Vice President, Head of Business Controls – Technology & Cybersecurity

The Role:

Positioned in the first line of defense (1LOD) and reporting to the Head of Business Controls, this experienced executive will act as the Business Controls Lead for SoFi’s Technology and Cybersecurity organizations. This includes comprehensive coverage of Engineering, Information Security, Infrastructure, and Data across the full SoFi Legal structure: SoFi Inc., SoFi Bank, Galileo, Technisys, and SoFi Hong Kong.

The Business Controls Lead will act as the direct advisor to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and their senior leadership teams. You will lead a team of experienced IT risk & controls team charged with promoting risk awareness and ensure the overall effectiveness of risk and compliance management program implementation and execution across the 1LOD. This role provides support, advisory services, and enables strategic alignment directly to department heads to accelerate and ensure quality execution.

You will be responsible for supporting and driving consistent 1LOD adherence to critical programs, such as building and maintaining risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs); identification and evaluation of control effectiveness through control testing; 1LOD risk reporting; and supporting audits and regulatory exams. You will monitor the first line of defense in these assigned functions to minimize risk exposures and strengthen the overall control environment, leveraging risk assessment data to identify and seek improvements.

Crucially, this role holds direct ownership of major 1LOD risk management programs, driving their build, implementation, and sustainment, including Insider Threats, End User Computing (EUC), and IT Asset Management (ITAM).  Additionally, this role drives industry alignment to proven frameworks such as CoBit, NIST, and FFIEC Guidance to name a few.

What You’ll Do: 

• 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.

What You’ll Need:

• 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.