Chief Compliance Officer

Cornerstone Home Lending•Houston, TX

9h•$190,000 - $225,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Capital Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Houston, is a Texas-based financial services company dedicated to helping families, businesses, and communities thrive. Through its primary subsidiary, Cornerstone Capital Bank, the organization operates a community and business banking franchise alongside a premier national home lending, servicing, and home insurance platform-based financial services company dedicated to helping families, businesses, and communities thrive. Guided by a core Mission, Vision and Convictions statement, Cornerstone operates 17 full-service banking locations across major Texas markets and more than 150 mortgage offices nationwide. The company has served nearly 700,000 customers through its family of brands, including Cornerstone Home Lending, Roscoe Bank, Peoples Bank, Cornerstone Servicing, and Cornerstone Insurance. Supported by 1,600 team members, Cornerstone is consistently recognized as a Fortune-certified Great Place to Work® and a Top Workplace. Formed through the combination of Cornerstone Home Lending and The Roscoe State Bank, Cornerstone brings more than a century of experience and is the highest-capitalized new bank in Texas history. We honor God by using our talents to make a positive difference in the lives of our Team Members, Clients, Shareholders, Communities, and the People who provide services to us. NO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES PLEASE. We are seeking a hands-on leader in our Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) with a focus on partnership and collaboration to drive solutions! The CCO is responsible for strategic development and execution of the Bank’s compliance risk management program. The CCO reports functionally to the Board’s Audit and Risk Committee and administratively to the Chief Risk Officer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required.
Demonstrated understanding of compliance systems and controls utilized to implement a strong compliance framework designed around the three lines of defense model.
Minimum 15 years in a senior leadership position and a demonstrable track record of leading and building successful compliance management systems.
Extensive Risk and Compliance management experience within the financial services industry, with broad familiarity with most laws, rules, and regulations related to banking, and specific experience related to mortgage originations; mortgage performing and non-performing servicing; commercial banking activities; digital banking; and Privacy.
Expert knowledge of risk management practices and regulatory expectations, with the ability to distill complex regulatory requirements and expectations into solution-oriented, actionable steps, and problem-solve viable solutions.
Strong analytical skills, with an ability to simplify data into concise, actionable reporting.

Nice To Haves

JD preferred.

Responsibilities

Report quarterly to the Board of Directors’ Audit and Risk Committee, as well as Co-Chair the Enterprise Compliance and Operational Risk Committee.
Coordinate and manage consumer compliance regulatory examinations and agency/investor reviews.
Serve as the Bank’s Privacy Officer and Regulation O Officer.
Maintain knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations, investor guidelines, and industry best practices to ensure adherence to the Board’s risk appetite and identify emerging risks.
Ensure the Bank has an operating framework for the identification, assessment, management, monitoring, and reporting of compliance risks and issues impacting the bank’s business lines that meet internal and regulatory requirements.
Lead a team responsible for developing and ensuring the implementation of policies and programs to manage risk associated with various Compliance Activities, including risk assessments, complaint management, customer-facing material reviews, training, and independent testing and monitoring.
Work in partnership with business partners as they develop new product offerings and execute business strategies.
Understand business goals and strategies and identify solutions for how Enterprise Compliance can best support those efforts.
Develop and maintain policies, programs, and a culture that encourage the
Investigate and respond to inquiries from investors and state and federal regulators and agencies.
Develop annual department budget and work within the department budget, including monitoring and controlling expenses.
Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities of all compliance programs and activities as they relate to the Bank’s priorities.
Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the Enterprise Compliance Team’s processes and procedures; assess and monitor workload, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships. Identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
Lead the selection and integration of compliance technology management solutions.
Champion Enterprise Compliance and a strong risk culture across the organization.
Works closely with the Chief Risk Officer and other leaders to ensure a well-coordinated effort for managing regulatory examinations.
Collaborate with executive management and senior business leaders, to provide leadership, expert guidance, partnership, and support in the implementation process for key compliance strategies, initiatives, and action plans across the enterprise.
Ensure all required reporting is produced timely.