Senior Business SOX Compliance Manager

📋 Description

• • Lead the design, implementation, and assessment of business process Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) controls across Zillow Group to ensure SOX compliance at scale.
• • Conduct SOX impact assessments for new products, non-routine transactions, and major organizational or system changes that affect financial reporting controls.
• • Direct SOX compliance efforts for acquisitions, including designing and implementing control environments for acquired entities lacking existing SOX programs.
• • Own and evolve the global business process SOX control framework, establishing scalable standards, methodologies, and design principles aligned with company growth.
• • Identify control gaps and lead cross-functional remediation initiatives to address deficiencies and strengthen the control environment.
• • Collaborate closely with IT SOX leaders to integrate business and IT controls for system implementations, enterprise-wide changes, and technology deployments.
• • Coordinate with internal and external auditors on SOX planning, walkthroughs, testing, audit requests, and evaluation of control deficiencies.
• • Monitor regulatory and accounting guidance updates from PCAOB, SEC, and other bodies, translating them into actionable updates to controls, scoping, and compliance practices.
• • Build, lead, and develop the Business SOX Compliance team through hiring, coaching, performance reviews, and prioritization aligned with strategic risk assessment.
• • Serve as the primary liaison between Finance, Product Development, IT, and Security teams to embed compliance into business operations and product development cycles.
• • Translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, executable control frameworks for non-financial stakeholders across engineering, product, and operations.
• • Ensure compliance practices are consistently applied across all U.S. operational entities while adapting to regional regulatory nuances and internal risk profiles.
• • Drive continuous improvement in SOX compliance processes by leveraging automation, audit tools, and emerging technologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• • Maintain documentation of control design, testing results, and remediation activities to support audit readiness and regulatory scrutiny.
• • Provide senior leadership with clear, actionable insights on SOX risk posture, control effectiveness, and compliance program maturity.