Regulatory and Compliance Team Lead

World Business Lenders, LLC

. Lead the compliance framework across WBL's lending, servicing, and corporate operations .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • Turkey, Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Pakistan, ColombiaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in regulatory compliance frameworks, risk assessments, and compliance policy development within the financial services sector. Proven ability to lead teams, manage compliance workflows, and ensure adherence to federal and state regulations.

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Regulatory Compliance ExperienceCompliance Risk AssessmentTeam LeadershipU.S. Federal And State RegulationsCompliance Policy Development

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Hard Skills

Compliance PoliciesRisk AssessmentsControl FrameworksMonitoring And TestingIssue ManagementRoot-Cause AnalysisRemediation TrackingRegulatory Change ManagementTraining DevelopmentReporting

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationConfidentialityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

DashboardsTrend AnalysisRisk Summaries

Certifications & Qualifications

JDCompliance CertificationRisk CertificationAudit CertificationFinancial-Services Certification

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesLendingServicingLicensingUsury LimitsDisclosure ObligationsRegulatory FrameworksAudit-Ready EvidenceContinuous ImprovementRemote Work

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the compliance framework across WBL's lending, servicing, and corporate operations
Maintain the compliance risk assessment, obligations inventory, control framework, annual work plan, and reporting calendar
Develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures, standards, training materials, and evidence of completion
Assign, prioritize, and review the work of the Regulatory Associate and Compliance Associate and support their development
Monitor adherence to applicable federal and state requirements, including usury limits, licensing requirements, and disclosure obligations
Oversee regulatory change management and validate implementation
Coordinate licensing, registration, examination, inquiry, and regulatory-response activities with Legal and business stakeholders
Establish risk-based monitoring and testing plans
Review findings, determine root causes, assign corrective actions, and track remediation through closure
Escalate significant or repeated compliance issues and support management decisions with clear risk analysis
Maintain audit-ready evidence of reviews, findings, approvals, and remediation
Partner with Legal, Operations, Lending, Servicing, Finance, Internal Audit, Information Technology, and other functions
Provide dashboards, trend analysis, risk summaries, and status updates to Corporate Legal and executive leadership
Support product, process, vendor, and jurisdictional changes by identifying compliance requirements before implementation
Drive continuous improvement in compliance workflows, documentation, quality assurance, and reporting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in law, compliance, finance, business, public policy, or a related field
5+ years of regulatory compliance, legal, risk, or audit experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry
Working knowledge of U.S. federal and state legal and regulatory frameworks affecting lending, servicing, licensing, usury, and disclosures
Experience building or operating compliance policies, controls, monitoring, testing, training, issue management, and reporting
Prior team leadership, work-review, or project-lead experience
Stable, reliable internet connection
Professional and dedicated remote working setup
Ability to work effectively across a remote, multinational organization and maintain confidentiality
Regulatory research and change management
Compliance risk assessments, control frameworks, monitoring, and testing
Licensing, disclosure, policy, training, and examination support
Issue management, root-cause analysis, remediation tracking, and executive reporting
JD or a recognized compliance, risk, audit, or financial-services certification is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Compensation in USD
Paid time off (PTO)
Fully remote work environment