Enterprise Systems Compliance Manager

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As the Enterprise Systems Compliance Manager at Slate, you will lead the audit and compliance function across Slate’s full enterprise systems portfolio. You will partner with internal audit to define the control framework, with the ERP technical and functional teams to embed those controls into the platform, and with the broader systems organization to keep Slate audit-ready as we scale from launch through public-company readiness. This is not a function that catches up to audits. This is the function that makes them uneventful.

You will own the program end to end, from control design and risk assessment through audit execution, evidence management, and continuous improvement. You will be hands-on with the systems, the data, and the governance tooling, and you will build the compliance program from the ground up as Slate adds platforms, grows the team, and moves toward the controls posture a public manufacturer requires.

The Enterprise Systems Compliance Manager reports directly to the Head of Enterprise Systems.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Build the Control Framework: Design and operate the application control framework across Slate’s enterprise systems portfolio, covering ERP, MES, WMS, procurement, and the platform applications Slate is building, with explicit coverage of SOX application controls, application-layer ITGC (change management, access management, transport governance), and segregation of duties.
• Partner with Internal Audit: Be Slate’s primary point of contact for internal audit on systems matters, partnering on audit planning, control walkthroughs, evidence requests, and remediation, and treating the relationship as a working partnership rather than a periodic event.
• Run the Audit Program: Own the end-to-end audit cycle for the systems portfolio, including readiness assessments, evidence collection, auditor walkthroughs, deficiency tracking, and remediation, with KPI-driven reporting that gives leadership clear visibility into posture.
• Embed Automated Controls: Implement automated control testing, segregation of duties, transport governance, and access certification, freeing the team from manual evidence work and raising the bar on detection and prevention.
• Own Application Access Governance: Lead the application access governance program across the systems portfolio, including role design, provisioning automation, periodic access reviews, and SOD remediation.
•  Build Compliance Culture: Develop and deliver the compliance training and awareness programs that make controls a routine part of how the systems team and the business operate, not a quarterly fire drill.
• Operate at the Seams: Partner with IT Operations on infrastructure-layer ITGC and IT operational controls, and with Information Security on identity platform, cybersecurity, and IT general controls outside the application layer, so that Slate’s overall control posture is coherent across the three functions, not a patchwork.
• Report and Advise: Translate control posture, audit findings, and risk indicators into executive-ready insight for the Head of Enterprise Systems, the CIO, and the rest of leadership, including the trade-off conversations that come with each.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or a related field is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience: 8+ years of IT audit, compliance, or security and compliance program leadership, specifically in enterprise systems environments.
• Certifications: CISA, CRISC, or equivalent certification required.
• Audit Mastery: Direct experience leading IT SOX audits, ITGC programs, and full-cycle audit cycles in partnership with internal and external (Big Four) audit.
• GRC and Compliance Tooling: Working knowledge of enterprise GRC and audit platforms including AuditBoard, Archer, and SAP or ControlPanel GRC, with the ability to operationalize the tool, not just use it.
• Identity and Access Governance: Practical experience with SailPoint, OKTA, or equivalent identity platforms, including role redesign, SOD remediation, and access certification programs.
• Automation Mindset: Track record of building automated control testing, automated provisioning, and other compliance automation that frees the team for higher-value work.
• Systems Thinker: You see the company as a series of interconnected loops. You understand how a delay in procurement ripples through the MES and eventually hits the financial ledger.
• Pragmatic Builder: You know that “perfect is the enemy of shipped.” You can stand up a minimum viable control framework today while architecting for a public-company posture tomorrow.
• Diplomat: You are skilled at managing stakeholders with competing priorities, including the productive tension between business teams that want to ship and audit teams that want to prove.
• Calm Under Audit: You stay composed when the room is not. When an auditor surfaces a finding mid-walkthrough, you triage and respond. You do not deflect.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have the ability to travel (up to 25%).
• Must have the ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• Must have the ability to stand, walk, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.

Salary Range: The compensation  for this position is the range Slate reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; work location; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Base Pay Range (Annual)

$141,807.00 - $212,710.00 USD

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Slate offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.  

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First

• Delight Customers

• One Team

• Relentless Improvement

• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy

• Respectful Collaboration

• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

Slate is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Slate is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at

slate-talent_acquisition@slate.auto.