Corporate Compliance Team Lead

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.

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.

• Enjoy Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Salary paid in USD.
• Work comfortably 100% from home.