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Head of SOX Testing

Hyderabad, in💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead end-to-end SOX business process controls testing (Design and Operating Effectiveness) for a global payments company, managing external resources and building a new testing hub in Hyderabad.

Role type

Senior IC Head of SOX Testing / Program Lead

Builds

Annual and interim SOX testing plans, audit-ready evidence packs, and a scalable testing capability in a new location.

Domain

Financial Services / Regulatory Compliance (SOX/ICFR)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

SOX/ICFR testing expertise, end-to-end program management, external resource management, audit stakeholder management, risk-based judgment, governance communication

Preferred skills

Building/scaling a controls function, fintech experience, continuous controls monitoring, data analytics/AI for assurance, distributed team leadership

Technologies

AI tools for evidence extraction, analytics platforms for population testing

Responsibilities

Own the annual and interim SOX testing plan; manage external testing resources and co-sourcing; build the Hyderabad testing hub and lead a team of 6+ testers; partner with external auditors; drive issue remediation and re-testing; implement AI/data-enabled testing innovations.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with program leadership

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