Director Automation and Analytics

Summary

Join GoDaddy's Assurance, Risk & Compliance (ARC) Team as the Director of Automation and Analytics, a remote position leading the implementation of the team's automation, analytics, and AI strategy. This role involves modernizing compliance and risk processes across SOX, IA, and ERM, leading automation of SOX control testing, and developing dashboards and analytics tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, deep SOX knowledge, and proven leadership skills. This position offers a range of benefits, including paid time off, retirement savings, bonuses, equity grants, health benefits, and parental leave. The role is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands and is not currently considering candidates in California, Seattle, or NYC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, computer information systems, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in internal audit and SOX compliance roles with a primary focus on analytics/automation
• Shown proficiency in defining strategy, establishing direction, managing team capacity, and implementing promptly in a fast-paced work setting
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional automation and analytics initiatives, ideally within audit, risk, or compliance domains
• Strong working knowledge of tools such as Jira, Power BI, and AI platforms, with the agility to adopt new technologies quickly
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across business, IT, and risk teams—including senior executives

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the ARC Team’s automation, analytics and AI strategy, finding opportunities to modernize compliance and risk processes across SOX, IA, and ERM
• Advance and expand the use of Jira as a SOX program management tool, while developing related modules to support ERM and IA workstreams and processes
• Lead the automation of SOX control testing, targeting 5–10 pilot controls in year one, and setting the foundation for scalable, repeatable testing solutions
• Develop intuitive dashboards and analytics tools to deliver real-time insights, increase transparency, and drive customer engagement
• Mentor and empower a high-performing team, assisting them in transitioning from traditional analytics to scalable compliance enablement
• Partner with business and IT control owners to identify and implement automation and efficiency opportunities, enabling stronger controls and operational time savings

Preferred Qualifications

CPA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent certification

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes)
• Bonus/incentive eligibility
• Equity grants
• Participation in our employee stock purchase plan
• Competitive health benefits
• Other family-friendly benefits including parental leave