[Hiring] Senior Complaints Specialist @Upstart

Role Description

As a Senior Complaints Specialist at Upstart, you will investigate and resolve escalated and regulated customer complaints, applying regulatory knowledge and sound judgment to determine appropriate outcomes. You’ll also look beyond individual cases to identify recurring issues, surface trends, and help improve the processes and controls that shape the customer experience.

• Manage a queue of customer complaints, completing accurate investigations and resolutions within established productivity, quality, and regulatory timelines.
• Investigate sensitive, escalated, and regulated complaints, identify root causes and potential customer harm, and determine appropriate remediation.
• Apply relevant consumer protection requirements, including FCRA, UDAAP, FDCPA, and ECOA, when evaluating complaints and potential regulatory concerns.
• Produce clear, accurate written complaint responses and maintain documentation that supports complaint decisions and outcomes.
• Analyze complaint trends and recurring issues to identify root causes and recommend improvements that reduce repeat complaints and customer harm.
• Partner with Operations, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and other teams to strengthen complaint processes, customer experiences, and risk controls.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience handling regulatory escalated customer complaints within a financial institution, lending organization, or other regulated financial services environment (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Better Business Bureau (BBB), State Attorney General, etc.)
• Experience conducting complaint investigations, documenting findings, identifying root causes, and determining or recommending customer resolutions.
• Experience applying consumer financial regulations or requirements to complaint investigations and customer outcomes.
• Knowledge of consumer financial regulations such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).

Requirements

• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) certification.
• Experience supporting auto lending or Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) products.
• Ability to analyze complaint data and trends to identify recurring issues and recommend operational or customer experience improvements.
• Ability to partner effectively across Operations, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Product when resolving complex customer issues.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.
• Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only).
• Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
• Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only).
• Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements.
• Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country).
• Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources.
• Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only).
• Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you.
• Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from.
• Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).
• Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City.