Functional Analyst I

Clayton Homes (New); United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision plans

Quarterly bonus program

Job summary

Clayton Homes is seeking a Functional Analyst I for VMF Originations to lead configuration changes and feature delivery for the Loan Origination System. You will coordinate with Tech development, shared services, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are implemented accurately.

The role emphasizes data validations, testing, and what-if analysis as part of modernizing to Mortgage Cadence, supporting scalable growth and improved customer experience across the Originations team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical and business experience.
• Experience supporting, configuring, and implementing the Loan Origination System (or similar).
• Experience with Administration tools for Mortgage Cadence or similar Loan Origination System.

Responsibilities

• Migration of configurations and other applicable objects from one environment to another.
• Managing and reviewing vendor supplied patching and new or updated features.
• Working alongside implementation partners.
• Working with vendor support.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Mortgage Cadence

PL/SQL

Job description

Functional Analyst I VMF Originations Position Summary The Functional Analyst role serves as a technical expert on the Loan Origination System, driving enhancements, support, and delivery of new features for the Clayton Technology Team. This position demands a strong background and knowledge in the configuration and impacts of changing, adding, or removing configurations on the Loan Originations System. The Functional Analyst will coordinate and interact with internal Tech development and shared services teams, vendors, portfolio teams, and architecture teams to ensure requirements are understood and capable of being implemented. This is a technical role requiring strong analytical skills and a willingness to conduct thorough what-if analysis and testing. This position will also be responsible for coordinating data validations on integrations and data conversions.

About The Team

The VMF Originations Technology team is embarking on an exciting modernization journey of implementing Mortgage Cadence as our Loan Origination system to replace a fully custom legacy solution. This new solution will help our business grow at scale as we increase our market share in the mortgage industry while improving customer and team member experience. In this role, you will work closely with our VMF Originations Technology team, implementation partner, and business stakeholders as we build the best solution for our future.

Primary Responsibilities

• Migration of configurations and other applicable objects from one environment to another
• Managing and reviewing vendor supplied patching and new or updated features
• Working alongside implementation partners
• Working with vendor support

Primary Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical and business experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Intermediate in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience supporting, configuring, and implementing the Loan Origination System (or similar) and/or modules.
• Experience with Administration tools for Mortgage Cadence or similar Loan Origination System.
• Background in performing analysis, administration, documentation, troubleshooting, testing, software and data environment refreshes preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated experience with PL/SQL (Programming Language/Structured Query Language) or other programming languages.

Desired Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ability to work effectively within time constraints, changing priorities, and independently.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, end users across a variety of business unites, Technology professionals, and subject matter experts.
• Ability to provide reliable solutions to a variety of problems using sound problem-solving techniques including the ability to find root cause and corrective action for given problems.

Behavioral Competencies

• Influence and persuasion
• Conflict management
• Deliberative decision making
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Business acumen
• Adaptability
• Managing innovation

Why Clayton Homes?

Founded in 1956, Clayton is a Berkshire Hathaway Company committed to opening doors to a better life and Building Happyness® through homeownership. Through its family of brands, Clayton builds, sells, finances, and insures traditional site-built homes and off-site built housing – including modular homes, manufactured homes, CrossMod™ homes, tiny homes, college dormitories, military barracks, and apartments. Corporate headquarters is located in the Knoxville, Tennessee area, specifically, Maryville, Tennessee. Clayton is the recipient of numerous industry awards including 2019 Builder of the Year and ranks as the #2 builder of homes in the U.S. by units sold. Our site-built division, Clayton Properties Group, is the 8th largest site builder in the U.S. We achieve our results through the strength of our people and have been recognized on the 2021 Forbes Best Employers for Diversity and 2021 Forbes America’s Best Employers Lists. To learn more about Clayton Homes, go to: https://www.claytonhomes.com

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including 401(k) with 100% company match of the first 4%; medical, dental and vision plans; paid time off days and holidays.
• Quarterly bonus program.
• Forbes lists: America’s Best Employers, America’s Employers by State, Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women.
• Recognized as one of East Tennessee’s top technology workplaces.
• Wellness programs that focus on emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, physical, and financial well-being.
• Onsite fitness facility with full gym, workout classes, volleyball and basketball, ping-pong, and disc golf course.
• Paid Time Off for Volunteer work.

Why Clayton?

Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices and creating a world-class experience for customers and team members. Quarterly profit share bonus program. Onsite gym with variety of classes, wellness, professional and personal development programs and much more! Clayton is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Clayton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Business Unit - B00023 Technology

The Clayton story began in 1956 with a simple but powerful mission – helping more hardworking families across America achieve homeownership. Clayton is committed to Opening Doors to a Better Life. We are a leading single family, values driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices, and delivering world class experience for customers and team members. Our company portfolio includes a broad offering of attainable housing, and as a vertically integrated home builder, we are uniquely positioned to serve customers through every stage of the homeownership journey building, selling, financing, and insuring homes. Our success is in our team members – join our team and see how you can help us build a better tomorrow. As a shared service, Home Team team members support many functions across the Clayton enterprise. The Home Team includes wellbeing, internal audit, accounting/finance, marketing, legal, campus operations, and more. We believe our strength is our people. That's why we invest in opportunities for our team members to personally and professionally grow. As a leader in modern and attainable housing, Clayton is committed to delivering forward-looking technology solutions. With a dedicated team of over 500 technology professionals, we continue to evolve and innovate, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry. Our collaborative and innovative culture encourages team members to grow to their full potential. Our focus on team member experience, development and engagement is paramount, offering career pathing and leadership development opportunities to foster growth and success within our organization. Clayton Home Building Group has more than 12,000 team members across the United States, and built more than 59,000 homes last year. Home Building Group makes the dream of homeownership a reality every single day, delivering quality-built homes at an attainable price. We are dedicated to a world-class team member experience, environmentally responsible building practices and helping provide attainable housing for all. This business unit is comprised of Clayton Manufacturing, Clayton Supply, and Clayton Properties Group. With 2,900+ team members and 400+ Retail locations nationwide, our home consultants create a world-class home buying experience by assisting customers in identifying a floor plan, selecting options, and coordinating the construction process. Clayton Retail sells more than 25,000 homes annually, as we strive to help customers achieve homeownership across America.