Sr. Director, SOX IT Compliance

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* Must work a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite) out of our Burbank office.*

Sr. Director, SOX IT Compliance is the leader of WBD’s SOX IT General Controls program, reporting to the SVP of Program Execution, Compliance & Risk Oversight. The role partners closely with leaders across Technology, Finance, Legal, HR, Operations & Sales as well as external audit and internal audit.

Maintain and improve the SOX ITGC Framework, facilitate control execution, conduct design assessments, advise control owners on remediation, conduct regular training, and maintain relationships with key stakeholders. Serve as a subject matter expert in SOX IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (ITGRC) and continually enhance the SOX program to improve consistency, effectiveness, and efficiency.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand team needs and dependencies to better align ITGC processes.
• Assist in developing and executing a methodology to evaluate, prioritize and monitor the success of the ITGC processes.
• Accurately and clearly articulate strategic issues and provide relevant, logical options for solving them.

• Provide regular updates to department management (SVP and EVP of Global Information and Content Security) regarding the status of the SOX testing, identified issues, and solutions to address identified issues or deficiencies.
• Maintain current knowledge regarding changes to SOX compliance regulations and ensure that WBD adjusts methodologies in response to the changes by issuing guidance and instructions to the appropriate IT stakeholders and personnel. Determine and recommend changes to current controls to address requirement change or issues.
• Play a significant role in the implementation of major projects and initiatives related to auditing automation software and applications to manage governance tasks and SOX financial reporting functions.

• Own the SOX IT Compliance enterprise program.
• Conduct SOX scoping and risk assessment activities.
• Assess the impact of IT on business and finance processes.
• Manage multiple resources responsible for facilitating ITGRC execution, conducting ITGRC design assessments, coordinating ITGRC walkthroughs, testing, remediation, documentation & reporting.
• Review remediation plans, activities and retesting for potential issues and process improvement opportunities.
• Review risks and controls for new system implementations and assess the impact on SOX ITGCs.
• Oversee IT management's documentation updates and management assessments of all in-scope WBD IT processes based on SOX and audit requirements.
• Serve as the principal interface with the external IT Audit function and the WBD Internal Audit functions regarding SOX ITGRC related matters.
• Perform the annual SOX 404 scoping exercise to determine if there are any changes to IT.
• Review the results of access certifications of financially significant systems, including segregation of duties testing.
• Develop value‑added relationships with process owners and make recommendations for process improvement.
• Oversee process reviews and identify opportunities for significant enhancements in operational efficiency, overall effectiveness, and identifiable benefits to the company.
• Challenge the status quo and bring effective ideas to enhance the SOX program.
• Drive efficiencies by seeking opportunities for centralization, globalization, and automation.
• Liaison with senior executives, process owners, internal auditors,…