Senior Manager, Risk & SOX Compliance

About Oura

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Role

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Risk & SOX Compliance who can bring strong SOX compliance skills, is a great collaborator, and is passionate about delivering quality results and driving continual improvement in a dynamic, high-growth environment. Reporting to Director, Financial Reporting, you will serve as our resident Risk and SOX compliance expert, ensuring our internal controls scale seamlessly with the business. This role will coordinate SOX scoping, planning, testing timelines, evidence management, and auditor interactions across Finance, IT, and business teams, ensuring controls are executed, documented, and audit ready. In this role, you will fully own our SOX compliance framework. By ensuring controls are meticulously executed and audit-ready, you will be instrumental in maintaining robust internal controls and driving continuous improvement as we scale.

Your role

• Lead the SOX 404 program lifecycle, including risk assessment, scoping, control design and testing.
• Partner across Finance, IT, and business teams to align internal control over financial reporting with US GAAP and regulatory requirements.
• Review business and system controls, track remediation of deficiencies and resolve audit findings promptly.
• Assess the implications of newly implemented applications, systems, and policies on the SOX compliance program.
• Implement automation and continuous monitoring to enhance compliance efficiency.
• Establish and maintain rigorous documentation standards for all internal controls, processes, and policies to ensure they are complete, accurate, and readily accessible for testing.
• Collaborate with external and internal auditors and provide comprehensive reports on SOX activities to senior leadership.
• Provide guidance and training on SOX compliance requirements.
• Mentor and develop team members to enhance their skills and capabilities.
• Participate in or oversee special projects and initiatives related to emerging technologies, process improvement, or system deployment.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in SOX compliance, risk management, and audit project management within a dynamic, high-growth environment, with a deep understanding of the COSO framework, SOX Section 404, PCAOB standards, and US GAAP. (Public accounting or global operations experience preferred).
• An innovative thinker with strong attention to detail who actively looks for ways to optimize, automate, and streamline compliance processes rather than just maintaining the status quo.
• A collaborative leader and clear communicator who can build strong relationships across Finance, IT, and executive leadership, while thriving both independently and as a team player.
• A self-motivated,