The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is looking for new employees. In fact they have over 100 positions - 142, actually - currently available on their website.
Apparently, FINRA is looking to onboard 20 new employees every week until the positions are filled. The broker-dealer self-regulator started the hiring process back in March through a virtual onboarding initiative called “FINRA in a Box.”
At the moment, there are no plans for anyone needing to head into an office. Instad, the initiative provided new employees with all the tools they’ll need to work from home. To make matters even better, there are a host of positions up for grabs, including highend opportunities like senior director and chief of staff for FINRA’s enforcement division.
Bob Morris, an associate director in FINRA’s Enterprise Technology Services, spearheaded the initiative, which ships laptops to new employees homes. Those who receive the laptops are then guided in setting up the machines via remote control and video conference sessions.
A blog post earlier this month explained, “Morris, Akinsanya and Xavier coordinate the deliveries and onboarding process not only with Desktop Support, but also with People Solutions and Vendor Management. A small team meets weekly to orchestrate logistics of deliveries and timing of virtual sessions. Morris also consulted with Cyber and Information Security to ensure the new operation met security standards.”
Morris and his team are some of FINRA’s few employees still on FINRA’s Rockville, Maryland campus. Apparently, they all work together in one large room, where FINRA claims they, “can keep their distance from each other and follow other safety precautions.”
