Sr. Director MSR Pricing Valuation & Risk

Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications.

We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation.

Primary Function

This role is responsible for directing the modeling and valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) cash flows, incorporating voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates, market interest rates, servicing discount rates and other cash flow assumptions. This role will also be responsible for the risk analytics and profile of the organization taking both P&L and cash impacts into consideration over a variety of horizon scenarios. This candidate will need to coordinate with business partners such as Information Technology, Finance, Accounting and Servicing by providing data and information. Additionally, the candidate will be required to ensure the valuation maintains compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, working with both internal and external audit and compliance.

Principal Duties

• Manage the development, testing and deployment of proprietary and third-party models for Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR’s).
• Work with third party brokers and other sellers of MSR’s to prepare timely valuation assessments for Investment Committee consideration.
• Mapping of loan level data and running cash flow models to produce valuation reports.
• Produce reports, market research and yield tables to be used by the Investment Committee and others to ensure the appropriate pricing for existing and newly originated MSR portfolios.
• Produce monthly asset and liability attribute analysis and similar reporting as requested.
• Produce adverse scenario, assumption review and prepayment analysis.
• Provide robust reporting supporting the behavioral models and cash flows over various time horizons and collateral cohorts.
• Research and obtain information on current trends and developments in mortgage modeling and mortgage markets to ensure BSI methodologies are best practice and in line with other market participants.
• Responsible for maintaining and developing policies and procedures related to assigned business responsibilities.
• Performs related duties as assigned by management.
  
  

Other Duties As Directed Education And Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field is required.
• 10-15 years of industry experience within a highly analytical role is required.
• 10 years’ experience with Mortgage Servicing Rights or other mortgage modeling and cash flow experience.
  
  

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of mortgage loans and mortgage servicing rights.
• Attention to detail, high level of accuracy and ability to review self-created work.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, especially in MS Excel.
• Comfortable performing research and analysis.
• Ability to work within strict deadlines.
• Teamwork orientation.
• Maintain high degree of confidentiality.
• Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to work and communicate with all levels of an organization.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  
  

Additional Information

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position’s requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Okta Verify and Microsoft Authenticator. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

Company Benefits

Newrez is a great place to work but we are only as strong as our greatest asset, our employees, so we believe in rewarding them!

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• 401(k) Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Maternity Leave/Parental Bonding Leave
• Pet insurance
• Adoption Assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Loan Program
• The Newrez Employee Emergency and Disaster Fund is a new program to support our team members
  
  

Newrez NOW

• Our Corporate Social Responsibility program, Newrez NOW, empowers employees to become leaders in their communities through a robust program that includes volunteering, philanthropy, nonprofit grants, and more
• 1 Volunteer Time Off (VTO) day, company-paid volunteer day where all eligible employees may participate in a volunteer event with a nonprofit of their choice
• Employee Matching Gifts Program: We will match monetary employee donations to eligible non-profit organizations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee
• Newrez Grants Program: Newrez hosts a giving portal where we provide employees an abundance of resources to search for an opportunity to donate their time or monetary contributions
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

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