Director, Compliance

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Kiavi

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Fintech • Real Estate • Finance

Kiavi is a technology-driven financial company that provides fast and reliable financing solutions for real estate investors. Specializing in short-term 'fix-and-flip' loans, rental property financing, and new construction loans, Kiavi empowers both emerging and experienced real estate investors by offering competitive rates, high leverage, and efficient processes. With the use of an advanced technology platform, Kiavi simplifies and accelerates the loan application and approval process, allowing investors to manage their investments with ease and confidence. The company operates across multiple states and offers various resources to support investor growth.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2013

💳 Fintech

🏠 Real Estate

💸 Finance

💰 $158M Debt Financing on 2023-01

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain a strong compliance and operational risk framework to identify, assess, monitor, and report on risks across the entire organization. This includes addressing incomplete or outdated operational documentation. • Develop, enhance and implement a roadmap of compliance and operational risk initiatives with clear timelines, ownership, and execution plans • Lead and build an independent audit function from the ground up, responsible for conducting regular audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, processes, and systems • Manage the compliance team, ensuring the company meets all external regulatory obligations and internal policies. • Lead the fraud function, with a specific focus on developing and implementing an algorithmic fraud detection process. This includes implementing solutions for monitoring systems to prevent fraudulent activities. • Lead and mentor a team of professionals within the internal audit, compliance, and fraud functions, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as finance, business administration, or legal. • A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in compliance, operational risk, legal or a related field, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or managerial role. • Proven experience in a financial services or technology-driven environment, with a strong understanding of lending and real estate operations. • Preferred: Strong understanding of business-purpose lending (bridge, rental, new construction) and real estate operations involving non-consumer borrowers/entities.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Kiavi offers free employee-only coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans. Dependents receive a heavily discounted premium, competitively placed in the 90th percentile for cost. • Health Savings Account (HSA): For those enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), Kiavi provides an annual employer contribution to HSAs: $500 for individual coverage and $1,000 for dependents. • Disability and Life Insurance: Immediate access to short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as group life and AD&D insurance, with coverage at 1x annual salary. • Remote Work Policy: Kiavi supports working remotely for day to day activities for most roles and occasionally may ask employees to gather in person for key meetings, trainings, team building etc. For remote workers, Kiavi offers a one-time office setup reimbursement of up to $500 and a monthly $85 stipend for internet and phone expenses. For in-office workers, Kiavi offers employer contributions to commuter benefits account, either for parking or public transportation. • Flexible Time Off: Employees are empowered to manage their own time off, with no strict limits, as long as it's approved by their manager. • Paid Leaves: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for medical or caregiver purposes, and 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave. Short-term disability leave is also available for birthing mothers. • 401(k) & Company Match: A 401(k) plan managed by Fidelity, with Kiavi matching 100% of contributions up to 3% of compensation or $6,000 (whichever is less). All employer contributions are immediately vested.