Program Manager, Technology Compliance (SOX)

Who we are 

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the Internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

The Technology Compliance team is responsible for managing compliance, controls and risk initiatives at Stripe. We have a team of program managers who lead programs that are focused on driving compliance within Stripe against industry/regulatory standards. Program managers in the team not only work on leading compliance and risk efforts to completion but also maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support and answer compliance questions on an ongoing basis.

What you’ll do  You will work closely with the various control owning teams within engineering on control implementation, testing, and remediation activities. You will also be responsible for partnering with the SOX team to guide engineering teams through design and operating effectiveness testing processes. Additionally, you will partner extensively with our SOX team within the Chief Accounting Organization to ensure that engineering controls are designed and operating in accordance to requirements set forth at an enterprise level. This means not only understanding financial risk and compliance requirements but also having a technical understanding of common technologies and systems to have constructive discussions with our engineering teams and SOX teams when translating requirements. Also, this person should be someone who has experience formally managing compliance programs and enjoys doing them.

Responsibilities

  • Provide ongoing compliance support to Engineering around control monitoring, walkthrough, testing, and remediation.
  • Build and maintain close working relationships with engineering control owners and SOX team to ensure a deep understanding of controls and processes.
  • Develop control process optimizations to increase efficiency and compliance rate
  • Work with control owners to provide sufficient support to evidence control performance based on auditor requests.
  • Build monitoring processes to help engineering teams be proactively alerted on compliance issues.
  • Lead and perform research documenting SOX issues and track remediation to conclusion.
  • Partner with the SOX team to help clarify scope and requirements for engineering teams.
  • Review findings from audits and facilitate the remediation plans in conjunction with the SOX team.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. 

Minimum requirements 

  • 5+ years of experience working and leading SOX controls initiatives
  • Demonstrated knowledge of control implementation based on SOX requirements
  • Experience with internal controls including control design, development of system flows, and remediation of gaps
  • Ability to assist with documentation of engineering controls to support SOX compliance audits
  • Demonstrated knowledge of internal control frameworks and concepts (COSO)

Preferred qualifications 

  • Certifications such as, but not limited to CISA, CPA, or CIA are recommended.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement of compliance programs
  • Experience working in a fast paced technology environment
  • Expertise in the security practices of the payment industry and in other security regulations (AICPA trust principles, NIST, ISO)

Hybrid work at Stripe

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

Pay and benefits

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is C$111,500 - C$167,300. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.

Office locations

Toronto

Team

Infrastructure & Corporate Tech

Job type

Full time

We look forward to hearing from you

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.