Vice President First Legal Administration

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Based in the United StatesFull-TimeVp
Salary103,000 - 193,100 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
7+ years

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in default servicing, foreclosure operations, or mortgage servicing compliance within a high-volume environment.
  • 7+ years of leadership or management experience, with demonstrated ability to lead operational teams and drive performance outcomes.
  • Strong expertise in mortgage banking regulations, including RESPA, FDCPA, GLBA, OCC, CFPB, SCRA, and related federal and state foreclosure laws.
  • Deep understanding of FHA, FNMA, FHLMC, VA, and investor guidelines related to foreclosure and default servicing.
  • Experience with legal and foreclosure tools such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, and state e-filing systems.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across executive leadership, clients, and external stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in mortgage servicing systems such as LoanSphere, MSP, and related default servicing platforms.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Own and enforce FHA First Legal milestone adherence, ensuring foreclosure initiation and progression align with HUD-required timelines and regulatory standards.
  • Lead Reasonable Diligence execution, ensuring all borrower-level and case-level activities are properly documented, completed on time, and fully compliant.
  • Oversee operational foreclosure teams managing the lifecycle from First Legal through sale scheduling, ensuring consistency and performance excellence.
  • Monitor attorney and vendor performance, enforcing escalation protocols, documentation standards, and timely case progression.
  • Identify, investigate, and resolve foreclosure timeline exceptions while implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Manage portfolio-level performance to minimize curtailment exposure, financial risk, and compliance violations.
  • Develop and maintain KPIs, KRIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to track First Legal and Reasonable Diligence performance.
  • Ensure audit readiness and compliance with FHA, HUD, GNMA, investor, and regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Claims, Bankruptcy, and Foreclosure Operations teams to ensure end-to-end process alignment.
  • Drive operational improvement initiatives including automation, workflow optimization, and scalability enhancements.
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