Risk Management and Corporate Governance Associate

The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions. Our platform offers best-in-class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.

About the role

Tidal’s Risk Management & Corporate Governance Associate is a dynamic multi-disciplinary role that will be a valued contributor in delivering and managing our AI-driven Program target state. The Associate will leverage their technical capabilities to use automation, AI, and modeling to support our target state mission, which will deliver a fully integrated Program that maximizes the efficiency and value of its processes and reporting.

The core components of our Program include:

• Risk Intelligence
• Derivative Risk Management Program (DRMP)
• Liquidity Risk Management Program (LRMP)
• Risk & Controls Self-Assessment (RCSA)
• Emerging Risks
• Stress Testing
• Risk Appetite
• Third Party Risk Management
• Issues Management
• Policy Management & Corporate Governance

Reporting directly to the VP of Risk Management, the candidate fortunate to earn this exceptional opportunity will bring a passionate, entrepreneurial, and disciplined mindset toward ensuring we maximize our Program’s contribution and value to Tidal’s continued growth and operational complexity.

Responsibilities

• Integrated Central System – Design and implement our Program’s integrated central system that will store, review, update, and link our risks, controls, risk appetite limits, issues, counterparties, third-party vendors, and policies/governing documents.
• Risk Intelligence – Design and implement Tidal’s Risk Intelligence data and reporting using automation, AI (e.g., LLM, machine/deep learning), quantitative modeling, and visualization tools to deliver data-driven risk insights and forward-looking predictive analytics and forecasts to drive proactive risk-informed decisions.
• Derivatives Risk Management Program (DRMP) – Tidal’s DRMP satisfies SEC Rule 18f-4 and is one of the largest DRMPs in the country with ~200 covered funds. Earn an opportunity to become a designated 18f-4 Derivative Risk Manager (DRM) by optimizing our Value-at-Risk (“VaR”), Stress Testing, and Backtesting data and reporting using automation, AI, and quantitative modeling.
• Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) – Build a comprehensive risk and controls inventory for all financial (e.g., Market, Counterparty) and non-financial (e.g., Ops, Compliance) risks across the Enterprise. Automate RCSA reporting and assessment updates by integrating with other key systems/reporting. Utilize AI and quantitative modeling to deliver defensible risk and control assessments.
• Risk Appetite – Build a comprehensive risk appetite limit/metric and breach inventory across risks that is directly linked to our RCSA inventory. Automate risk appetite reporting and limit/metric and breach updates by integrating with other key systems/reporting. Utilize AI and quantitative modeling to set limits/metrics and develop early warning indicators.
• Cross-Functional Leadership – Be a trusted partner across Tidal’s growth-oriented, entrepreneurial culture by providing balanced challenge, thoughtful insights, and practical recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Econometrics, Advanced Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical degrees.
• 1-5+ years of relevant experience in risk management within asset/investment management, ETF platforms, or broader financial services preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience using AI (LLM, machine/deep learning) and building quantitative models to deliver forward-looking predictive analytics and forecasts.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in building and using automation and data visualization tools to streamline complex processes and build reporting, including dashboards with insightful and actionable information.
• Practical understanding of enterprise risk and governance frameworks, including risk identification and assessment, controls, risk appetite limits, and stress testing preferred.
• Practical understanding of trading, ETFs, derivatives risk (including options, swaps, futures, structured instruments, margining, collateral), and liquidity risk preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into clear and actionable decisions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, entrepreneurial environment, balancing structure with adaptability.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence stakeholders.

Pay

85,000 - 110,000 USD per year (Remote)