The people here at Apple dont just build products - we craft the kind of wonder thats revolutionized entire industries. Its the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Apples IT Governance & Planning team is seeking a hands-on IT professional to drive SOX Compliance initiatives across Apples IS&T organization. We have built a very special team that drives these initiatives and standards across various information technology functions, including core business applications such as Apple online store, Apple retail stores, AppleCare, HR systems, engineering systems, and many others. This is an extraordinary opportunity for the right candidate seeking to drive operational and strategic excellence in Apples IT governance processes. This is a high-visibility role where you will be responsible for driving SOX Compliance initiatives with partners throughout Apple. You will establish and scale standards across both IT General and Automated controls. You will partner closely with business and engineering teams to design effective controls and ensure system readiness in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You should be passionate about understanding, evaluating, and improving automated controls and the technology environments that support them. You should be ready to lead and to drive projects, audits, and bring operational efficiencies, develop strong working relationships, and most importantly, be a teammate.5+ years of experience in SOX, internal controls, IT audit, internal audit, or external audit. Minimum Bachelors degree with a concentration in Technology, Risk Management, Business, Finance, or a related fieldStrong knowledge of, and prior experience with, common controls in: cloud platforms, systems development life cycle, computer operations, and change management, access management. Experience with SOX testing methodologies, documentation standards, and control evaluation. Understanding of key infrastructure including micro-services architectures, Git, code repositories, Kubernetes, CI/CD frameworks. Experience with auditing SAP. Self-starter, critical thinking with strong project management capabilities. Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to influence across teams. Ability to build relationships with individuals at all levels in the organization. Ability to thrive in fast paced environments and crisis situations. Ability to consistently navigate through ambiguous situations and drive solution.
We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.
There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.