Senior Fair Lending Advisor

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What you'll be doing:

The Senior Fair Lending Advisor (SFLA) reports to the Fair & Responsible Banking Director and will assist in the development and implementation of CIBC Bank USA’s Fair Lending Program.  The SFLA is responsible for managing the Fair Lending Compliance Management System (CMS) and ensuring compliance oversight and support to lines of business and operational areas.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role.  You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

Who you are:

• Expert knowledge of all fair and responsible banking laws, regulations and guidance, including but not limited to Regulation B – Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), CRA, Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP), Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Military Lending Act (MLA), and Vendor Risk Management.
• 10+ years’ experience in regulatory compliance, CRCM, and/or JD.
• Ability to evaluate controls, conduct impact assessments, identify control gaps, remediate risk and navigate resolution of potential competing objectives.
• Strong relationship management skills including engaging stakeholders, persuading others and resolving conflict.
• Skilled in gathering accurate information to explain complex concepts, and presenting information to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communications, and leadership skills in acting as a trusted advisor across all lines of defense.
• Effective people and project management skills to lead and contribute to projects.
• Strong research, analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with ability to identify compliance risks and issues for escalation to management, as necessary.
• Ability to manage workload and shift priorities to meet deadlines in a dynamic and rapidly-changing environment.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Working knowledge of effective dashboard reporting using data visualization tools is a plus.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

What you'll do:

• Completing ongoing fair lending risk assessments and assessing applicable compliance requirements for the comprehensive Compliance Risk Assessment.
• Developing and maintaining all fair lending related policies, standards and procedures that are commensurate with the size and complexity of the organization and remain current and