Senior Corporate Counsel, Bank and Broker Dealer Regulatory

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The role

SoFi is seeking an attorney with a strong background in financial regulatory experience, with a focus on bank and broker-dealer regulatory issues, to serve as Senior Regulatory Counsel reporting to our Associate General Counsel. The ideal candidate has a strong financial regulatory background, either in a federal regulatory agency, in-house or serving as outside counsel. The candidate will also assist with general contract review.

What you’ll do:

  • Analyze laws and regulations applicable to bank holding companies, national banks and broker-dealers, advise the company regarding the impact of proposed and new regulations, interact with regulators, and work with business counsel and compliance across multiple functional areas throughout the company
  • Advise on all matters pertaining to bank and broker-dealer supervision, including safety & soundness and regulatory compliance examinations, and preparing and communicating management responses to related reports of examinations, supervisory letters, etc
  • Advise on critical regulatory processes including the examination lifecycle, remediation and clearance of examination findings, and ad hoc regulatory requests
  • Prepare, file, track, and manage all regulatory applications and notices
  • Research and evaluate banking laws and regulations, guidance, interpretive letters, opinions, etc. in the context of assessing risk factors regarding business decisions, operations, and prepare corporate policies and practices

What you’ll need:

  • You should be an intellectually curious self-starter with strong written and oral communication skills
  • JD from an accredited law school
  • Member of the applicable bar
  • Minimum of 4 years financial services and regulatory experience
  • Experience in U.S. bank regulatory law, including (but not limited to) the Bank Holding Company Act, the Federal Reserve Act and the National Bank Act, and regulations issued thereunder by the federal banking agencies.
  • Experience or willingness to learn broker-dealer regulatory issues.
  • Experience in the bank or broker dealer regulatory practice of a major law firm, a major financial institution, or federal banking agency.
  • Familiarity with current regulatory and risk management topics in banking and financial services, including expertise in banking and broker-dealer law and risk management related matters and demonstrated knowledge of applicable regulations and supervisory expectations

Nice to have:

  • Experience with consumer financial services laws.
  • Prior in-house experience
  • Experience with FINRA rules

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.

To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!

Pay range: $118,400.00 – $222,000.00

Payment frequency: Annual

This role is also eligible for a bonus, equity and competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link above.

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Job Category
Legal Services
Job Type
unspecified
Salary
USD 118,400.00 - 222,000.00 per year
Country
United States
City
Reston
Career Level
unspecified
Company
SoFi
JOB SOURCE
https://www.sofi.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=5730307003