VP - TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT

Requisition Number: 2022-143-MN-5200
Job Title: VP - TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT
City: Minneapolis
State: MN

Selene Finance LP is part of a multiple-lines of business financial services firm with a mortgage servicing company, a loan diligence company, a title company, an insurance brokerage, and a real estate owned company. There are locations in Jacksonville, FL, Salt Lake City, UT, and Dallas, TX. Founded in 2007 to address needs in the mortgage industry, we strive to provide amazing client and borrower experiences. A positive attitude coupled with proven creative thinking and actions are attributes we seek in all of our employees. If you want to make a difference, then Selene is the place for you!

Position Description

Selene Finance is seeking a Vice President of Transaction Management who will lead and manage a wide variety of duties during diligence on new loan acquisitions/sales, regular deal activity, and special projects and initiatives. The ideal candidate will work across all business units within the organization and requires knowledge of default servicing practices, including foreclosure, bankruptcy, title, litigation, and collateral. Qualified candidates will be flexible, results oriented, self-starters, who possess advanced communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate must have an ability to work in a fast-paced team-centered environment and manage multiple competing priorities, while remaining productive, level-headed, and well-balanced.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage the logistics of the due diligence and loan acquisition/sale processes, including direct interface with vendors and other counterparties, and the review and assessment of loan-level factors such as title, collateral, compliance, and overall servicing
• Work with the Transaction Management team toward successful transaction execution
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and servicers to identify procedural changes and system enhancements where needed; recommend operational improvements and assist in implementation
• Manage all aspects of transactions while maintaining a high level of organization, managing vendor and project timelines, performing risk assessments and escalating where needed, exuding confidence in day-to-day tasks such as leading conference calls and managing counterparty communication
• Assist the Head of Transaction Management with various tasks and ad hoc projects, as needed

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years mortgage experience in at least 3 or more of the following areas: Compliance, Loss Mitigation, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure processes, title curative, litigation, collateral, and basic contract administration
• A demonstrated willingness to learn and add value to existing processes based on established work experience
• Familiarity with the various aspects of the due diligence, and loan sale/acquisition process
• Working knowledge of servicing systems, such as Black Knight/ LPS, MSP is a plus, but not required
• Solves problems with a sense of recognizing opportunities, understanding risks and acting quickly to overcome obstacles and reach a solution
• Must be detail oriented and consistently maintain a high level of quality and accuracy in their work. Work product must be consistently reliable and accurate.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision and effectively communicate (orally and in writing) with others, both internally and externally
• Ability to organize, prioritize and allocate workload for optimum efficiency
• Strong team player with a high level of professionalism
• Multi-tasker in a constantly changing, fast paced environment
• Strong data manipulation skills through excel (required), SQL databases (a plus)

Why Selene?

Selene Finance LP is committed to the total wellbeing of its employees and therefore offers one of the best benefits packages available in the industry today, which includes:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k) Plan

The job requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. This job description is not an inclusive list of all duties and responsibilities of this position. Incumbents will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. Selene Finance LP reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs.

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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