Regulatory Associate

World-Business-Lenders,-LL; Bogotá; Remote; COP 226,567,000 - 323,666,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Fully remote work environment

Job summary

World Business Lenders seeks a Regulatory Analyst to support regulatory research, change management, licensing, filings and regulatory reporting across lending, servicing, and corporate activities. The role requires a disciplined approach to tracking obligations, updates, and deadlines.

You will coordinate information collection, prepare clear summaries, and support examinations while maintaining audit-ready records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law, legal studies, compliance, finance, business, public policy, or a related field.
• Paralegal training, JD coursework, or a compliance/regulatory credential is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Research and Change Management: research federal/state requirements; monitor developments; prepare summaries and next steps.
• Licensing, Filings, and Examinations: maintain calendars; coordinate applications, renewals, reports; support examinations.
• Business and Policy Support: review policies, gather facts, identify gaps, support updates to procedures.
• Reporting and Process Improvement: prepare status reports; escalate overdue actions; maintain trackers and templates.
• Education: degree in law/legal studies or related; regulatory credentials are a plus.
• Required Experience: 2+ years in regulatory compliance, legal research, licensing, risk, or audit.

Skills

Regulatory research

Regulatory change management

Licensing

Examinations coordination

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or related field

Tools

Legal research systems

MS Office

Job description

Overview

• World Business Lenders (WBL) is a privately held portfolio lender specializing in real estate-secured business loans for underserved businesses. WBL operates with a fully remote, multinational workforce and an experienced executive leadership team.
• Typically, the work schedule is from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, though additional hours may be required based on business needs.

AbouttheRole

• WBL is seeking a Regulatory Analyst to support regulatory research, change management, licensing, filings, disclosure requirements, examinations, and regulatory reporting. This role will help maintain a clear inventory of obligations affecting WBL's lending, servicing, and corporate activities and coordinate timely implementation across the business.

WhatSuccessLooksLike

• Keeps regulatory obligations, changes, licenses, filings, and deadlines accurate and current.
• Converts research into clear summaries, assigned actions, and documented implementation evidence.
• Supports complete and timely regulatory submissions and examination responses.
• Escalates unclear, high-risk, or overdue matters to the Team Lead promptly.

WhatYou'llBeDoing(CoreResponsibilities)

• Regulatory Research and Change Management
  • Research applicable federal and state requirements affecting WBL's lending, servicing, and corporate operations.
  • Monitor legal and regulatory developments involving usury, licensing, disclosures, and related obligations.
  • Prepare clear summaries of changes, affected business processes, effective dates, and recommended next steps for review by the Team Lead or legal counsel.
  • Update the regulatory obligations inventory and track assigned implementation actions through completion.
• Licensing, Filings, and Examinations
  • Maintain licensing, registration, renewal, filing, and reporting calendars and supporting documentation.
  • Coordinate information collection and preparation of applications, renewals, reports, certifications, and other submissions.
  • Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and responses by organizing requests, owners, evidence, drafts, approvals, and deadlines.
  • Maintain accurate, audit-ready records of submissions, approvals, correspondence, and follow-up commitments.
• Business and Policy Support
  • Assist with regulatory reviews of new products, processes, vendors, and jurisdictional expansion.
  • Compare requirements against current policies, procedures, disclosures, and operational practices and identify potential gaps.
  • Coordinate with Operations, Lending, Servicing, Finance, and other teams to gather facts and implementation evidence.
  • Support updates to policies, procedures, guidance, training materials, and regulatory reference tools.
• Reporting and Process Improvement
  • Prepare status reports on regulatory changes, licensing, filings, examinations, and outstanding actions.
  • Identify approaching deadlines, incomplete records, conflicting information, and overdue actions for escalation.
  • Maintain standardized research files, trackers, checklists, templates, and workflows.
  • Protect confidential and privileged information and follow documented quality-control requirements.
• Education
  • Bachelor's degree in law, legal studies, compliance, finance, business, public policy, or a related field.
  • Paralegal training, JD coursework, or a compliance or regulatory credential is preferred but not required.
    
• RequiredExperience
  • 2+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, legal research, licensing, risk, audit, or financial-services operations.
  • Experience researching rules, maintaining regulatory calendars, preparing filings, or supporting examinations is preferred.
  • Ability to summarize complex requirements clearly and distinguish confirmed requirements from items requiring legal review.
  • Strong organization, writing, documentation, and deadline-management skills.

PreferredIndustryExperience

• Financial services, commercial lending, private lending, banking, fintech, specialty finance, mortgage lending, or another highly regulated industry.

SpecificTechnicalSkills

• Federal and state regulatory research.
• Regulatory change, obligations, licensing, and filing trackers.
• Examination and information-request coordination.
• Microsoft Office and legal, compliance, or regulatory research systems.

Must-Have Requirements

• Must be able to read and speak English fluently.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple deadlines.
• Proficiency in Outlook and Teams for scheduling, communication, and collaboration.

Key Competencies

• Research discipline
• Analytical thinking
• Clear writing
• Attention to detail
• Follow-through
• Sound escalation judgment
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to connect well with different teams and stakeholders
  

Remote Work Requirements

• Stable, reliable internet connection.
• Professional and dedicated remote working setup.
• Ability to work effectively across a remote, multinational organization and maintain confidentiality.

What We Offer

Compensationin USD.

Benefitsinclude paid time off (PTO).

Work Environment:Fully remote work environment.