Senior Lead, Technology Risk & Controls (SOX / SOC Programs)

Location: Chicago, IL, United States; full-time onsite role. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Salary: $95,600–$162,400 USD per year, plus a discretionary bonus program and comprehensive benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to individuals, corporations, and institutions.

What you will do

• Oversee global Technology SOX and SOC 1/SOC 2 programs, including governance, control execution, audit readiness, and report issuance.
• Provide subject matter expertise on IT general controls covering access management, privileged access, change management, SDLC, technology operations, automated controls, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Lead technology risk and control assessments across applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity processes, cloud environments, and technology-enabled services.
• Coordinate External Audit, Internal Audit, Compliance, and Risk Management activities, including walkthroughs, evidence delivery, management responses, and audit observations.
• Lead control remediation programs through root cause analysis, corrective action planning, issue governance, and validation of remediation effectiveness.
• Improve control monitoring, analytics, automation, continuous assurance, executive reporting, and technology risk management culture.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in technology risk management, IT audit, information security risk management, SOX/SOC compliance, technology controls, or a related field.
• At least 5 years leading enterprise-wide SOX, SOC, IT controls, or technology risk programs in highly regulated organizations, preferably financial services.
• Deep expertise in SOX, SOC 1, SOC 2, ITGCs, technology control frameworks, risk assessments, control testing, and remediation.
• Experience working with external auditors and managing global teams, consultants, and third-party service providers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• U.S. work authorization is required; employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Certification such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CIA, or CPA.
• Experience in financial services and with auditors such as KPMG, PwC, EY, or Deloitte.
• Experience with COSO, COBIT, NIST, Archer, ServiceNow, AuditBoard, Power BI, or equivalent tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Retirement benefits including 401(k) and pension.
• Medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, disability, life, and accident insurance.
• Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, and other well-being benefits.
• Flexible and collaborative work culture with accessible senior leaders and opportunities for internal mobility.
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.