Lending Manager (Front End) - Remote

Lending Manager (Front End)

Knock is looking for an experienced mortgage leader to manage and grow our team of fully remote Loan Assistants. This is a 100% remote role, and you’ll lead a team distributed across the country. You enjoy building teams, finding efficiencies, and using technology to improve how work gets done. You’re approachable, open-minded, and adaptable. You know the work well enough to coach it and you’re willing to jump in and help. In this role you’ll own the Loan Assistant and post-closing pipelines, develop your team, and work with the Director of Lending Operations to make our processes better.

Lead and develop the team

• Manage, lead, and scale the remote Loan Assistant team.
• Share weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual team and company goals, and make sure the team meets and exceeds expectations.Hold team members accountable for their performance.
• Build camaraderie and teamwork in a virtual environment through team meetings and regular 1:1 check-ins.
• Run virtual training for new Loan Assistants and serve as the team’s go-to for escalations, questions, and exceptions.
• Mentor people inside and outside your team, and keep learning yourself.
• Document conversations in our HRIS and build a sense of ownership across the team.
• Manage the bridge loan pipeline from setup through initial disclosure and submission, and through post-closing.
• Coach the team and give feedback along the way.Balance workloads across the team to meet company SLAs.
• Support post-closing review.
• Work loans that have findings with the team member responsible and get them resolved.
• Work closely with Sales, Underwriting, and Closing to give everyone timely, accurate service.
• Compile team scorecard data each quarter to track KPIs and quality.
• Help the Director of Lending Operations find gaps in process and policy across the Loan Assistant and post-closing functions.
• Write or update procedures for review, training, and rollout, then follow up to make sure the changes stick.
• Set best practices and change the workflow when needed so the team runs efficiently and meets company KPIs.
• Take on ad hoc projects and step in wherever your team needs support.
• At least 10 years of relevant mortgage experience, including 5 or more years directly managing a fully remote team
• Experience managing mortgage loan processing and/or post-closing teams
• A track record of coaching teams and helping them succeed
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local mortgage regulatory compliance
• Strong written and virtual communication skills
• You keep a distributed team aligned, engaged, and accountable using tools like Slack and video meetings
• A strong focus on customer service. You go above and beyond to “wow” the people you serve.
• Close attention to detail. You check your work carefully and catch the small things, so your work is consistently accurate.
• A commitment to diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices that support Knock’s values of making an impact, learning, putting people first, being open, and being courageous
• High school diploma or equivalent experience

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