Director, Strategic Bureau Business Manager

SoFi SoFi · Fintech · Frisco, TX · Risk Management

This role is for a Director of Strategic Bureau Business Manager at SoFi, a financial services company. The primary focus is on managing and optimizing the company's credit data ecosystem, including relationships with Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and FCRA vendors. The role involves centralizing engagement, improving oversight, and accelerating innovation through modern cloud data environments. Key responsibilities include strategic framework leadership, value chain management, continuous optimization of spend efficiency and data integrity, risk and compliance stewardship (FCRA, GDPR), driving strategic agility in data partnerships, managing performance-based vendor relationships, and acting as a liaison with CRAs and FCRA vendors. The role requires deep expertise in credit data, vendor management, alternative data, and regulatory compliance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Centralize all bureau engagement into a unified framework to provide strategic guidance, contractual leverage, and operational oversight across multiple product lines. Partner with Procurement and internal stakeholders to ensure maximum business value is received from each relationship.
  2. Coordinate a holistic view of the Credit Reporting Agency value chain, managing the relationship between the proprietary data we furnish to the bureaus and the specialized services we consume in return.
  3. Execute a multi-year roadmap focused on spend efficiency and data integrity. Conduct comprehensive audits of data consumption and provide regular analysis of bureau performance, data quality metrics, and trends in credit reporting errors or opportunities.
  4. Implement and maintain appropriate risk management controls related to credit bureau relationships. Ensure all credit reporting and data usage practices comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and GDPR.
  5. Build and execute a roadmap that reduces technical barriers to entry for new data partners, ensuring the organization can agilely pivot between providers based on real-time data performance.

Skills

Required

  • 12+ Years of Experience: Deep expertise in credit data ecosystems, bureau operations, or fintech risk management.
  • Strategic Orchestration: A proven track record of managing multi-million dollar vendor relationships and navigating complex, large-scale RFP processes.
  • Data-Forward Mindset: Proficiency in navigating modern data environments and the ability to translate complex data studies into executive-level business strategies.
  • Expertise in Alternative Data: Strong understanding of the evolving landscape of differentiated data assets, including trended data, utility/telco, and cash-flow analytics.
  • Regulatory Command: Comprehensive knowledge of FCRA, GDPR, and relevant compliance standards governing credit reporting and data usage.
  • Influential Leadership: Exceptional ability to drive cross-functional alignment between technical and business teams to execute a unified data vision.

What the JD emphasized

  • FCRA
  • GDPR
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)