Cannabis jobs at Lead Bank
We know of 4 jobs at Lead Bank as of May 2024, including roles such as Specialty Banking Services (SBS) Specialist I, Senior Counsel, and Specialty Banking Services (SBS) Specialist II.
More than 30+ days
Classification: Exempt / Salary
Position Type: Full-Time
Expected Hours of Work: M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm, additional time as needed
Reports to: CRO/General Counsel
Location: Kansas City / Lee’s Summit / Hybrid
Summary/Objective
The Senior Counsel will work in the Bank’s Legal Department providing legal services to the Bank and its holding company. Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing vendor and BaaS contracts and related documents, responding to legal guidance requests from internal customers, corporate governance and filing requisite regulatory reports, assisting with any legal requests and/or lawsuits from the Bank’s lending team and helping create or improve Bank templates, policies, procedures and processes in order to mitigate risk.
Essential Functions
- Efficiently responds to requests for legal guidance with clear, risk-balanced recommendations considering regulatory pronouncements and state and federal law
- Reviews contracts from Bank product and service providers using consistent/approved language wherever possible and ensuring regulatory requirements are met
- Reviews and negotiates contracts with BaaS Partners and advises the Bank on potential concerns and operational considerations on legal issues (card network rules, payments, cannabis, crypto, consumer protection, privacy, and other relevant laws and rules)
- Reviews, negotiates and/or drafts documents for the commercial lending team, ensuring compliance with regulatory and program requirements, including SBA and USDA
- Reviews and negotiates technology agreements to include data privacy and security, terms of use, liability and procedural requirements appropriate for the intended use
- Prepares and submits regulatory reports for the Bank and holding company
- Reviews policies and technology used within the Bank’s legal department, and seeks ways to streamline tasks and create a more efficient workflow
- Negotiates and advises on real estate sales and lease transactions
- Liaises with outside counsel to identify firms and legal teams in line with the Bank’s strategic mission and ensures efficient assignment and completion of legal tasks
- Maintains proficient knowledge of applicable compliance statutes, regulations, and interpretations, including but not limited to, CRA, CECL, TRID, FCRA, HMDA, UDAAP, the Bank Secrecy Act, AML, Fair Lending, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC
- Ensures the organization’s risk management policies and strategies comply with applicable regulations, rating agency standards, and strategic imperatives of the organization, assisting with audits/exams, risk assessments and business continuity planning
- Fosters compliance with, monitors and supports the Bank’s vendor management program
- Reviews responses to and advises on customer complaints received from various governmental and non-governmental agencies
- Utilizes Legal department software tools to track legal projects and tasks, and regularly reports on key indicators for the department
- Provides training regarding legal and compliance matters to Bank employees
- Promotes honest and open communication throughout the Bank
- Provides efficient, enthusiastic, and professional service to internal and external clients
- Nurtures a team-oriented, compliance culture across all delivery channels and departments
- Other duties as assigned
Competencies
- High ethical standards
- Excellent interpersonal skills including oral and written communications
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office suite of tools
- Must be self-directed and capable of working with little supervision, having the demeanor and ability to safeguard highly-confidential information
- Ability to interact with all levels across the organization
- Effective project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to resolve interpersonal conflict and miscommunications
- Demonstrated ability to identify potential risks and recommend
alternative actions
- Demonstrated critical conceptual and intellectual skills
- Familiarity with sources and methods for research on legal and consumer compliance policy issues
- Ability to understand, analyze, interpret and explain regulations, documents, reports and procedures
- Presentation skills necessary to conduct training, communicate and persuade a wide range of audiences
- Ability to analyze complex problems and recommend creative solutions while maintaining compliance with all laws and regulations
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and with constantly changing priorities
Physical Demands
- Regular requirements:
o Sit
o View computer monitors
o Talk
o Hear
o Stand
o Walk
o Use hands to type / handle / feel
o Reach with hands & arms
- May be required:
o Lift up to 20 lbs.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in business administration, finance, technology, or a related field
- Juris Doctor degree from accredited law school
- 4 – 7 years legal experience in either a law firm or in-house legal department
- Must be licensed or willing to be licensed to practice law in either MO
- Prior work experience in the financial services industry not required, but preference will be given to candidates with such background
- Sound operational knowledge of financial institutions
- Lead Bank requires all employees to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. Medical and/or religious accommodations may be requested.
- Lead Bank is proud to have an inclusive culture committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Classification: Full-time
Position Type: Non-Exempt
Expected Hours of Work: 8 AM – 5 PM M-F, additional time as needed
Reports to: Specialty Banking Services Manager
Location: Lee’s Summit / Kansas City / Hybrid
Summary/Objective
The SBS Specialist I will be responsible for suspicious activity reporting and transaction monitoring for Specialty Banking Services clients (cannabis and other high-risk industries).
Essential Functions
- Responsible for completing data entry of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) prepared by Lead Bank partners and BSA staff.
- Responsible for assisting the SBS team with review of new account onboarding packages provided by Lead Bank partners and BSA staff.
- Responsible for compiling BSA specific reports for BSA and SBS management review.
- Responsible for research and review of possible suspicious activity reported by Bank staff and Lead Bank partners. Able to process, solve, and answer complex client transactions, problems, and inquiries.
- Escalating cases of potentially suspicious transaction and/or account activity detected during cash and transaction monitoring.
- Maintain an adequate level of expertise in the cannabis industry.
- Maintain proficient knowledge of applicable compliance statutes, regulations, and interpretations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
- Solving problems consistent with Lead Bank standards
- Eagerness to learn and achieve proficiency
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office product suite (Excel; Word; PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to make judgments based on information provided
- Prompt
Physical Demands
- Regular requirements:
o Sit
o View computer monitors
o Talk
o Hear
o Stand
o Walk
o Use hands to type / handle / feel
o Reach with hands & arms
Preferred Education and Experience
- Minimum 1 year of banking or similar work experience
Lead Bank requires all employees to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. Medical and/or religious accommodations may be requested.- Lead Bank is proud to have an inclusive culture committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Description:
Classification: Non-Exempt / Hourly
Position Type: Full-Time
Expected Hours of Work: 8 AM – 5 PM M-F, additional time as needed
Reports to: SBS Manager
Location: Kansas City / Lee’s Summit / Hybrid
Summary/Objective
The SBS Specialist II will be responsible for suspicious activity reporting, transaction monitoring, and new account onboarding for Specialty Banking Services clients (cannabis and other high-risk industries.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for the review and completion of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) prepared by Lead Bank partners and BSA staff
- Responsible for the review and approval of new accounts presented to Lead Bank by various Banking as a Service (BaaS) partners
- Responsible for conducting adverse media monitoring on cannabis clients
- Responsible for compiling BSA specific reports for BSA and SBS management review
- Responsible for research and review of possible suspicious activity reported by Bank staff and Lead Bank partners
- Able to process, solve, and answer complex client transactions, problems, and inquiries
- Escalating cases of potentially suspicious transaction and/or account activity detected during cash and transaction monitoring
- Maintain an adequate level of expertise in the cannabis and other high-risk industries
- Maintains proficient knowledge of applicable compliance statutes, regulations and interpretations, including but not limited to,
the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC
- Other duties, tasks and projects as assigned
Competencies
- Solving problems consistent with Lead Bank standards
- Eagerness to learn and achieve proficiency
- Building relationships
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office product suite (Excel; Word; PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality
- Detail Oriented
- Ability to make judgements based on information provided
- Prompt
Physical Demands
- Regular requirements:
o Sit
o View computer monitors
o Talk
o Hear
o Stand
o Walk
o Use hands to type / handle / feel
o Reach with hands & arms
- May be required:
o Lift up to 20 lbs.
. Requirements:
Preferred Education and Experience
- Minimum 1 year of banking or similar work experience
- Lead Bank requires all employees to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. Medical and/or religious accommodations may be requested.
- Lead Bank is proud to have an inclusive culture committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Title: Specialty Banking Services (SBS) Specialist I
Classification: Full-time
Position Type: Non-Exempt
Expected Hours of Work: 8 AM – 5 PM M-F, additional time as needed
Reports to: Specialty Banking Services Manager
Location: Lee’s Summit / Kansas City / Hybrid
Summary/Objective
The SBS Specialist I will be responsible for suspicious activity reporting and transaction monitoring for Specialty Banking Services clients (cannabis and other high-risk industries).
. Requirements:
Essential Functions
- Responsible for completing data entry of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) prepared by Lead Bank partners and BSA staff.
- Responsible for assisting the SBS team with review of new account onboarding packages provided by Lead Bank partners and BSA staff.
- Responsible for compiling BSA specific reports for BSA and SBS management review.
- Responsible for research and review of possible suspicious activity reported by Bank staff and Lead Bank partners. Able to process, solve, and answer complex client transactions, problems, and inquiries.
- Escalating cases of potentially suspicious transaction and/or account activity detected during cash and transaction monitoring.
- Maintain an adequate level of expertise in the cannabis industry.
- Maintain proficient knowledge of applicable compliance statutes, regulations, and interpretations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
- Solving problems consistent with Lead Bank standards
- Eagerness to learn and achieve proficiency
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office product suite (Excel; Word; PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to make judgments based on information provided
- Prompt
Physical Demands
- Regular requirements:
o Sit
o View computer monitors
o Talk
o Hear
o Stand
o Walk
o Use hands to type / handle / feel
o Reach with hands & arms
Preferred Education and Experience
- Minimum 1 year of banking or similar work experience
- Lead Bank requires all employees to be fully-vaccinated from COVID-19. Medical and/or religious accommodations may be requested.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Lead Bank is proud to have an inclusive culture committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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