As a Community Reinvestment Act Qualification Manager, you will lead a team responsible for conducting transaction-level reviews of loans and investments to determine and document CRA eligibility. You will have strong people leadership skills, an understanding of CRA requirements, and experience with leading an operational team in a highly regulated environment. You will report to the CRA Program and Exam Management Director.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead team responsible for review of community development loans and investments to determine CRA-eligibility
- Ensure documentation prepared by the team is materially complete, accurate and captures impact of the CRA activities in a way that maximizes the bank’s CRA outcomes
- Engage with CRA-contributing line of business partners to provide guidance on CRA-eligibility and to ensure necessary documentation is provided for review
- Ensure readiness for, and adherence with, regulatory reporting requirements, including CRA Performance Exams, Data Integrity Reviews and Annual Submission
- Provide response to regulatory exams and internal oversight requests, as applicable
- Lead and contribute to projects and initiatives related to CRA qualification and reporting
- Support process enhancements to drive operational efficiency and account for changes with regulatory requirements
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 10+ years’ experience in banking, finance and project execution roles
- CRA experience, and/or related community development experience, including familiarity with loan and investment documentation
- Strong technical skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint/PitchPro
- Ability to quickly develop proficiency in regulatory requirements, changes, implications, marketplace dynamics and the economic environment
- Experience with process and project management
- Ability to navigate and communicate effectively across team boundaries and across lines of business
- Strong problem solving and exceptional analytical and storytelling abilities
- Detail-oriented self-starter who possesses strong investigative research abilities
- Ability to operate in a nuanced, highly regulated, and fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- 4-year college degree preferred, or equivalent work experience