Job Description

Block is looking for an experienced Regulatory Examination Project Manager with relevant federally regulated financial institution background. You will help provide organizational and substantive support to the Regulatory Team, you will build new systems and procedures, and you will work with a variety of people at Block. This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team, working on exciting issues. As we expand our offerings, your ideas and contributions will make an immediate impact.

Your mission is to uphold Block’s lending obligations in connection with its federal regulatory examinations. Chief among your responsibilities is comprehensive project management support for the full examination cycle including developing project plans with timelines, leading the examination team, working with partners, ensuring submissions are timely and manage communications with and regulators. You will work with partners in legal, operations, finance, analytics, product and other teams, to ensure that Block is compliant with applicable requirements and obligations while, to the extent possible, streamlining regulatory impact and facilitating innovation.

You Will:

• Manage an examination program that fulfills our legal and regulatory responsibilities, while endeavoring to minimize business and product impact.
• Oversee federal regulatory examinations, partnering with team members to ensure satisfactory regulatory examination results.
• Lead the exam management team, developing and refining team infrastructure and exam management processes to increase productivity.
• Develop formal project plans and timelines that follow external requests, objectives, and deadlines.
• Collaboratively establish timelines and ensure they are met.
• Establish relationships with internal and external partners while demonstrating sensitivity and urgency with regards to regulatory requests.
• Identify and solve for challenges and roadblocks using existing or creating resources.
• Schedule meetings between company partners and regulators.
• Serve as point of contact for onsite examinations, as needed.

Qualifications

You Have:

• 5+ years direct experience with federal regulatory examinations (FDIC, FRB, OCC, and/or CFPB.) and bank partnership lending models.
• Familiarity with lending regulations, banking regulations and financial services industry best practices.
• Experience creating and implementing operational and logistical efficiencies.
• Experience interpreting and explaining legal and regulatory obligations clearly across multiple disciplines and levels.