Technology Compliance Program Manager, IT Governance & Planning, IS&T

The people here at Apple don’t just build products - we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Apple’s IT Governance & Planning team is seeking a hands-on IT professional to drive SOX Compliance initiatives across Apple’s IS&T organization. We have built a very special team that drives these initiatives and standards across various information technology functions, including core business applications such as Apple online store, Apple retail stores, AppleCare, HR systems, engineering systems, and many others. This is an extraordinary opportunity for the right candidate seeking to drive operational and strategic excellence in Apple’s IT governance processes., This is a high-visibility role where you will be responsible for driving SOX Compliance initiatives with partners throughout Apple. You will establish and scale standards across both IT General and Automated controls. You will partner closely with business and engineering teams to design effective controls and ensure system readiness in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You should be passionate about understanding, evaluating, and improving automated controls and the technology environments that support them. You should be ready to lead and to drive projects, audits, and bring operational efficiencies, develop strong working relationships, and most importantly, be a teammate.

• 5+ years of experience in SOX, internal controls, IT audit, internal audit, or external audit.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Technology, Risk Management, Business, Finance, or a related field, * Strong knowledge of, and prior experience with, common controls in: cloud platforms, systems development life cycle, computer operations, and change management, access management.
• Experience with SOX testing methodologies, documentation standards, and control evaluation.
• Understanding of key infrastructure including micro-services architectures, Git, code repositories, Kubernetes, CI/CD frameworks.
• Experience with auditing SAP.
• Self-starter, critical thinking with strong project management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to influence across teams.
• Ability to build relationships with individuals at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to thrive in fast paced environments and crisis situations.
• Ability to consistently navigate through ambiguous situations and drive solution.