, risks, and remediation progress to senior leadership and Audit Committee stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent professional certification.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, external audit, accounting, or internal controls.
• Experience leading SOX programs for publicly traded companies or organizations preparing for public-company readiness.
• Strong knowledge of SOX 404, the COSO Internal Control Framework, and the SEC reporting environment.
• Experience with business process controls, entity-level controls, IT general controls, external auditors, cross-functional initiatives, and executive communication.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, hardware, or other complex operational environments.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, or other ERP implementations and major systems transformations.
• Experience with AuditBoard, Workiva, Archer, ServiceNow GRC, or similar GRC platforms.
• Experience with IPO SOX readiness, cybersecurity controls, automated controls, Lean, Six Sigma, or process improvement.
• Experience building compliance organizations and mentoring talent.

Culture & Benefits

• Initially an individual-contributor leadership role with significant cross-functional influence and executive visibility.
• Opportunity to shape the future SOX organization and grow into formal people management as the program expands.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Internal Audit, IT, Engineering, HR, Legal, and business leadership.