Consumer Examination Unit Fair Lending Team Lead, (Director Financial Services Programs 1, SG-31)

Financial Services, Department of; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York State Department of Financial Services is seeking a permanent Team Lead for the Consumer Examination Unit Fair Lending Team in New York City.

You will oversee examination workflows, review analyses, train junior specialists, and act as the subject matter expert on fair lending compliance.

This role requires extensive financial services regulatory experience and the ability to lead a team independently.

Qualifications

• Eleven years of financial services experience with a regulated entity or governmental regulatory agency.
• Two years at managerial level.
• Practical and technical knowledge of state, federal, and/or international financial services laws and regulations.
• Extensive experience in Consumer Examinations Unit with fair lending analysis.
• Ability to lead a team independently.
• Knowledge of all CEU-related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the fair lending compliance specialist team within the New York State Department of Financial Services.
• Oversee examination workflows and fair lending analysis across regulated entities.
• Train junior specialists and manage meetings with examiners and institutions.
• Review statistical analyses to identify disparities.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on fair lending compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Fair lending analysis

Training & mentoring

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Consumer Examination Unit Fair Lending Team Lead leads the fair lending compliance specialist team within the New York State Department of Financial Services, overseeing examination workflows and fair lending analysis across regulated entities. The role involves training junior specialists, managing meetings with examiners and institutions, reviewing statistical analyses to identify disparities, and serving as the subject matter expert on fair lending compliance. Based in New York City, this permanent position reports to the Consumer Examinations Unit and requires extensive financial services experience with regulatory knowledge.

Key qualifications:

• Eleven years of financial services experience with a regulated entity or governmental regulatory agency
• Two years at managerial level
• Practical and technical knowledge of state, federal, and/or international financial services laws and regulations
• Extensive experience in Consumer Examinations Unit with fair lending analysis
• Ability to lead a team independently
• Knowledge of all CEU-related regulations