We are a rapidly growing national mortgage lender seeking a Sales Recruiter to lead the strategic hiring of high-performing Mortgage Loan Officers across our expanding platform. This role will play a critical part in driving the company’s national growth by identifying, attracting, and recruiting top-producing loan officers who align with our culture, values, and commitment to exceptional customer service.
The ideal candidate is a results-driven recruiting professional with a strong network in the mortgage industry and a proven track record of successfully recruiting experienced loan officers and sales teams. This individual will partner closely with executive leadership and sales management to execute recruiting strategies that support aggressive growth goals.
This position requires a proactive recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at relationship building, and understands how to position a mortgage platform’s technology, compensation, operational support, and growth opportunities to elite mortgage professionals.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a strategic recruiting plan to attract experienced Mortgage Loan Officers nationwide.
- Identify and recruit top-producing loan officers, branch managers, and mortgage sales teams through proactive sourcing and industry networking.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates using networking, cold outreach, referrals, social media, job boards, and industry events.
Candidate Engagement & Relationship Management
- Conduct outreach, screening, and interviews to evaluate candidate qualifications, production history, and cultural fit.
- Present the company’s value proposition, including compensation plans, operational support, technology platform, and growth opportunities.
- Build long-term relationships with top mortgage professionals and maintain an active network of potential candidates.
- Maintain a strong understanding of the mortgage industry landscape, including competitor platforms, compensation trends, and market opportunities.
- Provide leadership with insights on recruiting trends, competitor hiring activity, and potential growth markets.
Performance Tracking
- Track recruiting metrics including candidate pipeline activity, placements, and time-to-hire.
- Provide regular reporting to leadership on recruiting progress and hiring outcomes.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of recruiting experience, preferably within mortgage lending or financial services.
- Proven success recruiting Mortgage Loan Officers, branch managers, or commission-based sales professionals.
- Strong understanding of the mortgage origination process and loan officer production environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS), CRM platforms, and recruitment tools.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple recruiting searches simultaneously.
- Self-motivated, results-driven, and comfortable working in a performance-based environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Established network within the mortgage lending and real estate finance community.
- Experience recruiting for national or multi-state mortgage platforms.
- Familiarity with mortgage licensing requirements, compliance, and secondary market structures.
- Background working in high-growth sales organizations.
- Competitive base salary + performance-based commissions/bonuses