IT SOX Senior Manager

Location: London, gb

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

Your Mission: 

• Drive the implementation and evolution of our IT SOX testing program (ITGCs, ITACs, etc.) with a focus on our cloud-native environment. 

• Partner with key stakeholders across Finance to ensure SOX testing coverage is complete between business process and technology controls.

• Plan, execute, and review control testing (Design & Operating Effectiveness) for Access Management, Change Management, and other IT controls across our cloud infrastructure and SaaS landscape.

• Effectively support and constructively challenge Engineering teams on their journey to mature our risk and control environment, providing guidance throughout the remediation process for identified control deficiencies.

• Leverage data analytics and automation to assess control design and operating effectiveness.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders (Security, Finance, Risk) to develop KRIs for measuring and monitoring control performance on a continuous basis. 

• Actively mentor testing staff to develop skills and knowledge within the Security Controls team.

• Provide training and advisory support to control owners across the organisation to maintain compliance with SOX 404 requirements. 

A bit about you:

• You possess deep knowledge of SOX 404 requirements, COSO framework, and IT control frameworks (NIST, ISO27001). You understand how compliance frameworks map to dynamic infrastructures.

• You have 8+ years of experience in Technology Risk or IT Audit, with a dedicated focus on SOX. You have demonstrable experience with first-time SOX audits in cloud-native environments. 

• You understand how Change Management works in a CI/CD pipeline and how Access Management works in a microservices architecture.

• You are comfortable validating controls within our specific tooling environment. Experience with AWS, Terraform, GitHub, Jira, Okta, and SailPoint is preferred.

• You are driven to modernize testing methodologies, utilizing data analytics and automation to reduce reliance on manual processes and enhance control coverage.

• You work well in a cross-functional environment. You can articulate complex control findings to engineers and explain complex technical risks to finance stakeholders.

Interested? Find out more:

• How we work – a practical guide

• DEI @ Wise

• Wise Tech Stack (2025 update)

• See what it's like to work at Wise London!

• Our Engineering career map

• Wise Engineering – https://medium.com/wise-engineering

What do we offer: 

• Starting salary: £105,000 - £130,000 annually + RSUs

• Wise Benefits

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Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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