East Coast Regional Processing Manager (Remote)
Better is redefining homeownership and making it simpler, faster—and most importantly—more accessible for everyone. We leverage technology and expertise to find ways that we can make the homebuying journey more approachable and understandable.
- Right now we’re funding over $3 billion in home loans per month
- We’ve funded over $35 billion in loans and $3.5 billion in insurance
- We ranked #1 in the U.S. on LinkedIn's Top Startups 2020
- We ranked #11 on Fortune’s Best Places to Work in Financial Services 2020
- Our Founder and CEO was named in Comparably's Top 25 CEOs for Diversity
- We were listed to Forbes’ FinTech 50 2020
- And #15 on the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50
- We’ve secured over $254 million from our investors to date
Our company is made up of driven, passionate people who bring their unique backgrounds and perspectives to everything we do and we are committed to fostering diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. We see the perspectives that each person brings and a diverse workforce as essential for individual and collective success. We believe it’s important to foster a company culture that encourages curiosity and passion—from employee resource groups and learning opportunities to team outings and community outreach.
A Better opportunity:
Better is looking for a Regional Processing Manager to join our East Coast team. This person will be responsible for leading all aspects of the East Coast Processing organization in Charlotte and/or New York, reporting up into the Director of Processing. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, capable of making sound decisions while maintaining harmony in a fast-paced environment.
Beyond producing high quality loans, our goal is to build a product that will ultimately reduce the cost of homeownership in America. With offices in New York, Oakland, Orange County, Gurgaon, and Charlotte, we are rapidly growing in order to deliver a fabulous borrower experience through a combination of technology and people!
In joining our East Coast team, you will have an outstanding opportunity to join a fast-growing team and you will play a meaningful role in delivering on the company mission.
Responsibilities will include:
- Performance Management: Capture and discuss monthly key performance indicators, address performance issues with managers, support personnel promotions and changes
- Daily Production: Drive daily production including monitoring bottlenecks and reporting on daily progress as it relates to production targets
- People Management: Lead all aspects of and drive team metrics with front line managers and lead all resource planning activities and allocation.
- Escalations: Handle all regional borrower issues and customer concessions that surpass Processing Managers
- Pivotal initiatives: Provide feedback on Product improvements, distribute and supervise audits, capture feedback and report to leadership; collaborate cross-functionally on blocking issues, training and shadowing programs
- Recruiting: Serve as a hiring manager for East Coast Processing team
- Onboarding of new managers and TL’s - direct and take an active role in this
About You:
- 5-7+ years of demonstrated ability processing (or underwriting) residential mortgages
- Proven experience leading within a mortgage operations team
- Knowledge of agency conventional underwriting product guidelines
- Familiarity with Desktop Underwriter (DU)
- Strong communication, organization, and time management skills
- Ability to troubleshoot and tackle problems independently
- Ability to maintain composure in a fast-paced environment
The Better mission is rooted in values that drive us.
- We do what’s in the best interest of the consumer, not ourselves
- We have growth mindsets, not fixed ones
- We believe that success lies in execution, not credentials
- We act like owners, not just employees
- We work to find answers on our own, not wait for them to be given to us
- We optimize for mission, not ego
Our mission speaks for itself—we continue to outpace the industry at every turn. We’ve recently joined forces in partnership with Ally Bank, and our backers have helped build some of the most transformative tech and finance companies in history. Kleiner Perkins, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Citigroup, Activant Capital, Ally Bank, and others have invested in our vision for what homeownership can be.
Better Benefits & Compensation
Our total rewards package consists of base salary, yearly cash bonus, equity and benefits. Additional employment-related benefits include:
- Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and voluntary benefits—including medical, dental, vision, savings accounts, 401k, and more
- Personalized care and tools for realizing your mental health and wellness goals
- Robust holistic wellbeing offerings where you can experience unlimited access to virtual fitness, meditation, yoga, cooking classes, homeschooling preparedness, physical therapy, and more
- Unlimited time off (with manager approval)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave after only 90 days of employment, and 20 weeks after 24 months of service
- Inclusive fertility benefits for you or your eligible dependents, regardless of participation in a Better medical plan
Better is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, age, or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions at Better are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements.
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