Director, IT SOX Compliance

The Director, IT SOX Compliance will play a key leadership role in strengthening and evolving SharkNinja’s global SOX program as our business and technology landscape continues to grow in scale and complexity. Reporting to the Sr Director, Global SOX Compliance, this leader will execute our IT SOX strategy and provide independent Line 2 oversight of technology controls supporting financial reporting.

A core focus of this role is the IT General Controls (ITGC) environment, including access security, privileged access, segregation of duties (SOD), change management, and IT operations. The role will also provide governance and oversight for other technology-related controls supporting financial reporting, including automated application controls, key reports, system interfaces, and other technology dependencies.

Working across a technology ecosystem that includes Oracle Fusion and Salesforce, you will partner with IT, Finance, Internal Audit, external auditors, and control owners to strengthen control design, promote sustainable operation, monitor risk, and drive timely remediation.

We’re looking for a leader who is RARELY SATISFIED, believes in PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION, knows that DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, and recognizes that WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT. You’ll be COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT, translating complex technology risks into clear business decisions while bringing an Outrageously Extraordinary mindset to how we continuously improve our SOX program.

• Execute SharkNinja’s IT SOX strategy, establishing clear governance, priorities, ownership, and accountability for a strong and sustainable technology control environment.
• Provide technical governance over ITGCs, partnering with control owners to design, maintain, monitor, and continuously improve controls across access security, SOD, change management, and IT operations.
• Provide governance and guidance for automated application controls, key reports, system interfaces, and other technology-dependent controls supporting financial reporting.
• Anticipate SOX impacts from new systems, implementations, upgrades, integrations, and business or technology transformations, ensuring control considerations are addressed early.
• Provide technical SOX expertise across complex ERP and enterprise applications, including Oracle Fusion and Salesforce.
• Monitor control health and emerging risks, using insights and trends to strengthen controls, training, and governance.
• Drive remediation of control deficiencies through sustainable closure, constructively challenging root causes, remediation plans, and closure evidence, including matters involving significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.
• Maintain independent Line 2 oversight while partnering effectively with IT, Finance, Internal Audit, external auditors, and control owners.
• Deliver concise, executive-ready reporting on control health, risks, deficiencies, remediation progress, and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Develop team capabilities while advancing a more scalable SOX program through standardization, automation, data analytics, continuous monitoring, and responsible use of emerging technologies.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT SOX compliance, IT controls, technology risk, internal audit, or a related discipline, ideally within a complex global or public-company environment.
• Deep expertise in the design, governance, monitoring, and enhancement of ITGCs, including access security, privileged access, SOD, change management, and IT operations.
• Strong experience with automated application controls, key reports, system interfaces, and other technology dependencies supporting financial reporting.
• Experience with complex ERP and enterprise applications; Oracle Fusion experience is highly relevant, with Salesforce experience valuable.
• Strong judgment in control design, deficiency evaluation, remediation, and sustainable closure; experience addressing significant deficiencies or material weaknesses is particularly valuable.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into action, establish accountability, manage competing priorities, and develop high-performing team members.
• Ability to translate technical risks into business terms, constructively challenge stakeholders, and deliver clear executive-level communication and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with IT, Finance, Internal Audit, external auditors, and control owners while maintaining independent Line 2 oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.