Director, Risk Strategy & Execution

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief Risk Officer to define long-term organizational strategy, operating models, and execution plans.
• Lead strategic initiatives spanning Fraud, Credit, Collections, and Operational Risk.
• Translate complex analytical and technical work into clear business strategies, executive communications, and actionable roadmaps.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to ensure risk initiatives are prioritized and effectively executed.
• Develop frameworks to evaluate tradeoffs between customer experience, portfolio performance, and business growth.
• Establish planning processes, governance, and operating mechanisms to improve transparency and decision-making.
• Prepare executive presentations, board materials, and business reviews to communicate the Risk organization's impact.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, risk strategy, or consulting within FinTech or financial services.
• Proven experience partnering with senior executives to drive organizational planning and complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of financial services risk, including Fraud, Credit, Collections, or Payments.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and the ability to navigate ambiguity using first-principles problem-solving.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Data-driven mindset with comfort using data to inform strategic decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer lending, credit cards, or regulated financial services environments.
• Background in leading organizational transformation or strategic planning in high-growth companies.
• Familiarity with underwriting, portfolio management, or payments infrastructure.
• MBA or equivalent experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Fully covered, high-quality healthcare, including dependent coverage and access to One Medical.
• 20 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 8 weeks for all new parents.
• Access to industry-leading technology and high-quality work equipment.

About the Company

Imprint helps the world's best brands grow the lifetime value of their customers through modern, co-branded credit programs. We combine advanced payments infrastructure, intelligent underwriting, and deep customer data to create personalized experiences for members and profitable relationships for our brand partners. Backed by top-tier investors like Kleiner Perkins and Thrive Capital, we are redefining how people pay and how brands grow.