Director, Regulatory Response and Examination Management

Job Description:

• Lead the organization's response to regulatory inquiries, audits, examinations, subpoenas, data requests, and enforcement matters affecting solar asset management operations and project portfolios
• Coordinate between the company, regulators, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders during examinations
• Design and execute examination response plans, including timelines, document production strategies, subject-matter expert coordination, and escalation protocols
• Serve as liaison with regulators and outside counsel, ensuring consistent, accurate, and timely communication
• Track examination status, findings, and remediation across the solar asset portfolio and maintain a centralized examination log
• Coordinate with Legal, Asset Management, Engineering, Finance, and Operations to gather, validate, and produce data and documentation
• Draft and review formal regulatory responses, data requests, and correspondence
• Maintain document management protocols and privilege logs
• Build and maintain a regulatory examination readiness program, including mock audits, response playbooks, and staff training
• Monitor regulatory requirements affecting solar generation assets, interconnection compliance, RPS/REC programs, tax equity structures, and market participation rules
• Identify examination trends and root causes, driving corrective actions and process improvements
• Support policies, procedures, and internal controls that reduce regulatory risk
• Prepare executive- and board-level briefings on examination status, findings, and risk mitigation
• Advise senior leadership on regulatory risk implications for acquisitions, financing, and portfolio transactions
• Manage and mentor a team of regulatory analysts/specialists
• Engage with external counsel, consultants, and industry associations on regulatory strategy and examination trends

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience managing relationships with and responses to third-party regulators and investors, including state regulatory agencies, federal agencies, examination bodies, and institutional investors or capital partners
• Demonstrated experience running multi-jurisdiction regulatory response or examination programs with concurrent matters, independent scopes, and deadlines
• Experience designing, improving, and scaling regulatory response processes
• Experience managing document collection and production at volume across multiple source systems and business units
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional accountability without direct authority
• Strong written work product, including first drafts suitable for legal and compliance review
• Sound judgment handling confidential, privileged, and sensitive material
• Preferred background in mortgage servicing, consumer finance, solar finance, or another heavily regulated consumer-facing industry
• Experience with state licensing examinations and audit readiness
• Familiarity with information request and subpoena response mechanics
• Experience managing outside counsel relationships and external legal spending
• JD is not required
• Ability to work for a remote position
• Successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test and medical examination if required by the role
• Pre-placement verification of information and qualifications provided during the selection process

Benefits:

• HDHP and PPO Medical Plans
• Buy-up plans for Dental and Vision
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Legal services
• 401(k) employer match of 100% up to the first 4% and 50% on the next 2%, with immediate vesting

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