Home Lending Lead Compliance Analyst

Wealthfront is seeking a talented, passionate, and detail-oriented compliance professional to join our newly formed Home Lending Compliance team. Our goal is a seamless, tech-enabled mortgage process, and we are looking for a systems builder to help construct the foundational regulatory framework that supports it. As the newest member of the Home Lending Compliance team, you will partner directly with the Head of Home Lending Compliance to manage day-to-day regulatory requirements while actively identifying opportunities to improve and modernize our compliance workflows. The ideal candidate will enjoy hands-on Quality Control (QC), possess a strong degree of intellectual curiosity, and have a deep interest in applying technology to enhance business processes. Critically, this role will take full ownership of our licensing program and play a key part in our geographic expansion. You will operate cross-functionally, collaborating closely with Home Lending Operations, Legal, and the corporate Compliance team. Responsibilities: Conduct independent pre-funding and post-closing Quality Control (QC) reviews on mortgage loan files (including Agency and Non-Agency) to ensure compliance with investor quality standards and federal/state regulations, actively identifying patterns to improve automated system logic. Own and manage the end-to-end licensing program for state company and branch licenses and individual Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) licenses through the NMLS, taking full responsibility for timely renewals, Continuing Education (CE) and Pre-Licensing (PE) tracking, state reporting and acting as the primary compliance contact for licensing inquiries.  Partner with the Head of Home Lending Compliance to drive state expansion efforts, researching state-specific origination guidelines, monitoring local regulatory changes and ensuring operational compliance readiness as we roll the product in new states. Review and approve home lending marketing materials, a