Corporate Compliance Team Lead

Description

Summary: Seeking a Corporate Legal Compliance Team Lead to oversee regulatory compliance, contract governance, and licensing for corporate operations across US federal and state frameworks. Highlights: 1. Lead company's compliance management framework 2. Design and implement comprehensive compliance policies and procedures 3. Conduct compliance risk assessments and remediation initiatives **About World Business Lenders** (www.wbl.com) World Business Lenders (WBL) provides short\-term, real estate–collateralized commercial loans to small and medium\-sized businesses across the United States that do not have access to traditional financing. The company also services its own loan portfolio and those of third parties, with a focus on managing non\-performing loan pools and REO. * WBL is a U.S.\-based company with a fully remote workforce. * Working hours are 9:00am–6:00pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. * The role requires strong spoken and written English. * + All resumes must be submitted in English. **Overview*** We are seeking a **Corporate Legal Compliance Team Lead** to oversee regulatory compliance related to corporate operations, contract governance, and licensing requirements across U.S. federal and state frameworks. The ideal candidate will have hands\-on experience ensuring adherence to laws impacting corporate transactions, lending activities, and regulatory reporting obligations. **Job Duties and Responsibilities*** Take the lead in owning and continuously enhancing our company's compliance management framework. * Design, roll out, and upkeep comprehensive compliance policies and procedures that keep us ahead of the curve. * Create and deliver engaging compliance and risk management training programs throughout the organization. * Foster a robust compliance culture grounded in clear accountability and strong ethical values. * Develop a dynamic compliance monitoring and testing program to ensure ongoing adherence. * Perform thorough compliance risk assessments and spearhead effective remediation initiatives. * Stay informed and vigilant by researching, monitoring, and maintaining up\-to\-date knowledge of state\-by\-state legal and regulatory requirements related to lending activities, including interest rate caps, usury laws, licensing, disclosure rules, collateral limitations, and filing or notice obligations. * Identify necessary registrations, notices, NMLS\-related actions, and other local compliance requirements, collaborating closely with internal teams to implement them smoothly. * Translate complex legal and regulatory mandates into clear, actionable guidance for business, operations, legal, and management teams. **Requirements** **Role Requirements** * **Education:** * + A degree in Law (Juris Doctor or international equivalent, such as LLB or LLM); **U.S. law school preferred.** * **Experience:** * + We're looking for someone with at least 7 years of experience in U.S. Legal and/or Compliance roles. + It’s important to have proven experience working with U.S. federal and state regulatory compliance, legal risk management, as well as policy development and implementation within complex organizations. + You’ll benefit from hands\-on experience researching and applying multistate U.S. laws and regulations regarding lending, commercial finance, licensing, registrations, disclosures, interest rate limits, usury, and other related operational requirements. + Experience in analyzing state\-specific legal requirements that impact loan products, collateral structures, governing law, and regulatory or filing obligations—and being able to translate those into clear business rules and internal guidance—is key. + We also highly value experience working with or preparing materials for U.S. regulatory and supervisory bodies, such as state regulators, licensing authorities, Secretaries of State, and other relevant agencies. **Preferred Background / Industry Experience** * A solid understanding of U.S. federal and state regulatory frameworks is essential. * We highly value experience in financial services, commercial lending, mortgage, consumer finance, fintech, or other industries that are closely regulated. * It’s great to have experience with multistate lending compliance, licensing analysis, NMLS\-related reviews, state registrations, and managing local filing or notice requirements. * If you’ve worked on creating or maintaining state law matrices, lending charts, compliance guidance, or similar tools that help manage state\-by\-state legal requirements, that’s a big plus! * Familiarity with U.S. real estate law, secured transactions, and issues related to collateral compliance would be an added bonus. **Technical Skills Required** * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat; * Strong legal research and regulatory analysis capabilities; * Experience conducting compliance monitoring, testing, and risk assessments; * Ability to draft policies, procedures, controls, and compliance documentation; * Skilled in reviewing and interpreting multi\-state legal and regulatory requirements; * Experience preparing regulatory summaries, licensing analyses, trackers, and compliance memoranda; * Ability to create professional reports, presentations, and business guidance materials. **Soft Skills Required** * Excellent written and verbal communication skills; * Strong analytical thinking and problem\-solving abilities; * Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills; * Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast\-paced environment; * Strong judgment and ability to handle confidential information professionally; * Collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross\-functionally with business teams; * Proactive, adaptable, and solutions\-oriented approach to work. **Benefits** * Enjoy Paid Time Off (PTO). * Salary paid in USD. * Work comfortably 100% from home.