Vice President, Head of Business Controls

Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals.

• Global Strategic Leadership: Serve as the primary 1LOD Risk Partner for the Technology and Cybersecurity functions across all domestic and international entities (SoFi Bank, Galileo, Technisys, SoFi Hong Kong), ensuring consistent application of risk frameworks in diverse regulatory environments.
• Program Ownership: Own the strategy, governance, and execution of critical enterprise-wide risk programs including the Insider Threat Program, End User Computing (EUC), AI Governance, and IT Asset Management (ITAM), ensuring these programs meet regulatory standards (FFIEC, OCC) and internal safety targets.
• Advisory & Governance: Partner and collaborate across lines of defense—including Compliance, Risk Management, Audit, and Regulators—to support a diverse portfolio of risk and compliance-based initiatives.
• Risk Identification & Assessment: Partner with Engineering and Security leaders to ensure existing and emerging risks (e.g., software supply chain, cloud security, legacy system integration) are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
• RCSA & Testing: Lead large and complex initiatives to maintain the RCSA framework and conduct control testing; develop strategies to remediate gaps identified and implement processes to effectively manage and mitigate operational and cyber risk.
• Executive Reporting: Create effective 1LOD risk reporting and trend analysis; advise senior management (CTO, CISO, Board Committees) on the status of their control environment. Identify critical areas to monitor and escalate issues/findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Issue Remediation: Assist with translating control deficiencies into action plans and provide recommendations to enhance governance practices in alignment with risk and compliance frameworks.
• Regulatory Interface: Serve as a key interface for Technology and Cyber risk matters during regulatory exams (Federal Reserve, OCC, CFPB) and internal audits.
• Industry Framework Alignment: Drive program adherence to proven industry frameworks such as CoBit, NIST, and FFIEC guidance.

• Experience: 15+ years of experience in Risk Management, Information Security, or Technology Risk, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role within a highly regulated financial services environment.
• Global Scope: Proven experience managing risk across multiple legal entities and international jurisdictions (e.g., LATAM, APAC).
• Subject Matter Expertise: Deep understanding of Technology and Cybersecurity risk domains, including NIST frameworks, FFIEC guidelines, Cloud Security, and SDLC.
• Program Building: Direct experience creating and building Business Control functions or specific risk programs (Insider Threat, EUC) from the ground up.
• Communication: Excellent executive communication skills with the ability to influence C-level stakeholders (CTO, CISO) and Board members.
• Certifications: Relevant industry certifications (CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC) are highly preferred.

• The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.