Team Lead - Mortgage Insurance Specialist (On-site)

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Tempe, AZ, USA
In-Office
Financial Services
The Role

Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications.

We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation.

Primary Function

The Team Lead Mortgage Insurance will be responsible for assisting with training team members across all 3 of our Mortgage Insurance teams (Research, Billing, and Reconciliation). The employee will assist with timely payments of monthly and annual premiums; as well as ensuring loan level data is accurately maintained. The Team Lead will perform all duties in accordance with the company guidelines, applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

Principal Duties:

List of required duties below. Distinguish on-site duties with a *.

  • Oversees execution of monthly premium payments for PMI.
  • Responsible for monthly monitoring and reconciliation of PMI.
  • Participate in projects outside of general day to day duties including testing new processes.
  • Assisting with training of new employees and additional training of existing employees as needed.
  • Solves problems rapidly and cost-effectively with minimal disruption.
  • Point of contact for MI Carriers.
  • Recommend process improvements that can aid in the efficiency and quality within the MI Dept.
  • Assist management and supervisors with monitoring work volumes across all 3 teams.
  • Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor.
  • Review and approve MI premium payment batches for payment.
  • Performs related duties and special projects as assigned by management.

*These essential functions are fundamental to the role, and must be performed on-site, as they cannot physically be performed remotely. In addition, the Company has determined that an in-person presence is important to critical components of our work, including oversight, training, collaboration, and productivity. Items not marked (*) as essential on-site may still require partial on-site work to perform the role satisfactorily.

Education and Experience

Required education and experience.

  • High school diploma or equivalent, required.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent mortgage experience.
  • 6+ years residential mortgage loan servicing experience.
  • Minimum of 1 year experience training team members.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required knowledge, skills, and ability.

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
  • Detail oriented with excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Flexible to changing priorities, project scopes, and deadlines at any given time.
  • Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
  • Advanced understanding of SQL data warehouse environments and OnBase imaging system.
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills with an ability to present to management as well as work well in a collaborative environment with all levels within the organization.
  • Ability to make sound decisions based upon department, company policies, procedures, knowledge, and experience.

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position’s requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

By applying to this position candidate acknowledges that this is not a remote role and is required to be on-site.

Additional Information:

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position’s requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Okta Verify and Microsoft Authenticator. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

Company Benefits:

Newrez is a great place to work but we are only as strong as our greatest asset, our employees, so we believe in rewarding them!

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Health Savings Account with employer contribution

  • 401(k) Retirement plan with employer match

  • Paid Maternity Leave/Parental Bonding Leave

  • Pet insurance

  • Adoption Assistance

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Employee Loan Program

  • The Newrez Employee Emergency and Disaster Fund is a new program to support our team members

Newrez NOW:

  • Our Corporate Social Responsibility program, Newrez NOW, empowers employees to become leaders in their communities through a robust program that includes volunteering, philanthropy, nonprofit grants, and more

  • 1 Volunteer Time Off (VTO) day, company-paid volunteer day where all eligible employees may participate in a volunteer event with a nonprofit of their choice

  • Employee Matching Gifts Program: We will match monetary employee donations to eligible non-profit organizations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee

  • Newrez Grants Program: Newrez hosts a giving portal where we provide employees an abundance of resources to search for an opportunity to donate their time or monetary contributions

Equal Employment Opportunity 
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

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NewRez Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NewRez and has not been reviewed or approved by NewRez.

  • Healthcare Strength The benefits lineup includes medical, dental, prescription, and vision coverage, with HSA/FSA options plus life and disability insurance. An Employee Assistance Program adds support resources alongside core health coverage.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with company match is available to support long-term savings. Notes about vesting and tenure clarify how the benefit is earned over time.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off starts at 15 days in year one, rises to 18 after the first anniversary, and includes 8 paid holidays. Additional leave options include parental bonding and family care.

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The Company
HQ: Fort Washington, PA
1,575 Employees

What We Do

Newrez LLC (Newrez) is a leading nationwide mortgage lender and servicer. As a lender, Newrez focuses on offering a breadth of industry-leading products, supported by a loan process that blends both human interaction and the benefits of technology into an unparalleled customer experience. Founded in 2008 and licensed to lend in 50 states, Newrez is headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania and operates multiple lending channels, including Correspondent Lending, Wholesale, Direct-to-Consumer, Retail, and a network of joint venture partners. Newrez’s servicing business consists of its performing loan servicing division, Newrez Servicing, and its special servicing division, Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing. Newrez also has several affiliates that perform various services in the mortgage and real estate industries. These include Avenue 365 Lender Services, LLC, a title agency, and E Street Appraisal Management LLC, an appraisal management company. Newrez is member of the New Residential Investment Corp. family. More information is available at www.newrez.com. © 2022 Newrez LLC {f/k/a New Penn Financial, LLC}. All Rights Reserved. {Doing business as Newrez Mortgage in the states of Arkansas and Texas}. {Website approval pending with the New York Department of Financial Services.} This communication does not constitute a commitment to lend or the guarantee of a specified interest rate. All loan programs and availability of cash proceeds are subject to credit, underwriting and property approval. Programs, rates, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions apply. Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Corp NMLS#: 3013 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). Additional licenses available at www.newrez.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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