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Job Description: SOX Program Manager (Contractor) We are seeking a highly capable and practical Scrum Master (Contractor) to guide the execution of our Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Program initiatives. This specialized role is critical to ensuring our compliance efforts are tracked, delivered on time, and meet the highest quality standards. Your work will involve coordinating across multiple departments to manage controls documentation, testing, remediation, and reporting required for annual SOX certification. Your main goal is to be a servant leader who helps cross-functional teams deliver all SOX-related milestones efficiently and effectively. You will do this by skillfully applying Agile and Scrum principles to the predictable, but often complex, timeline of internal audit and compliance projects. Core Responsibilities 1. Agile & Scrum Facilitation & Coordination • Work with the SOX Program Owner to maintain a clear, prioritized Program Backlog of controls documentation, testing, remediation tasks, and process improvements. • Actively coordinate the tracking and follow-up on all program deliverables, milestones, and required evidence to ensure timely completion for internal and external audits. 2. Stakeholder Management & Communication • Proactively identify, track, and remove roadblocks related to documentation access, evidence gathering, or delays from control owners across Finance, IT, and Operations. • Manage expectations and timelines with diverse internal stakeholders, including Executive Sponsors, Internal Audit, External Auditors, and Control Owners, ensuring work gets done on time and with top quality. • Act as the key communication link, providing clear, concise, and professional status updates and reports on SOX project progress to the SOX Program Manager and senior leadership. 3. Risk & Impediment Management • Create and maintain a clear log of program risks (e.g., control failure, lack of evidence, delays in remediation) and actively develop and track mitigation plans with the responsible control owners. • Protect the teams from outside distractions and ensure control owners remain focused on delivering required SOX tasks on schedule. 4. Process Improvement & Reporting • Help the SOX Program team define and track useful Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) specific to SOX compliance. • Drive continuous improvement by guiding the team to identify and implement changes to the SOX tracking and evidence-gathering process during retrospectives. • Ensure the program's workflow and progress are visible to all stakeholders using tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar project management systems. Qualifications & Skills Required (Must-Haves): • 5+ years of experience as a dedicated Scrum Master for a complex compliance/ program team. • Exceptional written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to interact confidently and effectively with executive management, auditors, and technical control owners. • Clear experience within a large, complex corporate or IT department environment. • Expertise in Agile management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence). • Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) or ITIL concepts. Preferred (Nice-to-Haves): • Familiarity with IT General Controls (ITGCs), IT Service Management (ITSM)/ITIL concepts, and how they relate to compliance work. • Prior experience or familiarity with the SOX compliance lifecycle (control design, testing, remediation). • Experience with Kanban or a blended Scrum/Kanban approach for managing continuous flow tasks. • Valid Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM I/II, or equivalent).

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