Risk Manager (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid, based in hirify.global's New York City office with four days per week in-office; no required office days during the summer and winter holidays.

Salary: $140,000–$155,000 per year, plus potential company incentive bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a technology-driven financial services company offering investing, savings, retirement, and financial wellness solutions to retail investors, investment advisors, and small and medium-sized businesses.

What you will do

• Own a portfolio of operational risk processes from assessment through remediation.
• Monitor third-party vendor risks and follow up on open issues to drive timely resolution.
• Provide effective challenge and risk feedback to product managers on new products and features.
• Operate and monitor control testing and risk monitoring processes.
• Use SQL queries, reports, AI tools, and automation to analyze data and improve risk management activities.
• Document complex business processes, prepare evidence for auditors and examiners, and communicate risk across Engineering, Security, Compliance, Legal, and Operations.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in financial services with exposure to one or more operational risk areas.
• Experience with areas such as third-party risk, fraud, incident management, identity theft, records retention, audit fieldwork and reporting, or governance.
• Proficiency with AI and automation tools for identifying, documenting, and communicating risk management activities.
• Comfort working with data, including SQL and spreadsheets, to test controls and support conclusions.
• Strong written and verbal communication, sound judgment in ambiguous situations, and the ability to deliver effective challenge while preserving partnerships.
• Ability to build context quickly in unfamiliar risk areas and make customer-focused decisions.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications such as CISA.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Infertility support, WPATH-aligned transgender health benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, transit benefits, and FSA and HSA options.
• Equity grants for all employees, including new hire and refresher grants.
• Flexible paid time off, paid parental leave, and a fully paid four-week sabbatical in the sixth year.
• Company-paid professional coaching, a day-one 401(k) match, and matching on qualified student loan payments.
• Values-driven work focused on improving financial outcomes, collaboration, inclusion, and simplifying financial services.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed over several weeks, followed by 3–4 sets of meetings with future colleagues.
• The process may include a case study or technical assessment.
• Hiring decisions typically take approximately 3–5 weeks.