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Position Title
Fair Banking Analytics Manager

Location
NYCB Plaza -102 (Hicksville, NY)

Job Summary
The Fair Banking Analytics Manager has responsibilities primarily with respect to the Equal Credit Reporting Act (ECOA), Fair Housing Act (FHA), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Dodd Frank Act (DFA) Section 1071 (1071), and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). This role is responsible for delivering timely on large data analytics review projects, identifying anomalies in execution and data quality, assessing models for bias, and delivering on efficiencies leveraging technical tools.

Pay Range: $117, 184.74 - $155, 269.79 - $193, 354.83

Pay Range: Local Minimum Wage - $0.00 - $0.00

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing team of statistical and analytical scientists and completing large data analytics projects to identify potential differential treatment thereby ensuring the Bank remains compliant with applicable fair lending laws, rules, regulations, guidance, and best practices . Reviews will cross mortgage, consumer, and small business lending lines of business. Prepare reports of results and conclusions for model risk management, inclusion in risk assessments and senior management review. Effectively communicate the results, conclusions, and recommendations of compliance reviews, monitoring and testing to senior and business line management.
• Set strategy and design test plan ensuring periodic and timely coverage of risks and compliance with risk management standards; Oversee the use of advanced statistical analytics tools (AI, ML, modeling) to support periodic assessments of business and operational activities to identify compliance gaps and potential exposure.
• Monitor regulatory and industry updates, best practices and emerging risks to improve and/or develop appropriate monitoring, controls, and risk management activities in response to regulatory change related to model building, analytics testing and process validation. Maintain procedures for acquisition, assessing, cleansing, and reporting on data and models consistent with internal standards and regulatory requirements. D evelop written procedures for testing and ongoing monitoring related to large scale analysis of transactions (underwriting, pricing, servicing, ...), enabling self-testing of compliance with regulations.
• Build cross-functional relationships throughout the organization and collaborate across many lines of business and bank divisions, as well as Technology, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit and Compliance Risk partners to manage, escalate and remediate compliance risk . Collect information and participate in internal audits and regulatory exams. Prepare reports and communications for the Fair Banking Program.
• Lead, direct and support a high performing team; oversee professional development of staff to support departmental succession planning
• Evolve and leverage technical tools to increase efficiency of program while increasing frequency and coverage of monitoring and testing.

• Uses independent judgement and discretion to make decisions regarding materiality of concerns and extent of root causes. Escalate compliance risks and issues, and collaborate with compliance, risk, legal and line of business partners to implement appropriate and effective action plans to remediate identified risks
• Analyzes patterns and identifies problems increasing Fair Banking risk. Identifies and lead creation of automations with high value and automate processes.
• Responsible for talent management functions including: employment, performance evaluations, staff development/training, disciplinary actions, succession planning and ensuring all staff comply with compliance requirements.

ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Performs special projects, and additional duties and responsibilities as required.
• Consistently adheres to regulatory and compliance policies and standards linked to the job as listed and complete required compliance trainings. Accountable to maintain compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Required Qualifications:

• Education level required: Master's Degree (or Postgraduate equivalent)
• 8 Years in consumer regulatory compliance, preferably in HMDA, CRA or Fair Lending, or Internal Audit
• 6 years of experience in ECOA, FHA, HMDA, CRA, and state fair lending laws
• 5 years of experience in analytics
• 4 years of managerial experience in a financial institution setting or regulatory agency
• Experience in coding and analytical programs (e.g., SAS, Python, SQL, Tableau), etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education level preferred: PhD
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM)

Job Competencies:

• Knowledge of consumer protection laws and regulations impacting financial institutions.
• Experience in data management, data analytics, and model building.
• Subject matter expertise in federal and state laws, regulations, rules, and guidance related to CRA, HMDA, Regulation B, data collection.
• Working knowledge of bank products, services and business operations for retail, consumer, business, and commercial lines of business.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to partner effectively across all levels of the organization and develop positive working relationships.
• Able to manage and execute multiple complex projects within required timelines
• Excellent conceptual thinking and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently in a continuously changing environment
• Inquisitive nature, resourceful, and ability to seek out information and develop sound conclusions and strategies
• 0-5% Travel
• Physical demands (ADA): The job requires a moderate degree of physical exertion and stamina such as standing, sitting, walking, driving or infrequent lifting.

Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity

Minimum Salary: 0.00 Maximum Salary: 0.00 Salary Unit: Yearly