Salary: USD175000 - USD225000 per year
Financial Additions is partnering with a well-established and growing Texas banking client seeking an experienced SVP, Mortgage Lending to lead and expand its residential mortgage lending platform. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced mortgage banking professional who combines strong production and relationship-building capabilities with the leadership experience necessary to grow a team, strengthen processes, and develop a successful mortgage lending strategy.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for the bank's mortgage lending function.
- Develop and execute strategies to grow mortgage production and market presence.
- Recruit, lead, mentor, and develop mortgage lending professionals.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, referral partners, real estate professionals, builders, and other centers of influence.
- Establish and monitor production goals, pipeline activity, profitability, and overall performance.
- Partner with executive leadership to identify opportunities for continued growth and expansion.
- Evaluate existing processes and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, customer experience, and scalability.
- Maintain a strong understanding of residential mortgage products, underwriting guidelines, secondary market considerations, and industry trends.
- Ensure mortgage activities remain compliant with applicable federal and state regulations and internal banking policies.
- Work collaboratively across lending, operations, credit, compliance, and executive leadership.
- Serve as a visible representative of the bank within the local business and real estate communities.
Qualifications
- Significant progressive experience in residential mortgage lending/mortgage banking.
- Proven success originating and growing mortgage business.
- Previous leadership experience within a bank or mortgage lending organization.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and lead high-performing mortgage professionals.
- Strong network of referral sources and industry relationships.
- Deep understanding of the residential mortgage lifecycle, products, regulations, and lending practices.
- Experience developing or expanding a mortgage platform or market strongly preferred.
- Strong business-development, communication, and executive leadership skills.