Mortgage Operations - TRAIL Rising Leaders Program

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

Designed specifically for recent college graduates, the TRAIL (Tools Required for Advancement Into Leadership) program is a 12-month rotational leadership-development program that enables recent college graduates to gain practical, on-the-job leadership and management skills. TRAIL Operations Specialists are not interns, they are full-time employees, earning a competitive salary with benefits while being provided hands-on experience and mentorship from the assigned business area. The main objective of our program is to help strengthen the future leadership of the company by building a foundation in process improvement, presentation and leadership skills.

The Mortgage Originations Operations TRAIL Operations Specialist can expect to get immersed in the following areas:

• Mortgage Processing
• Mortgage Underwriting
• Post Closing & Government Insuring
  
  

The TRAIL program will begin July 2025.

Principal Duties

• Performs assigned duties, under direction of experienced personnel, to gain knowledge and experience required for promotion to a management position. These duties will involve decisioning in real world account management scenarios
• Performs business analyses and provides recommendations to leadership for business and process changes
• Receives training and performs duties in several functions in order to become familiar with line and staff functions, management viewpoints, company policies, and best practices
• Observes experienced workers to acquire knowledge of methods, procedures, and standards required for performance of departmental duties
• Help champion the Process Improvement discipline within the organization and implement the steps and tools necessary to successfully complete projects
• Will be required to attend company sponsored training classes and attain certain certifications
• Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• Bachelors Degree from accredited college or university
  
  

Knowledge, Skill, And Ability Requirements

• Excel in a team-oriented, collaborative environment while contributing to the creation, design, and implementation of value-add business strategies that affect current operating practices and company policy
• Be able to clearly articulate and present ideas and findings to a varied audience, including the operations staff and senior leadership
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in quantitative analysis
• Ability to adapt
• Willingness to learn
• An entrepreneurial business mindset
• Strong business communication skills with an ability to work well in a collaborative environment
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to multi-task, respond well to pressure and deadlines, and work well individually and in a collaborative environment
• Strong skills in Excel and/or Tableau (charts, graphs, pivot tables, formulas, macros etc.)
• Experience with PowerPoint a plus
  
  

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

• Medical (including Health Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account)
• Dental - RX – Vision – Life, Disability Insurance – 401(k) Plan with company match! – Employee Assistance Plan
• Performance-based Incentives
• Pet Insurance
• Advancement Opportunities
  
  

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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