Senior Engineering Manager, Finance Data & SOX Platforms

You will be accountable for the integrity, correctness, traceability, and control posture of financial data across its full lifecycle, including data models, transformations, reconciliations, and SOX-relevant reporting outputs. In parallel, you will ensure that enterprise financial data is structured, governed, and architected to enable advanced analytics and AI use cases safely. This role will serve as the bridge between regulatory compliance and enterprise innovation and be accountable for ensuring that financial data powering external reporting is trusted, controlled, and audit-ready, while simultaneously evolving that same data foundation to be AI-ready, scalable, and innovation-enabling.

This is a high-trust role directly impacting audit outcomes, regulatory risk posture, and the organization's ability to responsibly leverage AI in Finance.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.

10-14 years of enterprise engineering or data platform experience.

8+ years of people leadership experience.

Strong working knowledge of: SOX compliance, IT General Controls (ITGC), Segregation of Duties (SoD), Change management controls

Experience supporting financial reporting systems or certified financial data.

Solid understanding of enterprise data architectures.

Ability to influence cross-functional platform teams without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CSOE) are highly preferred.

Experience in publicly traded companies and environments under external audit scrutiny is strongly preferred.

Strong executive communication and influencing skills.

Experience working with enterprise finance and data platforms such as SAP, Oracle Financials, Snowflake

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $262,500 and $393,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to own the SOX-certified financial data ecosystem and lead its evolution into an AI-ready, enterprise-grade financial data foundation. Operating at the intersection of Finance, Internal Audit, Security, Data Platforms, and AI engineering teams, you will ensure that compliance requirements are embedded by design - not retrofitted - and that innovation initiatives never compromise financial integrity.