What You’ll Do:
The SOX IT Lead is responsible for owning and executing the technology and product-related components of the SOX compliance program. This role will be instrumental in identifying risks, ensuring robust control implementations, driving process automation, and collaborating with stakeholders across engineering, security, DevOps, and finance to comply with SOX 404.This role sits at the intersection of finance, security, and engineering, ensuring that our systems and processes meet the highest standards of internal controls, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance, and reporting into the CoreWeave’s Security Org.
About the role:
- Own and execute the end-to-end SOX program for products and technology, including onboarding, risk assessment, and control design for new products, features, and significant engineering changes.
- Lead identification of SOX risks and key controls; own and maintain the RCM; and oversee the design and operating effectiveness of ITGCs and ITACs.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, DevOps, IT, Finance, and Internal Audit to align on risk, controls, and launch readiness.
- Review and assess control design prior to go-live to ensure SOX risks are identified early and embedded within the SDLC.
- Oversee testing of high-risk SOX controls (including access management, change management, and data integrity), ensuring testing is rigorous, repeatable, and defensible.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for control failures and incidents; drive timely remediation plans; and validate the effectiveness and sustainability of corrective actions.
- Track control issues through resolution, identify systemic gaps, and implement durable improvements to prevent recurrence.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for Internal and External Audit on product- and technology-related SOX matters.
- Drive continuous improvement of the SOX program through metrics, automation, and monitoring as the company’s products and risk profile scale.
Who You Are: (This section has to be the technical and measurable requirement of the role, soft skills cannot be measured)
- 8-15+ years of experience in SOX, IT Compliance, Security GRC, ideally in a public-company SaaS environment.
- Deep hands-on experience with SOX 404 control design, testing, issue management, and audit readiness.
- Proven experience supporting product and engineering organizations.
- Strong judgment, communication, and cross-functional influence skills.
- Deep understanding of ITGCs, application controls, risk assessments
- Hands-on strategic, and execution-focused; thrives in fast-paced and evolving environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or a related field. CISA or similar certification is a plus.
Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who can bring their diverse experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk.
- You have strong understanding of:
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Change management and SDLC controls
- Cloud and SaaS control environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, major SaaS platforms)
- Experience with ERP and financial systems (e.g., Workday, Salesforce)
- Ability to analyze system logic, configurations, and automated workflows
- You have hands-on experience implementing or operating ITGCs and/or ITACs
- Strong understanding of SOX requirements and financial reporting risks
- Ability to distinguish key controls from non-key controls
- Experience preparing audit documentation and responding to auditor inquiries
- Familiarity with core financial processes is a plus:
- Order-to-cash
- Procure-to-pay
- Record-to-report
- Understanding of financial statement assertions (accuracy, completeness, cutoff, valuation)
The base salary range for this role is $143,000 to $237,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).
What We Offer
The range we’ve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
- Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
- 401(k) with a generous employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
- A casual work environment
- A work culture focused on innovative disruption
Our Workplace
While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration
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CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: [email protected].
Export Control Compliance
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
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CoreWeave, the AI Hyperscaler™, delivers a cloud platform of cutting-edge software powering the next wave of AI. The company's technology provides enterprises and leading AI labs with cloud solutions for accelerated computing. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers across the US and Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies and featured on Forbes Cloud 100 ranking in 2024. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.
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