Area Manager – Retail Mortgage (Texas)

The Mortgage Talent Network; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mortgage Talent Network is seeking an experienced Area Manager for a Texas-based, federally chartered mortgage bank. You will recruit, onboard, and develop a retail loan officer team, while coaching to meet volume goals and building strong referral networks with real estate professionals and builders.

You will oversee branch operations, ensure quality pipelines and compliance, and partner with underwriting and processing to maintain velocity and borrower satisfaction across your market.

Qualifications

• Active NMLS
• Demonstrated experience in retail mortgage production
• Prior mortgage leadership experience (3 years minimum) — branch management, sales management, or area/regional manager roles
• Deep knowledge of conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA loan products; jumbo and non-QM
• Proven ability to recruit, retain, and develop producing loan officers in a competitive market
• Strong purchase-market orientation with an established referral network in Texas
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Recruit, onboard, and develop a team of mortgage loan officers across your designated Texas market area
• Coach your team to hit individual and branch-level volume goals
• Build and nurture referral relationships with real estate professionals, builders, financial advisors, and other purchase-market partners
• Oversee day-to-day branch operations, ensuring pipeline quality, compliance adherence, and an exceptional borrower experience from application through closing
• Partner with operations, processing, and underwriting teams to drive loan velocity and resolve escalated file issues
• Monitor local market trends, competitor activity, and rate environments to keep your team positioned and informed
• Report branch performance metrics to senior leadership and contribute to strategic planning for market expansion

Skills

Retail mortgage production

Mortgage leadership

NMLS license

Loan products knowledge

Recruit/Develop loan officers

Texas market referral network

Authorized to work in the UnitedStates

Job description

The Opportunity

A well-established federally chartered, independent Texas-based mortgage bank is searching for a driven and experienced Area Manager to lead and grow a producing retail branch network. This is a high-visibility leadership role that puts you at the intersection of hands-on production and strategic team-building — an ideal seat for a mortgage leader who wants to own a market, not just work in one. If you thrive on developing loan officer talent, this role was built for you.

What You'll Do

• Recruit, onboard, and develop a team of mortgage loan officers across your designated Texas market area

• -Coach your team to hit individual and branch-level volume goals

• Build and nurture referral relationships with real estate professionals, builders, financial advisors, and other purchase-market partners

• Oversee day-to-day branch operations, ensuring pipeline quality, compliance adherence, and an exceptional borrower experience from application through closing

• Partner with operations, processing, and underwriting teams to drive loan velocity and resolve escalated file issues

• Monitor local market trends, competitor activity, and rate environments to keep your team positioned and informed

• Report branch performance metrics to senior leadership and contribute to strategic planning for market expansion

Why This Opportunity

This lender offers a platform built for production — competitive pricing, in-house operations, and the kind of leadership support that actually shows up when you need it. The culture here rewards entrepreneurial thinking and recognizes that great Area Managers need autonomy, not micromanagement. If you're looking for a place to plant your flag, build something meaningful, and be compensated accordingly, this is worth a serious conversation.

The Mortgage Talent Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

• Active NMLS

• Demonstrated experience in retail mortgage production

• Prior mortgage leadership experience (3 years minimum) — branch management, sales management, or area/regional manager roles

• Deep knowledge of conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA loan products; jumbo and non-QM

• Proven ability to recruit, retain, and develop producing loan officers in a competitive market

• Strong purchase-market orientation with an established referral network in Texas

• Must be authorized to work in the United States