Risk Strategy Analyst, Business Operations - Independent Risk

Social Finance - Jacksonville, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Jacksonville, FL

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About the position

As a Risk Strategy Analyst within Business Operations at SoFi, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Independent Risk Management (IRM) function. This strategic position involves collaborating closely with the Chief Risk Officer and the Risk Leadership team to define success criteria and develop a comprehensive execution roadmap for the next phase of SoFi's Independent Risk Management buildout. Your contributions will be essential in ensuring that the organization operates efficiently and scales effectively in a rapidly evolving financial landscape. You will be recognized as a trusted partner to the Director of Business Operations and the broader CRO leadership team, providing insights and support that drive the company's risk management strategies forward. In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of key deliverables that support the CRO and the IRM team. This includes producing quarterly white-paper perspectives that analyze macroeconomic trends and summarize key risks. You will facilitate the execution of both long-term and short-term strategies, managing projects as an internal risk consultant. This involves overseeing business cases, defining project scopes, managing dependencies, allocating resources, and tracking milestones to ensure successful project completion. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in supporting regulatory examinations and ensuring that risk deliverables meet compliance standards. You will help design an operating cadence that aligns strategy with execution and performance management, utilizing frameworks such as OKRs and business reviews. Your ability to create impactful presentations will be vital in conveying key risk topics and insights to leadership, board members, and regulators. You will also engage with counterparts in other business units to standardize processes across the organization, enhancing overall operational efficiency. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the future of SoFi by collaborating with Corporate Development on the due diligence of potential assets that align with the company's strategic mission. Your work will directly impact the organization's ability to navigate the complexities of the financial services industry and support its mission of helping members achieve their financial goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for the CRO and the Independent Risk Management (IRM) team on key business management and risk strategy deliverables.
• Produce quarterly white-paper perspectives on macroeconomic outlooks and key risk summaries.
• Help facilitate execution of Independent Risk Management's long-term and short-term strategy, priorities and goals.
• Drive execution of short and medium term projects and initiatives as an internal risk consultant, managing business case, scope, dependencies, resources, and milestones.
• Support exam and regulatory execution for Risk deliverables.
• Create accountability throughout the Risk organization by supporting design of operating cadence/rhythm that bridges strategy, execution, and performance management (e.g. OKRs, business reviews).
• Develop impactful presentations that convey key risk topics and insights to leadership, board members and regulators.
• Engage with enterprise Business Operations counterparts in other business units and functions on production and delivery of company-wide standardized processes such as quarterly planning and board deck preparation.
• Build the future of SoFi and work closely with Corporate Development on diligence of potential assets of interest to accelerate our strategic mission.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience in management consulting, strategic roles within Financial Services or risk management.
• Ability to break down challenges/opportunities with limited information, build a strategy, write an action plan, identify resources, and project-manage to completion.
• Ability to tell a compelling story, using data to drive strategy, execution, and optimization.
• High emotional intelligence to build relationships across all levels, departments, and personality types to lead without direct reporting lines.
• Track record of performance in a high growth, dynamic environment.
• Bias toward action, strong analytical skills, and solid business judgment.
• Eagerness to roll up your sleeves to get things done (even the unglamorous things).
• Expert communication and presentation skills and the confidence to articulate, present and debate your recommendations with anyone.
• Passion to learn, responsibly grow our business, and support our mission of helping members get their money right.
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple work streams for different stakeholders.
• Comfort in defining and managing both business and technical requirements.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience producing outlook summaries/white-papers or in economic research.
• Experience in Fintech.
• MBA.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
• Flexible scheduling options to support work-life balance.
• Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Employee discounts and wellness programs.