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Dupaco Credit Union SVP, Legal, Compliance & Risk in Dubuque, Iowa
Description
The ever-changing landscape of law, compliance, and enterprise risk management can be challenging for a financial institution to manage without experts like YOU. With your help, this role will successfully provide Dupaco with legal counsel, oversight of the compliance department, and management of ongoing processes to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations while seeking to monitor and proactively mitigate organizational risk. In other words, you'll keep us on the right track for achieving our mission, "Help Members Build a Life Worth Loving". If you have been waiting to put your skills to work for this type of mission-driven work, then wait no longer and apply today!
What You'll Do:
Provide legal counsel on a wide variety of issues impacting the credit union including but not limited to: regulatory compliance; policies and procedures; contract review; loan workouts and collections; bankruptcy; mergers and acquisitions; litigation; real estate matters; loan documentation; retail deposit and treasury legal matters; human resources issues.
Manage relationships with outside counsel for strategic and efficient use of legal services, as appropriate.
Provide oversight of the credit union’s policies to ensure adherence to all applicable State and Federal Laws and Industry Regulations.
Provide guidance for credit union procedures in collaboration with business line leaders to ensure adherence to all applicable State and Federal Laws and Industry Regulations.
Collaborate with other departments to ensure alignment of legal, compliance, and risk management initiatives with the credit union’s overall goals and the credit union’s strategic direction.
Work with the Compliance department to ensure that the components of the credit union’s the Compliance Management System (CMS) continue to evolve to align with the depth and complexity of the credit union.
Monitor and report to the Board/Audit Committee on the credit union’s CMS, as applicable including significant compliance risks and corrective actions taken to mitigate those risks.
Provide oversight of the continued buildout of the credit union’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program which is designed to ensure that significant risks are being mitigated through effectively designed and monitored operating controls commensurate with the credit union’s risk appetite.
Monitor and report to the Board/Audit Committee on the credit union’s ERM program and efforts including key enterprise risk indicators and action plans.
Monitor and analyze new or revised laws and regulations which will affect the credit union’s current operations and works with the Vice President of Enterprise Compliance to ensure managers are informed of new or revised laws and regulations affecting compliance.
Provide support for the Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSOs) and Corporate Governance Specialist as needed.
Assist with communications to State and Federal Regulators and other individuals and entities, as necessary.
Serve as a member of the Compliance Committee and the Enterprise Risk Management Committee.
Provide quality service to internal clients, credit union members and potential members.
Perform other duties as assigned.
What You'll Need:
Juris Doctorate and admissions to practice law in the State of Iowa
5+ years related work experience in regulatory compliance, legal, or enterprise risk management.
Strong experience and knowledge regarding the various laws and regulations impacting financial institutions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong leadership and project management abilities.
Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Qualifications
Behaviors
Preferred
Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
Motivations
Preferred
Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement
Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Education
Preferred
Masters or better in Law (MBA)
Doctorate or better in Law
Experience
Preferred
- 5 years: Related Work Experience in regulatory compliance, legal and/or enterprise risk management
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)