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:

The Associate will include the following: 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 our exceptional Risk Management Associate career opportunity will bring a passionate, entrepreneurial & disciplined mindset towards ensuring we maximize our Program’s contribution and value to Tidal’s continued growth and operational complexity. 

What you'll do:

• 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 & policies/governing documents.

• Risk Intelligence - Design and implement Tidal’s Risk Intelligence data and reporting using automation, AI (ex. LLM, machine/deep learning), quantitative modeling, and visualization tools to deliver data-driven risk insights and forward-looking predictive analytics & 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 (ex. Market, Counterparty) and non-financial (ex. 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 & 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.  

Qualifications

• 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 & governance frameworks including risk identification & 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 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.