Trainee, IT Compliance Enablement - Spring 2026

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns and Trainees offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build on your experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Spring 2026 Trainee position is from the January 12, 19 or 26, 2026 to June 26th, 2026 (start and end dates are flexible based on your schedule) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in the specified location. This type of opportunity will jump-start your career and prepare you for a career in the desired field. This is not a remote role. A hybrid work option may or may not be available.

IT Compliance Enablement group ensures that we have the most cost optimal, fit for purpose, simplified portfolio of applications and platforms across SPE that are well aligned to business goals while being compliant with Sony and regulatory requirements.

Note this position will assist IT compliance enablement team in supporting SAP GRC Access Control related compliance processes and controls in addition to helping improve current IT general controls (ITGCs) posture across multiple portfolios and POAs. Trainee will assist with control walkthroughs, gathering audit evidence, completing compliance and governance gap analysis, assist IT owners with SOX and non-SOX control management and training with ultimate goal of helping IT owners be successful in implementation and management of systems to avoid audit deficiencies while also reducing operational and financial risk.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in initiatives and activities to improve procedures, standards, process and control in support of governance of IT general controls
• Enable our IT owners to be compliant with global Sony policies
• SOX and non-SOX controls design and implementation
• Assist with control and policy remediation activities, assist business and IT owners on how best to prevent similar occurrences in the future
• Support Information Security and internal audit campaigns

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Passion for excellence and ethics
• Strong written and communication skills
• Drive for data quality, integrity, and governance
• Ability to analyze data and derive statistics
• Experience with designing, implementing, or auditing SOX and non-SOX IT controls
• MS visio and excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with PowerBI, AuditBoard, SAP GRC Access Controls, and/or Pathlock

The anticipated base salary for this position is $32/hour. This role may also qualify for comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPEAccommodationAssistance@spe.sony.com.