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Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
The Role:
We are seeking a Senior Director to join our team. SoFi is building out a new team to develop crypto products and services for our members. Recent developments made a path for SoFi to begin to re-enter the space and expand on our product offerings with intuitive, secure and fully featured products across crypto Investing, Transfers, Payments, Custody and beyond.
On our team, directors aren’t bureaucrats with a clipboard. You will be expected to show servant leadership, inspiring the engineers on your team and making the team greater than the sum of its parts. The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery, and is a good mentor who can help us continue to innovate and deliver on our goals. At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design, and Engineering and you will be overseeing the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, deploying as well as continual improvement and evolution.
At SoFi, you’ll become part of a new kind of finance company whose ambition is to help our members achieve financial independence and reach their goals. We aim to be at the center of our members’ financial lives, and to help every member get their money right. We created student loan refinancing, addressing the biggest financial challenge of a new generation through a modern approach to lending and personal finance. Next we expanded our products and services across loans, wealth management, and insurance. SoFi has achieved significant growth, with ambitious plans ahead, but to continue this growth we need great talent. And that starts with you.
What You'll Do:
- Lead multiple full-stack development teams through the full development life-cycle from project requirement to deployment ensuring deliverables are met
- Take initiative and produce timely results in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, deliverables, and goals.
- Grow the team – understand what your team needs, define how to find and assess candidates
- Define the growth plan for individuals on your team
- Manage project budget, monitoring and reconciliation processes.
- Assess project risks, identify contingency actions, and develop/manage a risk
- Communicate ongoing project health with key stakeholders and business leaders.
- Hold the team accountable for delivery
- Shape and support the team culture with an emphasis on continual improvement, learning, and fun
- Generate ideas for new initiatives
What You'll Need:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in crypto, or related financial services industry, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Deep understanding of the crypto industry and regulatory requirements.
- Proven track record of driving operational excellence and leading high-performing teams.
- Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities.
- Proficiency in relevant software and tools, including loan origination systems.
- Experience hiring, training, motivating, monitoring, and coaching teams of employees.
- Ability to hold others accountable
- Experience with Agile SDLC methodologies
Nice to haves:
- Understanding of blockchain fundamentals and distributed ledger technologies
- Hands-on experience working with digital assets (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins)
- Familiarity with custody, settlement, and clearing of crypto transactions
- Knowledge of crypto-specific regulatory environments (e.g., SEC, CFTC, MiCA, etc.)
- Exposure to crypto trading platforms, market data, and DeFi protocols
- Experience integrating with or building services using crypto infrastructure providers (e.g., Fireblocks, Zero Hash, Anchorage)
- Awareness of Web3 trends, including NFTs, DAOs, and Layer 2 solutions
- Prior work in or collaboration with crypto-native companies or fintechs
- Comfort with cryptographic concepts such as wallets, keys, and signatures
- Enthusiasm for the evolving digital asset ecosystem and its potential impact on financial services
Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!
SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.New York applicants: Notice of Employee RightsSoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
Internal Employees
If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.
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What We Do
For over a decade, SoFi has helped transform the Fintech industry by creating financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions. Whether it’s owning a home, saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, or helping our members invest - SoFi is there every step of the way. Want to learn more about how it works? Check it out here: https://www.sofi.com/how-it-works/
Our core values are at the center of how we help our millions of members get their money right. They are our guiding principles for how we think about serving our members, building our company, and most importantly, how we work together. At SoFi, it’s not just what we do - but how we do it.
SoFi is also proud to be the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.
For more information, visit SoFi.com
Why Work With Us
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.
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