Compliance Associate: Advisory

Do you have experience working in regulatory compliance and want to help build compliant products at a FinTech company?

Avant is looking for a Compliance Associate to join its technology forward Compliance Department that enables Avant’s mission while also mitigating and managing risk. As a Compliance Associate, you will be responsible for supporting one or more products issued through the Avant platform, specifically in the areas of Compliance Advisory, Issue Management, and Complaint Management. Your job will be to effectively partner with various business units to ensure regulatory compliance with respect to new products, initiatives, complaints, and issues. You will help develop practical compliance solutions by working with the business to understand issues, develop ideas, and execute on them.

In this role, you are expected to maintain a high degree of knowledge of consumer lending rules and regulations, including, but not limited to TILA, ECOA, UDAAP, FDCPA, SCRA, MLA, GLBA, EFTA, TCPA, E-SIGN, BSA and other AML related regulations. As a Compliance Associate, you will be expected to promote a culture of corporate compliance by the use of best practices and a compliant work ethic in alignment with Avant’s internal policies.

What You Do At Avant

• Evaluate new business initiatives and participate in complex projects to identify potential compliance risk and risk mitigation activities
• Participate in our Complaint Management and Issue Management programs, including assessing risk ratings and recommending remediation plans
• Build strong relationships and lines of communication with various business units
• Develop in-depth working knowledge of business products, services, processes, and strategies
• Prepare formal reporting to internal committees, management, the Board of Directors, and external bank partners
• Take on additional projects and duties as needed

What You Might Own At Avant

• Support one or more products offered through Avant’s platform
• Get involved early in the product design and change management process to suggest risk mitigations and controls

Why you are a fit for Avant

• Bachelor’s Degree required; JD/CRCM a plus
• 3+ years of financial services regulatory compliance experience working ; Credit Card, Deposit, and bank experience preferred
• Strong background in federal and state consumer finance laws
• Proven track record of creativity, resourcefulness, and a passion for problem-solving as a team player who can build relationships across functions, business lines, and levels
• Ability to handle and execute on complex projects in a fast paced environment with minimal supervision
• Ability to prioritize and clearly articulate trade-offs while also maintaining flexibility as the situation changes
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Willingness to learn new skills and monitor aptitude

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Why Avant is a fit for you:

At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:

Authenticity. We show up to work as our whole selves and make sure others can too.

Collaboration. We can only succeed when we do so as a team.

Problem-Solving. The harder the problem, the more satisfying the solution.

Customer. We Are All Owners Of The Customer Experience.

Initiative. Plan. Adapt. Get Sh!t Done.