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Senior Director, International Risk Oversight
Job at a glance
- Category
- Risk
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Cottonwood Heights, UT
- Posted
- Aug 22, 2026
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SoFi is hiring a Senior Director, International Risk Oversight in Cottonwood Heights, UT. This is a Risk job in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with SoFi.
a Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are 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. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself your career and the financial world. The role This role sits within Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) as part of Independent Risk Management (IRM) and serves as a senior second-line-of-defense (2LOD) risk leader supporting SoFi’s international growth strategy. The Senior Director will lead risk oversight for new products business initiatives and international market expansion activities with an emphasis on retail banking and consumer lending products. This leader will serve in a Business Unit Risk Officer (BURO)-style capacity partnering closely with business compliance legal and functional risk teams to establish scalable governance frameworks for international expansion and consumer financial products. The role is responsible for driving robust new product approval governance ensuring alignment with SoFi’s risk appetite regulatory expectations and strategic objectives across multiple jurisdictions. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in retail banking and consumer financial products experience operating in global regulatory environments and a demonstrated ability to build and mature international risk governance frameworks. What you’ll do Serve as the primary IRM point of contact and escalation lead for international product business and expansion-related risk matters. Provide independent challenge and strategic risk guidance to business leadership on international expansion initiatives retail banking products consumer lending strategies and market entry and expansion decisions. Lead IRM deal teams in partnership with Business Compliance Officers and cross-functional risk partners to deliver a holistic second-line risk perspective on new products strategic initiatives and expansion activities. Establish and oversee enterprise standards for new product approvals product modifications geographic expansions and business change
Full responsibilities and requirements are on SoFi's application page.
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This job is based in Cottonwood Heights, UT on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to SoFi's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About risk management jobs
Risk jobs own the methodology for identifying, assessing, and escalating enterprise, operational, and technology risk. Second-line teams set risk appetite and challenge the first line. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices.
How to position yourself for this risk management job
Strong candidates emphasize risk assessment methodology, appetite and escalation, cross-functional partnership, and clear reporting to senior leadership and the board. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how SoFi would apply enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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