Senior Director Risk Management (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Director Risk Management (Fintech): Leading and scaling the enterprise-wide risk management program, providing strategic oversight and subject matter expertise on security, regulatory, operational, and financial risks. Focus on establishing and evolving the company's risk appetite framework, ensuring alignment with industry standards, and driving strategic risk initiatives to support business growth objectives.

Location: Full-time onsite at Sioux Falls office, South Dakota, United States

Company

hirify.global is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated cold storage.

What you will do

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous evolution of the overall enterprise risk strategy, policies, standards, and guidelines related to corporate risk across the organization.
• Oversee the review of third-parties, applications, and technology environments to ensure potential risks are identified, quantified, and mitigated.
• Ensure hirify.global risk framework aligns to and exceeds industry standards, driving continuous improvement and maturation of risk management capabilities.
• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing risk management team, fostering a culture of risk awareness and accountability across the enterprise.
• Develop, implement, and manage hirify.global's enterprise-wide risk management program, including necessary policy, procedures, training, and risk reporting to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Collaborate with Legal and Compliance teams in ensuring hirify.global adheres to all regulatory obligations across its global operations, serving as a key liaison with regulators and auditors as needed.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in risk management and control frameworks (e.g. COSO, ISO 31000, NIST RMF)
• Comprehensive knowledge of information security and privacy standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001/27701, NIST, FFIEC, SOC 2, CCPA, EU GDPR)
• Proven experience building and leading risk management teams in dynamic, high-growth environments
• High level of commitment to quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity, and compliance
• Excellent leadership and staff management skills with the ability to influence and develop talent.
• Minimum of 10-15 years of relevant experience in risk management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
• Experience in financial services, fintech, or regulated industries strongly preferred
• Knowledgeable and enthusiastic about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies
• A college degree in business, public policy, risk management, or a technical field. (BA/BS required; MBA, CPA, CISA, CRISC, or related advanced degree/certification preferred)

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
• 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
• Up to 4% 401k company match
• Paid parental leave, paid vacation
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs