Compliance Officer - Commercial Lending

Location: 4910 Tiedeman Road - Brooklyn, Ohio 44144

The Commercial Compliance Officer will be a member of the Commercial Lending and Deposits Compliance team within Compliance Risk Management. The Commercial Compliance Officer will provide support to business and commercial lines of business by researching, interpreting, and assisting with applying the related laws and regulations. The primary focus of this role will be commercial lending compliance oversight, optimally with a focus on commercial default, with additional opportunities to expand coverage into other phases in the life cycle of business and commercial lending and/or business and commercial deposits.

As subject matter expert, the Commercial Compliance Officer will provide consultative advice, perform oversight activities, and assume responsibility for mitigating and discouraging actions that may expose Key Corp and its affiliates to risk outside its desired risk appetite.

Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as a corporate subject matter expert for all compliance risks for assigned lines of business.
• Develop relationships of trust and confidence with the designated lines of business.
• Provide oversight and monitoring of line of business processes and controls.
• Proactively identify process improvements or control gaps and facilitate necessary associated changes.
• Keep abreast of new laws and regulations and perform impact and gap analyses as applicable.
• Assist with regulatory compliance exams.
• Assist with corporate policy and training development.
• Educate and provide consultative advice on related regulations.
• Provide independent review and challenge on various line of business activities.
• Assist with issues management and resolution.
• Participate in or lead various projects related to mitigating risk to Key.
• Assist the broader Commercial Lending and Servicing Compliance team with various aspects of business and commercial banking.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or substantial industry experience;
  Juris Doctorate or CRCM preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a financial services compliance professional, bank regulator or other comparable legal or professional experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the regulatory requirements related to lending compliance, specific to commercial and/or consumer compliance oversight.
• Experience applying and interpreting the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, UDAP/UDAAP, Fair Credit Reporting Act, bankruptcy and collections laws, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, state law requirements, and other commercial or banking laws and regulations.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret federal and state laws that apply to lending or other commercial banking requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex business process and commercial banking products.
• Strong relationship management and leadership skills.
• Candidate must possess the wherewithal and flexibility to undertake new functions/tasks as the Compliance Risk and line of business evolves and grows.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment.
• Sound decision-making skills; able to make decisions independently and quickly.
• Solid written and oral communication skills.
• Sound understanding of compliance risks.
• Strong research skills coupled with strong problem solving/analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience working within the three lines of defense model strongly considered.
• Demonstrated commitment to a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Compensation and Benefits:

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $90,000 to $100,000 annually depending on location and job-related factors such as level of experience. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for short-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance.

Key Corp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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