ITGC SOX Compliance Lead

Job Description:

ITGC SOX Compliance Lead

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important that you know that the company you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies, and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government, or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an ITGC SOX Compliance Lead, you will play a key role in maintaining 3M’s SOX compliance.  It will challenge you to quickly learn new technologies and processes, cultivate partnerships across the organization, critically think through risks and controls, assess the effectiveness of those controls, and influence others to take action. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description.  Here, you will make an impact by:

• SOX ITGC Compliance:
  • Collaborate on the development and management of the SOX ITGC compliance program.
  • Conduct controls rationalization for IT assets to identify areas of non-compliance.
  • Contribute to the design of SOX IT controls and application controls.
  • Consult control owners on the documentation of SOX IT controls related to systems and processes.
  • Support control owners in ensuring control deficiencies have been remediated.
• Policy and Procedure Development:
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of IT policies, procedures, and control matrices to support SOX compliance.
  • Consult and train IT and business control owners on SOX IT control requirements and best practices.
• Documentation and Reporting:
  • Monitor the progress of SOX IT control execution and testing results.
  • Assist in tracking the status of SOX IT compliance efforts and identified control deficiencies.
  • Support tracking of the remediation efforts for control deficiencies and ensure timely resolution.
• Collaboration and Coordination:
  • Consult with the control owners to support the implementation of effective SOX IT controls across relevant IT assets.
  • Coordinate with internal audit and external auditors to facilitate SOX IT testing.
  • Act as a liaison between IT, business, and external auditors to ensure clear communication and effective audit coordination.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Collaborate with control owners to enhance SOX IT control and processes while ensuring risks are mitigated.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology, Computer Science, Accounting, or Business Administration (completed and verified prior to start)
• Minimum of Seven (7) years of experience in IT audit, IT compliance, or SOX compliance in a private, public, government, or military environment.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Possess a professional certification (e.g. CISA, CISSP, CRISC) preferred.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in SOX programs and application of ITGC and IT application controls.
• Experience using a GRC tool, such as Archer or Workiva preferred
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in IT auditing tools and technologies used for control monitoring and assessment.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and develop trusted business relationships.
• Ability to identify problems, analyze data and present conclusions.
• Ability to lead across the organization to influence desired outcomes.
• Strong understanding of ITGC frameworks and best practices (e.g., COSO, COBIT, ITIL).

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible (Job duties allow for some remote work but require travel to the Maplewood or Austin location 3 days per week).
• Travel: In-Office Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday

Location: Minneapolis & Austin
Relocation Assistance: Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $164,612 - $201,193, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 06/09/2025 To 07/09/2025 Or until filled

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