Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc.

Product Development Specialist

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San Diego, CA

In-Office

80K-110K Annually

Mid level

Financial Services

The Role

The Product Development Specialist will coordinate new loan programs, analyze market trends, document program requirements, and collaborate with various teams to ensure successful product rollout.

Summary Generated by Built In

Founded in 2000, Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. is a privately owned, full-service national lender, offering Wholesale, Correspondent, Renovation and Reverse residential mortgages. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Plaza employs a network of sales associates to serve its clients nationwide.

Plaza is dedicated to building quality, long-term relationships with its mortgage broker and correspondent clients by offering comprehensive programs and exceptional customer experience.

The Product Development Specialist will work with all business areas to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of new loan programs and products. They will ensure all business area needs, including systems needs, are met at time of program/product rollout. Additionally, the Product Development Specialist will maintain loan program guidelines and may develop additional responsibilities including investor relationships, liaison with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Mortgage Insurance Companies and other Secondary Market functions. The Product Development Specialist will report to the SVP of Secondary Marketing who is responsible for product development.

Responsibilites and Duties

Researching: Analyzing industry trends and business needs and identifying product opportunities
Collaborating: Working with a project manager and various business units to define product features and scope
Designing: Developing program requirements and product features and documenting program requirements
Evaluating: Reviewing product performance, pricing, and competitive comparisons
Presenting: Sharing findings with senior management
Work with (interview) business area leaders to determine new product impact to each area
Work with business area leaders to identify specific tasks and any system requirements that will be needed to rollout each new product
Work with a shared-resource project manager to establish product rollout timeline (based on analysis of business area needs and system enhancement requirements)

Required Skills

Ability to assess, prioritize and address competing product development requests
Ability to develop and cultivate working relationships with internal and external business to business customers
Experience with 1-4 unit residential mortgage lending programs and underwriting requirements including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and non-agency investors.
Strong analytical skills
Technical writing skills

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or a related field
3+ years as a mortgage product specialist or related position
Proficiency with computer systems including MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

Plaza is an EEOC employer and follows all federal, state, and local laws relating to fair employment.

Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. is committed to preventing, stopping and remedying all forms of discrimination that occur in its workplace. Managers are accountable for keeping Plaza's workplace free from discrimination and ensuring that Plaza provides equal employment opportunity for all in the workforce and for those seeking to become members of Plaza's workforce.

Plaza's employees are protected by laws designed to protect employees from discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit based factor. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, and training and career development programs. Plaza's employees are also protected against retaliation if they engage in a protected activity, whistleblowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law.

This information is provided by Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. as a courtesy to its mortgage professional clients and the public and is meant for instructional purposes only. None of the information provided is intended to be legal advice in any context. Plaza does not guarantee, warrant, ensure or promise that information provided is accurate. Terms and conditions of programs and guidelines are subject to change at any time without notice. Any unauthorized use or distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. This is not a commitment to lend. ® 2024 Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. Plaza Home Mortgage and the Plaza Home Mortgage logo are registered trademarks of Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. is an Equal Housing Lender. Plaza NMLS 2113

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Top Skills

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MS Office

Outlook

Word

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The Company

HQ: San Diego, CA

674 Employees

Year Founded: 2000

What We Do

Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc.® is a privately-owned national wholesale and correspondent mortgage lender. Founded in 2000, we have built our business on relationships and our deep understanding of the needs of the TPO community.

Our Wholesale channel offers our broker clients a wide variety of product options, technology to help them present and close deals quickly, and the experience and support to get deals done. Similarly, our National Correspondent channel offers mortgage banks liquidity and accelerated execution, plus buy-back protection through our exclusive Certified Loan Program.

Plaza offers Conforming, Conventional, Jumbo, FHA, VA, USDA, Non-QM, Renovation and Reverse mortgages. Our seasoned team of professionals take pride in delivering personal service and support throughout the entire lending process.

Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Plaza is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and maintains a national footprint with experienced associates serving clients from coast to coast.

To see our licenses and other important notices, go to https://www.plazahomemortgage.com/licenses/

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Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. is an Equal Housing Lender.
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