Loan Acquisition Transaction Manager

Department: Purchase Acquisition

Location: Bloomington, MN

Compensation: $60,000 - $80,000 / year

Description

The Transaction Manager is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end mortgage loan acquisition process, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and timely execution. This role manages the acquisition pipeline, resolves aged production issues, responds to diligence requests, and drives continuous improvement in systems and processes. Additionally, the Transaction Manager supports client training and cultivates strong relationships across internal teams and external partners.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, hands-on experience in operational acquisition and securitization, and a track record of addressing both business and technical challenges. Success in this role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a proactive, analytical and detail-oriented mindset, and the ability to thrive both independently and in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

We offer a hybrid work arrangement, with in-office collaboration at our Bloomington, MN location Tuesday through Thursday, or as business needs require, and remote flexibility on other days.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage Mortgage Transactions: Oversee multiple acquisitions, ensuring timely execution within cost constraints. Handle due diligence (DD), transaction milestones, settlement approval and document retention.
• Transaction Coordination: Develop timelines, collaborate with stakeholders, manage bulk transactions, and address workflow exceptions.
• Legal and Diligence Oversight: Work with legal on trade-specific contracts and serve as a liaison for reliance letter diligence across multiple TPRs.
• Data Accuracy & Reconciliation: Capture, review, and reconcile data from DD, custodians, and client submissions, addressing inconsistencies or discrepancies.
• Reporting & Training: Create tailored client reports, define diligence workflows, and train new clients on underwriting standards and system navigation.
• Communication & Issue Resolution: Provide trade updates, coordinate with acquisitions, legal and capital markets, and address post-purchase concerns.
• Product & Credit Knowledge: Maintain deep understanding of credit guidelines, transaction processes, and exception criteria to analyze collateral and resolve credit-related concerns.
• Customer Support & Problem Solving: Provide responsive, solution-oriented support to clients; troubleshooting issues and deliver resolutions aligned with company and customer objectiv
• Process Improvement & Compliance: Drive operational enhancements, support compliance and IT initiatives, and ensure alignment with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Securitization & Whole Loan Sale Support: Partner with the securitization and whole loan sale team to ensure smooth execution of trades, proper documentation flow, and timely resolution of transaction-related issues.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Experience: 5+ years in mortgage, investment banking, accounting, finance, or servicing.
• Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of origination, loan acquisition, pricing, securitization, whole loan sales, servicing, mortgage documents, and credit underwriting.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Problem-Solving: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word; ability to manage and analyze data efficiently.
• Project Management: Strong capabilities in business analysis, negotiation, and cross-functional communication.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with state and federal compliance requirements.
• Work Style: Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks independently, contribute in a collaborative team environment, and embrace continuous learning.

Key Competencies:

• Mortgage & Financial Expertise: Loan origination, acquisition, pricing, securitization, credit underwriting, compliance.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Data analysis, issue resolution, process improvement.
• Project & Transaction Management: End-to-end acquisition management, negotiation, organization.
• Communication & Collaboration: Clear communication, training, stakeholder coordination.
• Technical Proficiency: Excel, Word, data/reporting workflows.
• Work Ethic & Professionalism: Integrity, accountability, adaptability, self-starter.

How This Role Demonstrates Our Values:

• Integrity: Acts with honesty, accountability, and confidentiality while ensuring compliance and accurate transactions.
• Collaboration: Works closely with internal teams and external partners to achieve seamless, coordinated loan acquisitions.
• Excellence: Delivers precise, timely, and high-quality results while driving continuous process improvements.
• Critical Curiosity: Seeks to understand complex credit and transaction details, asking the right questions to solve problems and enhance systems.
  
  

Benefits

• Great compensation package
• Attractive benefits plans and paid time off
• 401(k) w/ company matching
• Professional learning and development opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• And much more!

Disclaimer:

Successful applicants will exemplify strong ethics, integrity, respect for others, accountability for decisions and actions, and good citizenship.

Maintaining a reliable, uninterrupted high speed internet connection is a requirement of hybrid or remote positions.

All job duties and responsibilities must be performed within the guidelines of the Verus Residential Mortgage Employee Handbook and established company policies and procedures. It is the responsibility of each employee to maintain confidentiality of the company, its clients and to follow applicable laws and regulations in the performance of duties.

Verus Mortgage Capital is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are welcomed to apply and will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination because of a person’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, sex, age, or sexual orientation, or because of a person’s disability or medical condition.