Job Description

Job Description

Placers Professional is looking for an experienced Senior Lending Compliance Specialist to help shape and safeguard the compliance framework for this leading financial institution. In this key role, you’ll be the experienced professional on mortgage, credit card, and consumer lending regulations, ensuring every lending process meets the highest compliance standards.

About the Role

Your expertise will directly influence how we serve our members and protect our reputation, ensuring our lending programs are both compliant and member-focused. If you’re a compliance professional who thrives on precision, problem-solving, and impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Advise on all lending regulations
• Develop and refine policies, procedures, and program documents that protect the organization and its members
• Lead development, revision, and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems to ensure consumer lending compliance.
• Direct risk-based compliance testing and oversee issue validation to confirm effective mitigation of findings and regulatory feedback.
• Support strategic vision through testing plan development, methodology enhancements, and stakeholder engagement.
• Analyze regulatory requirements, recommend necessary system/process changes, and identify compliance risks through reviews, risk assessments, and monitoring.
• Report on risk factors and data gaps; collaborate with cross-functional partners to mature the Fair Lending Program.
• Provide Fair Lending advice and communicate complex regulatory expectations across products and services.
• Document critical processes, maintain policies, training materials, and risk assessments; manage issues and internal resources.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure transparency into compliance risks affecting initiatives and growth.
• Build relationships, offer consultative guidance, and assist with action plans for audits/exams.
• Maintain up-to-date expertise on federal/state lending regulations; serve as subject matter expert for assigned systems, programs, or processes.
• Lead and execute department tasks, maintain resources, train team members, and seek process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3–5 years of lending compliance experience in both Mortgage and Credit Cards.
• Experience in developing testing and lending programs. (not already scripted)

Required Skills

• Strong written communication and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of consumer lending products, loan operations, and compliance standards
• Experience with examiners and auditors
• Certification in NCCO, CUCE, or CRCM within 1 year - Company paid.

Preferred Skills

• Robust PTO offered
• Hybrid – 2 days in office/3 days Remote
• Direct Hire opportunity

Pay range and compensation package

Excellent Benefits: 80-90% paid by the company

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

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