Your Opportunity

Lead the day-to-day governance, planning, and execution of Bacardi’s global SOX program while helping the function evolve through stronger business partnership, control optimization, technology, and talent development. This role combines deep SOX expertise with practical judgment, and clear stakeholder communication. The ability to lead through complexity and change.

About You

• You are a SOX and controls leader with strong knowledge of business process and IT controls, control governance, testing, and deficiency evaluation. • You combine technical depth with practical business judgment and are comfortable challenging the status quo to support sound decisions.

• You build trusted relationships across Finance, IT, the business, and external audit, and can translate complex information into concise, actionable messages.

• You develop high-performing teams and future leaders through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, and thoughtful talent deployment.

• You are agile, curious, and comfortable operating through complexity, change, and ambiguity.

• You are human-led and technology-enabled, with an interest in using data, automation, and AI to improve assurance quality and impact.

Key Responsibilities

SOX governance, planning, and delivery

• Lead the planning, scoping, execution, and reporting of the end-to-end SOX program within established timelines and leadership expectations.

• Drive SOX governance and program management as new controls enter scope, existing controls change, and controls are retired.

• Apply strong judgment to control evaluations, deficiency assessments, remediation plans, and reporting conclusions.

• Establish and monitor program metrics, milestones, issue status, and stakeholder actions to promote timely delivery and accountability.

Business partnership and stakeholder management

• Build trusted relationships with leaders across Finance, IT, and the business, providing practical guidance on control requirements and risk decisions.

• Communicate program status, emerging risks, deficiencies, and required actions clearly and succinctly to key stakeholders.

• Manage the external auditor relationship, including reliance strategy, issue management, and alignment on key judgments and conclusions.

Quality, optimization, and innovation

• Drive the continued refinement and consistent application of the SOX methodology and quality expectations.

• Advance control automation, testing efficiency, analytics, and responsible use of AI to improve quality, insight, and impact.

• Proactively and thoughtfully prepare for the transition of new controls with S4 as part of Transformation

People leadership and broader assurance support

• Lead, coach, and develop a global high-performing team, including managers of people, and build a strong pipeline of future leaders.

• Manage talent transitions and deployment while maintaining continuity, role clarity, and delivery quality.

• Create clear expectations and support relevant technical, business, and leadership development for the team.

At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become
• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others
• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance
• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with
• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person's identity. 

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