Senior VP Loan Operations & Compliance Leader

SNI Financial; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SNI Financial is seeking a VP - Loan Operations Manager to oversee all loan operations, ensuring accurate processing, documentation, servicing, and compliance. You will lead a high-performing team and coordinate with risk, underwriting, and sales to drive growth.

The role requires building strong processes, maintaining data integrity, and managing relationships with IT and vendors to optimize LOS and core systems. A leadership presence is essential for staffing and cross-training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in lending or financial service.
• minimum of 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of consumer, commercial, and/or mortgage lending products and regulations.
• Demonstrated team leadership and staff development experience.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proficient in loan servicing platforms; including core and loan origination and servicing systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise loan documentation preparation, processing, and review; ensure accurate booking into core systems.
• Oversee servicing functions including payments, payoffs, escrow, renewals, and modifications.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations (e.g., TRID, RESPA, HMDA, ECOA, CRA, UCC).
• Manage lien perfection, insurance tracking, file maintenance, and exception handling.
• Lead, train, and support loan operations staff; maintain staffing schedules and cross-training plans.
• Maintain and optimize loan systems (LOS, core, document management); liaise with IT and vendors as needed.
• Ensure data integrity and produce loan operations reports (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Reconcile loan-related general ledger accounts and support finance/credit teams with reporting and data needs.
• Partner with compliance, underwriting, finance, and sales to ensure smooth loan lifecycle management.
• Drive process improvements, support new product implementations, and resolve escalated issues.
• Stay current on industry trends and regulatory updates.

Skills

Leadership

Loan operations

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Data analysis

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

LOS

Core banking

Loan origination system

Document management

Job description

SNI Financial is seeking a VP - Loan Operations Manager to oversee all loan operations, ensuring accurate processing, documentation, servicing, and compliance. You will lead a high-performing team and coordinate with risk, underwriting, and sales to drive growth.

The role requires building strong processes, maintaining data integrity, and managing relationships with IT and vendors to optimize LOS and core systems. A leadership presence is essential for staffing and cross-training.