OakNorth · 2 days ago
Regulatory and Legal Compliance Director
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
7+ years expOakNorth is a fast-moving, innovative bank on a mission to empower ambitious businesses in the UK and US. They are seeking a US legal and compliance specialist to provide strategic legal and regulatory leadership as the bank expands its lending activities in the US, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while supporting growth.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesLending
Responsibilities
Providing strategic legal and regulatory leadership across our US lending activities - including licensing, prudential requirements and broader regulatory matters. This will include getting your hands dirty with licensing applications, assessing our adherence to prudential requirements and engaging directly with state regulatory bodies
Help grow commercial lending – enable the team to lend into an increasing number of states across the US and ensure we lend within regulatory parameters by providing real time and commercially appropriate advice to internal stakeholders
Enable scale – be part of wider growth of OakNorth Bank’s US aspirations, providing regulatory and legal advice on scalable processes and controls
Advise and collaborate – work closely with teams in New York, Michigan, the UK and India and provide clear, practical and commercial guidance and support
Engage regulators – act as point of contact for regulators, licensing bodies and external counsel ensuring speed and quality of responses
Qualification
Required
At least 7+ years solid experience in legal and/or regulatory / compliance roles at regulatory authorities, banks or advisory firms
Strong knowledge of US banking regulations and legal and commercial implementation of such regulations such as the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requirements
Experience dealing with or alongside regulatory authorities
A mix of strategic thinking and hands-on execution - you'll be both designing frameworks and ensuring they are executed effectively
Excellent communications skills and ability to work with teams cross border —able to explain complex rules on both sides of the pond!
Someone who is proactive, curious, and not afraid to bring new ideas to the table
Company
OakNorth
The digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, that provides bespoke credit and banking services to businesses across the UK and US.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.04BKey Investors
The FIS FinTech Accelerator in Partnership with The Venture CenterSoftBank Vision FundFuture Fifty
2021-06-02Non Equity Assistance
2019-02-08Private Equity· $440M
2018-09-06Series B· $100M
Leadership Team
Rishi Khosla
Co-founder and CEO
Joel Perlman
Co-Founder
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