Senior Director, Compliance Programs & Regulatory Oversight

PRA Group (Nasdaq: PRAA); Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PRA Group is seeking an experienced compliance leader to implement and oversee key elements of the compliance program, partnering with legal, government relations, regulators, and internal stakeholders. The role focuses on advisory work, risk assessments, regulatory inquiries, and strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate has extensive financial services experience in compliance and risk, with strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, capable of delivering timely insights to

Qualifications

• 7+ years in financial services experience in compliance, audit, or another risk-related discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of financial services industry experience, including compliance, audit, and/or another risk-related discipline.
• Advanced knowledge of compliance risk management, regulatory change, regulatory examinations, and compliance advisory practices.
• Advanced familiarity with collection practices and applicable federal and state consumer financial services laws and regulations.
• Advanced leadership, relationship management, collaboration, and project management skills.
• Advanced written and oral communication, including presenting complex information to senior leaders, regulators, auditors, and large audiences.
• Advanced analytical judgment, risk assessment, problem-solving, and decision-making under tight deadlines.
• Advanced ability to identify business challenges, understand objectives, think strategically, and develop practical solutions.
• Strong organization and attention to detail; able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Leads compliance advisory activities and compliance risk assessments for applicable business areas, providing guidance aligned with legal requirements.
• Leads and coordinates regulatory examinations, audits, civil investigative demands, requests for information, and related responses with corrective actions.
• Validates and analyzes data for regulatory submissions, drafts written responses and presentations for regulators and the Board.
• Reviews responses to seller audits and due diligence reviews to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Serves as a compliance SME on strategic, operational, infrastructure, new product, new market, seller due diligence, and process-change initiatives.
• Partners with the Office of General Counsel and Government Relations to monitor regulatory developments and implement changes.
• Works with business units to identify, measure, monitor, manage, and mitigate compliance risks.
• Develops and maintains compliance reporting for leadership, governance committees, and the Board.
• Supports design, administration, and continuous improvement of monitoring activities, policies, procedures, training, and analytics.
• Performs other projects and special assignments as required.

Skills

Compliance risk management

Regulatory change

Regulatory examinations

Compliance advisory practices

Collection practices

Leadership

Relationship management

Project management

Written and oral communication

Analytical judgment

Risk assessment

Decision-making under deadlines

Organization and attention to detail

Microsoft Office applications

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, risk management, or a related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

PRA Group is seeking an experienced compliance leader to implement and oversee key elements of the compliance program, partnering with legal, government relations, regulators, and internal stakeholders. The role focuses on advisory work, risk assessments, regulatory inquiries, and strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate has extensive financial services experience in compliance and risk, with strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, capable of delivering timely insights to