Director, Regulatory Change Initiatives

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of medium-to-large regulatory and compliance change tickets from initial intake to final closure documentation.

• Convert legal and business requirements into business, technology, and procedural specifications.

• Collaborate with the Legal team to identify necessary updates in systems, processes, controls, policies, and procedures.

• Create comprehensive requirements for system configuration, decision-making, workflows, fields, and technology improvements.

• Engage with Technology teams, business partners, and external vendors to execute compliance-related system modifications.

• Design and document non-technology solutions, process revisions, control enhancements, and policy or procedural adjustments.

• Lead compliance workstreams by managing deliverables, timelines, dependencies, risks, and responsibilities of stakeholders.

• Investigate regulatory requirements, controls, operational processes, and existing workflows.

• Organize, coordinate, and assist in validation and testing activities.

• Analyze testing outcomes, identify gaps, and initiate follow-up actions.

• Compile project summaries, status reports, and dashboards for leadership and governance meetings.

• Preserve documentation of decisions, requirements, testing evidence, approvals, and implementation results.

• Detect recurring issues and propose enhancements for processes, systems, and documentation.

• Conduct implementation meetings and maintain communication with Legal, Operations, Technology, Risk, leadership, and other stakeholders.

• Offer informal guidance to analysts and coordinators.

• Promote the continuous improvement of the Regulatory and Compliance Change Management program.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Background in compliance management, regulatory change, or compliance-related business analysis and technology alterations.

• Strong comprehension of regulatory requirements and compliance best practices.

• Experience in mortgage operations, ideally in front-end mortgage operations.

• Practical knowledge of how regulatory requirements influence real-world workflows.

• Familiarity with Encompass Loan Origination Software or similar loan origination systems is preferred.

• Experience in developing, coordinating, or assessing validation and testing efforts.

• Capability to translate regulatory guidance, investor requirements, or internal policy expectations into system functionality, business requirements, process updates, and documentation revisions.

• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, communication, collaboration, organizational, prioritization, and time management abilities.

• Proven ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and create practical, defensible recommendations.

• Proficiency in thoroughly documenting work for auditors, examiners, and internal reviewers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• 401K plan.

• Short-term disability provided by the company.

• Employee assistance program.

• Wellness initiatives.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Employee engagement and cultural enhancement programs.

• Opportunities for professional growth.