Director, Risk Strategy & Execution

About the role

The Director, Risk Strategy & Execution will partner closely with the Chief Risk Officer to shape the long-term strategy, operating model, and execution of one of the company's most critical functions. This role is highly visible and sits at the intersection of business strategy, risk management, product, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships across Risk, Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and other key partner teams, becoming a strategic thought partner to the Chief Risk Officer and Risk leadership.
• Develop a deep understanding of Imprint's Risk organization, including team structure, strategic priorities, performance metrics, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Establish a scalable planning and operating cadence that improves alignment across the organization, including quarterly planning, roadmap reviews, business reviews, and executive updates.
• Define a clear 12–24 month strategic vision for the Risk organization, identifying the highest-impact opportunities and the critical problems to solve before prescribing solutions.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to strengthen prioritization, roadmap development, and execution across cross-functional initiatives.
• Improve how the Risk organization communicates its priorities, progress, and business impact across the company.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, risk strategy, consulting, product strategy, program management, or a related leadership role within FinTech, financial services, or another high-growth technology company.
• Experience partnering directly with senior executives to define strategy, drive organizational planning, and lead complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of financial services risk, including experience working with Fraud, Credit, Collections, Payments, Lending, or Operational Risk organizations.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and develop frameworks from first principles.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders and translate complex topics into compelling narratives.
• Demonstrated ability to build alignment across technical and business teams without direct authority.
• Strong judgment and a track record of balancing customer experience, risk management, and commercial objectives when evaluating strategic decisions.
• Comfortable working with data to inform decisions, including familiarity with analytical tools, SQL, or AI-assisted workflows.