Vice President of Quality Control

Champions Funding LLC; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Champions Funding LLC is seeking a Vice President of Quality Control to lead and oversee the company’s quality control program for mortgage lending operations. You will ensure loan files and processes meet regulatory requirements, internal policies, and quality standards.

The role requires building and maintaining QC policies, performing pre-funding and post-closing audits, leading QC staff, and communicating findings to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mortgage lending, mortgage quality control, loan auditing, or related mortgage operations.
• Leadership or management experience overseeing mortgage quality control teams or programs.
• Extensive experience with pre-funding and post-closing audits and defect identification.
• Strong knowledge of mortgage regulations, underwriting standards, documentation, and QC requirements.
• Wholesale mortgage lending experience is preferred; Non-QM experience is a plus.
• Experience developing and implementing QC policies, procedures, testing, and reporting.
• Ability to analyze audit findings, identify trends, assess risk, and recommend improvements.
• Experience presenting QC findings and risk metrics to senior leadership.
• Strong communication, collaboration across departments, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with executive leadership and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the quality control program ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Develop and maintain QC policies, procedures, testing methodologies, and reporting processes to support effective risk management.
• Lead pre-funding and post-closing loan audits to identify deficiencies, documentation errors, underwriting issues, and potential compliance risks.
• Manage quality control staff, establish performance expectations, provide guidance, and ensure timely and accurate completion of loan reviews.
• Analyze quality control findings, identify recurring trends, and recommend corrective actions to improve loan quality and reduce operational risk.
• Collaborate with underwriting, compliance, closing, post-closing, and operations teams to investigate findings and implement effective corrective action plans.
• Monitor loan defects, exceptions, and critical findings to ensure appropriate escalation, resolution, and documentation.
• Oversee the preparation of quality control reports, management summaries, and trend analyses to communicate findings, risks, and performance metrics to senior leadership.
• Ensure quality control procedures remain aligned with applicable mortgage regulations, industry standards, and the company’s internal guidelines.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and other reviews by providing accurate documentation, findings, and supporting materials.
• Evaluate existing quality control processes and implement improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, consistency, and accountability.
• Partner with senior leadership to establish quality control objectives, assess operational risks, and support strategic business initiatives.
• Maintain a strong understanding of mortgage lending practices, underwriting standards, loan documentation, and applicable federal mortgage regulations.
• Support additional quality assurance, risk management, reporting, and operational initiatives as needed.

Skills

Quality control

Mortgage lending

Auditing

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

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• Oversee and manage the company’s quality control program, ensuring loan files and operational processes meet applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies, and established quality standards.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality control policies, procedures, testing methodologies, and reporting processes to support effective risk management.
• Lead and oversee pre-funding and post-closing loan audits to identify deficiencies, documentation errors, underwriting issues, and potential compliance risks.
• Manage quality control staff, establish performance expectations, provide guidance, and ensure timely and accurate completion of loan reviews.
• Analyze quality control findings, identify recurring trends, and recommend corrective actions to improve loan quality and reduce operational risk.
• Collaborate with underwriting, compliance, closing, post-closing, and operations teams to investigate findings and implement effective corrective action plans.
• Monitor loan defects, exceptions, and critical findings to ensure appropriate escalation, resolution, and documentation.
• Oversee the preparation of quality control reports, management summaries, and trend analyses to communicate findings, risks, and performance metrics to senior leadership.
• Ensure quality control procedures remain aligned with applicable mortgage regulations, industry standards, and the company’s internal guidelines.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and other reviews by providing accurate documentation, findings, and supporting materials.
• Evaluate existing quality control processes and implement improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, consistency, and accountability.
• Partner with senior leadership to establish quality control objectives, assess operational risks, and support strategic business initiatives.
• Maintain a strong understanding of mortgage lending practices, underwriting standards, loan documentation, and applicable federal mortgage regulations.
• Support additional quality assurance, risk management, reporting, and operational initiatives as needed.

Requirements

• Required: 7+ years of experience in mortgage lending, mortgage quality control, loan auditing, or a related mortgage operations field.
• Previous leadership or management experience overseeing mortgage quality control teams or programs.
• Extensive experience with pre-funding and post-closing audits, loan file reviews, defect identification, and corrective action processes.
• Strong knowledge of mortgage regulations, underwriting standards, loan documentation, and quality control requirements.
• Experience with wholesale mortgage lending preferred; Non-QM mortgage experience is a plus.
• Experience developing and implementing quality control policies, procedures, testing methodologies, and reporting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze audit findings, identify trends, assess risk, and recommend process improvements.
• Experience preparing quality control reports and presenting findings, performance metrics, and risk assessments to senior leadership.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple departments.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, oversee complex review processes, and meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and work effectively with executive leadership and cross-functional teams.