Legal Operations Manager with expertise in reducing regulatory findings by 65% through effective compliance initiatives. Proficient in contract lifecycle management and data analysis, emphasizing team leadership and training development. Ensures regulatory alignment and fosters strong vendor partnerships.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Operations Manager
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
Remote
02.2022 - Current
Interpret business requirements to suggest controls in system
Policy Development and Implementation
Contract Negotiations
Compliance Training and Culture Building
Respond to Legal inquiries
Use and analyze data analytics to assess fraud risks
Maintain Legal Vendor Relationships
Project Management
Draft Contract Amendments and Modifications
Manage Contract Lifecycle
Extensive Knowledge of Ironclad and Cobblestone
Draft Contract Templates
Extensive knowledge in State and Federal Regulations
Supervise performance of contract conditions
Knowledge of contract remedies
Knowledge and Experience with contract managing systems
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, Outlook)
Meet daily department goals
Legal Professional
Sierra Pacific Mortgage, LLC
Rancho Cordova
06.2012 - 02.2022
Utilized SWL to extract and analyze large datasets
Create complex queries and joins to support weekly reporting
Automate routine data pulls using SQL scripts
Use SQL to monitor high-risk transactions and generate alerts for suspicious activity patterns
Provide ongoing legal support
Knowledge of bank laws and regulations
Apply applicable laws and banking regulations to policies.
Review banking policies to ensure alignment with laws and regulations
Draft and Review MSAs, NDAs and SOWs
Redline and Negotiation Tracking
Generate Contract templates
Generate and update contract agreement templates
Extensive Experience in Contract Lifecycle software
Extensive Knowledge in CobbleStone software.
Analyze law citations to apply to Legal Reviews
Vendor onboarding/offboarding
Review and Analyze contracts based on business requirements
Maintain friendly and professional relationships with business partners
Correspond with legal team about reoccurring issues.
Special projects.
Compliance Manager
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.
Folsom
07.2010 - 06.2012
Communicate effectively any findings to key personnel in other departments.
Attend compliance board meetings
Provide Training and Ongoing support to staff and business partners.
Review and update risk assessment and scoping process
Train newly hired employees and existing personnel.
Supervise and lead team of 5 to 7 staff.
Work cooperatively with, and maintain effective communication with colleagues and employees.
Present clear, objective, concise reports in a timely manner to management.
Ensure policies and procedures are aligned with required regulations.
Extensive knowledge of TRID, RESPA, TILA, ECOA, ESIGN and HMDA
Monitor company complaints and prepare reports for manager meetings
Conduct Risk Assessments and test controls
Approve/Deny Closing agent and Broker applications
Enter new Qualified Individuals and Executive Officers in NMLS
Extensive experience in Power BI and Vendor Contracts
Collateral/HMDA Team Lead
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.
Folsom
11.2008 - 07.2010
Demonstrate possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities in Information Technology
Microsoft office
Test department controls
Junior Underwriting and Quality Control
Extensive Knowledge of Consumer Access and RiskExec
Monitor and Respond to compliance inbox messages
Education
Juris Doctorate -
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Bachelor of Science -
Sacramento State College
Sacramento, CA
Skills
Spearheaded implementation of enterprise-wide compliance program that reduced regulatory findings by 65% within 18 months
Create legal approved contract templates
Led a team of 12 compliance professionals and established a centralized monitoring system, increasing reporting efficiency by 40%
Developed compliance training curriculum, resulting in a 98% completion rate
Automate routine and complex data pulls using SQL scripts, reducing manual reporting time by 40%