Remote Product Development Specialist- Mortgage Lending

National Mortgage Staffing; Tampa (FL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Product Development Specialist focused on mortgage lending in a fully remote position. This role entails strategizing product development initiatives, coordinating cross-departmental projects, and conducting market research while ensuring compliance and competitiveness in the lending space.

Qualifications

• 5 years of mortgage industry experience.
• Experience with product launches in mortgage.
• Familiarity with investor programs and secondary market requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and distribute underwriting guidelines.
• Coordinate rollouts of new mortgage products.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related field

Job description

Product Development Specialist – Mortgage Lending (Remote)

We’re looking for a detail-driven, strategic-minded professional to join our client’s team as a Product Development Specialist. This is a full-time, fully remote position supporting mortgage product development, investor rollout coordination, and guideline management across all origination channels.

If you enjoy research, cross-team collaboration, and using data to improve product offerings in a constantly evolving market, this could be a great fit.

About the Role:

This position supports the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of mortgage products and investor programs. You’ll maintain and distribute underwriting guidelines, lead product rollouts, and assist in market research to ensure competitiveness and compliance. You’ll also collaborate with underwriting, compliance, secondary, and operations teams to support the launch of new initiatives.

The role reports directly to the Senior Transaction Manager and will also assist with exception desk support, scenario guidance, and investor bid analysis.

What You'll Do:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date underwriting guidelines for all origination channels

• Coordinate cross-departmental rollouts of new mortgage products and investor programs

• Distribute product updates, guideline changes, checklists, and related materials to internal teams and pricing engines

• Develop or support internal training materials for product launches and updates

• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify gaps and recommend new features or adjustments

• Provide support on loan-level questions for the Exception & Scenario team

• Assist with guideline comparisons and analysis for investor bids and bulk transactions

• Organize and maintain documentation for internal reference and compliance tracking

• Complete additional tasks and special projects as directed by leadership

What We're Looking For:

• At least 5 years of mortgage industry experience, preferably with exposure to credit policy, underwriting, and product development

• Proven experience coordinating or supporting new mortgage product launches

• Familiarity with investor programs, pricing engines, and secondary market requirements

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel

• Clear, professional written and verbal communication

• High attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or a related field preferred

• Comfortable working independently in a fully remote setting

• Occasional travel may be requested
  
  Salary 80-90k

Before You Apply, Please Note:

This role requires specific experience and credentials defined by our client. We are unable to consider applicants who do not meet the outlined requirements.

We do not set the requirements for this position. All criteria are determined by our client and must be followed.