Mortgage Area Sales Manager I

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Performs a wide range of duties relating to the origination of residential mortgage loans for Financial Center offices and outside referrals.
• Maintains knowledge of Fifth Third Mortgage Company's policies and procedures.
• Assume overall responsibility for the residential mortgage loan from application to closing on personal production.
• Manage a team of at least 5 MLOs.
• Manage personal and team production via local and Bancorp reporting and KPIs.
• Hold business plan reviews with sales team.
• Participate in sales calls with MLOs.
• Ensure that MLOs provide a high level of customer service to external customers based on Gallup customer engagement data.
• Actively participate in ongoing efforts to continually improve customer service for both internal and external customers.
• Monitor compliance issues, including that all loan originators attend required meetings and are in compliance with state and federal regulation, as well as policies and procedures set by the bank.
• Manage Human Resource tasks for the team, such as exception time reporting, performance reviews, coaching, performance management, commission administration and identifying training issues.
• Recruit, hire, and train new loan officers.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two/Four-year college degree preferred.
• 2-4 years residential mortgage sales experience required.
• In-depth knowledge of conventional, government, and portfolio guidelines.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of residential mortgage processing, underwriting and closing procedures.
• Knowledge of federal lending regulations governing real estate lending.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational, teamwork, and customer service skills.
• Ability to analyze policies, procedures, and guidelines in a way that maximizes productivity but protects the level of risk desired.
• Strong desire to excel in a competitive environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, people, and diplomacy skills are required.
• Ability to multi-task and to be flexible.
• PC proficient in Windows based software programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with Mortgage origination systems and automated decisioning tools required.

Qualifications

• S.A.F.E. Act registration at the time of employment through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS).

Skills

• Leadership
• Organizational
• Teamwork
• Customer Service
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Communication
• Multi-tasking
• Windows Based Software Proficiency
• Mortgage Origination Systems
• Automated Decisioning Tools

Benefits

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. Learn more on our 53.com Careers page.

Pay

Compensation for this position is largely incentive-based. Incentive compensation is combined with either a base salary or a draw to determine total cash compensation, and incentive compensation is based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Schedule

Details on the schedule will be provided during the interview process.