Vice President, Capital Markets

Better; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Better is seeking a Vice President for Capital Markets, responsible for managing trading and execution. You will lead teams to optimize pricing strategies and oversee vital investor relationships, enhancing our growth trajectory. Ideal candidates have deep experience in the mortgage capital markets sector and are ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

$0 medical plan premium

Flexible PTO

Daily lunch stipend

Immediate mental health support

Dependent care benefits

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in mortgage capital markets, trading or secondary marketing.
• Proven experience managing warehouse facilities, hedge programs.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of locked loan pipelines and pricing strategies.
• Lead strategy for whole loan sales, securitizations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments like Treasury and Product.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics

MBA or CFA preferred

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

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This range is provided by Better. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$250,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr

Better is reimagining home finance and making it faster, cheaper, and easier for everyone to become a homeowner. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the home buying journey more approachable and understandable and home finance more affordable and accessible. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:

- We’ve funded over $100 billion in loans for our customers, more than any other fintech

- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lender for First Time Homebuyers of January 2025: Best lender for quick approval

- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best online mortgage lender

- Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Lending Innovation Award

- Money Magazine - 8 Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best for fast closing

- We are Forbes’ Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023

- We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world

We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive.

A Better opportunity

We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and execution-focused Vice President to lead Primary and Secondary Capital Markets at Better. In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for managing our, rate table trading, secondary market execution, mortgage loan hedging, and investor relationships. You will also play a critical role in shaping pricing strategy and optimizing the economics of our mortgage pipeline.

As a key member of the Finance leadership team, you will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Operations, and Executive stakeholders to ensure our capital markets infrastructure supports our growth trajectory while maintaining disciplined risk management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily management of locked loan pipelines, pricing strategies, and secondary execution.
• Lead strategy and execution for whole loan sales, securitizations, and mortgage servicing rights (MSR) transactions.
• Drive pricing strategy for retail and partner channels using market analytics, competitive intelligence, and elasticity modeling.
• Oversee hedging activities, including TBA execution and risk management, ensuring accurate pipeline coverage and compliance with risk limits.
• Collaborate with Growth team on rate table pricing and loan trading
• Collaborate with Partnership team on Correspondent and Wholesale pricing
• Develop market segmentation models and lead experimentation to optimize pricing and improve unit economics.
• Own relationships with key investors, GSEs, and trading counterparties; lead onboarding and due diligence processes.
• Provide executive-level insights on market conditions, pipeline trends, and capital markets performance.
• Partner cross-functionally with Treasury, Product, Engineering, Data Science, and FP&A to build automation, systems, and reporting infrastructure.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team aligned with Better’s mission and goals.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in mortgage capital markets, trading, or secondary marketing, ideally in a leadership role.
• Proven experience managing warehouse facilities, hedge programs, and whole loan/MSR executions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field (MBA or CFA preferred).
• Deep understanding of agency execution, securitization, and hedging instruments
• Strong analytical and modeling skills; fluency in Excel, SQL, and data visualization tools.
• Familiarity with external LOS/PPE systems and capital markets platforms
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

Company Benefits

We are thrilled to offer all our full-time employees the following benefit offerings:

- Benefits eligibility effective DAY ONE

- *$0 medical plan premium offering coverage nationwide paired with our Health Savings Account that includes an employer contribution (*Additional Medical, dental, vision plan options also all with nationwide coverage)

- Flexible PTO

- Immediate virtual mental health support by licensed therapists for our employees and their eligible dependents age 6 and up! First few visits at no cost to you!

- Personalized care for every fertility and family care journey for our employees and their partner!

- Dependent care benefits (i.e. childcare and/or elder care costs) and commuter benefits both include a company match!

- Discount programs and perks including pet Insurance!

- Have Lunch on us! Daily lunch stipend for meals while in the office

- Monthly social events

The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided.

Disclaimer

Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

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Employment type

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Job function

• Job function

  Finance

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