Mortgage Fullfillment Operations Director
(Note: Company sold/Mortgage Unit Dissolved)Directed activities and oversaw the performance of the mortgage underwriting division including driving process improvements, establishing KPIs, monitoring quality, hiring, staff development, and managing P&L budgetary performance. Lending authority of $4.0MM. • Reduced average cycle time from 50+ days to 40 days • Managed initial decision turn-times at 90% within 24 hours and 95% within 48 hours • Implemented manual and systemic controls that reduced the QA and QC defect rates from over 10% to below benchmark at 2%• In response to Material defects, conducted reviews to determine root cause and appropriate preventative controls• Introduced Quality Matrix leading to consistent performance management • Achieved Satisfactory rating on all internal and external audits• Coached and mentored processors and managers to gain limited lending authority • Moved key resources from Conforming to Wholesale Portfolio to pre underwrite files increasing productivity resulting in record fundings• Provided leadership, coaching, mentoring and development of high performing managers• Managed P&L within department budget • Drove accountability for production, quality and customer experience• Took proactive steps to mitigate losses