Consumer Vehicle Lending Product Consultant

Job Description:

The Consumer Vehicle Lending Product Consultant will manage certain aspects of the strategic alliance programs and relationships with heavy focuses on risk management and initiative leadership through effective internal and external engagement.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead with a focus on product controls, metrics and procedures within the Single Process Inventory (SPI) structure supporting teammates to build and manage an unwavering risk framework.
• Drive initiatives and other changes in support of strategic alliances with auto manufacturers supporting their and the Bank's product growth with centralization of program development, coordination with product peers and internal partners.
• Work with internal functional groups (underwriting, funding, credit strategies, pricing, technology, sales and others) to aid in such development and resolve problems.
• Work with third party vendors or partners to support initiatives
• Collaborate and coordinate with Product teammates both in peer and manager capacity to support initiatives, change or risk management.
• Directly manage, support or oversee Intake projects and change management activities including necessary risk assessments (UCRA), governance activities, leading socialization and recording of project status and outcomes.
• Perform analysis for internal program governance – risk / reward and business case, originations, portfolio management performance, forecasting
• Present to leadership on various topics including program performance, initiatives and change management, control environment.

Required Skills:

• Focus on risk management and ensuring control environment supports the program and its growth
• Strong communication skills to effectively 'Tell the Story'
• Passion for driving product development and proactive growth and enhancement
• Experience developing strategies and implementing solutions and the enterprise level
• Ability to navigate numerous partner relationships and stakeholders in strategy and operational program development, with ability to influence others
• Ability to navigate relationships with third-party vendors, clients and partners
• Auto lending knowledge from application, origination and servicing.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to determine risk vs. reward; ability to build business cases to help drive change
• Ability to handle ambiguity, be flexible and adapt to changing circumstances
• Positively motivates others and successfully builds relationships
• Collaborative, able to bring teams together and direct work to achieve goals
• Strong excel and PowerPoint skills

Desired Skills:

• Process Inventory knowledge and Control measurement experience
• Project / Initiative Management
• Product and Product Risk Management
• Auto Finance industry Experience
• Financial Services experience

Enterprise Role Description:

Drive changes and enhancements to processes and systems in support of auto manufacturer strategic alliances, including project management, status of mitigation and action plans, and prepare necessary justification to support product changes. Competencies required include in-depth knowledge of the auto loan and lease origination process, project leadership / management, a Bachelors degree, & 2-5 years related experience.

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