Fair Isaac Corporation

Senior Director Sales and Client Success - Mortgage and Capital Markets

Fair Isaac Corporation$148K — $233K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in mortgage credit risk management and investor buy guides.
  • Strong history of building relationships with senior executives in mortgage servicing.
  • In-depth understanding of mortgage regulatory compliance, including QM/ATR, TRID, HMDA, and fair lending principles.
  • Proficient in mortgage credit risk fundamentals such as loan decisioning and loss mitigation strategies.
  • Familiarity with GSE credit scoring requirements and regulations.
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
  • Ability to think strategically while executing tactically.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary relationship manager for Chief Risk Officers and senior executives in mortgage lenders.
  • Advising clients on mortgage-specific regulatory compliance matters.
  • Collaborate with underwriting teams to enhance loan decisioning processes.
  • Develop business cases focused on mortgage risk and demonstrate ROI.
  • Provide insight on mortgage risk trends and regulatory changes at industry events.
  • Support mortgage model risk management activities and regulatory documentation.
  • Offer recommendations based on analysis of client mortgage risk appetite.

Benefits

  • Inclusive corporate culture reflecting core values.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth through learning experiences.
  • Competitive rewards programs that acknowledge driving excellence.
  • Engaging work environment focused on work/life balance and social interaction.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

If you're looking for your next opportunity to make a meaningful business impact across the mortgage capital markets industry, bring your business expertise to FICO's Scores division, where you will partner with institutional investors, asset managers, and other end investors in the secondary mortgage market to help them manage risk and make better investment decisions. FICO's Scores unit is home to the world's #1 credit score - the FICO4 Score - that powers over 10 billion decisions each year.

What You'll Contribute
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to our most strategic capital markets clients, including RMBS investors, mortgage REITs, asset managers, and insurance companies.
  • Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of capital markets stakeholders, including Chief Investment Officers, Chief Risk Officers, portfolio managers, credit risk leaders, and secondary market trading desks.
  • Communicate relevant information effectively to diverse audiences and translate credit risk and scoring terminology into investment and capital markets business terms.
  • Lead discussions and create solutions in client sessions, internal meetings, and industry events focused on mortgage-backed securities and secondary market performance.
  • Proactively work with investor CXOs and executives to understand their most pressing portfolio risk, pricing, and investment issues, and successfully position FICO4 Scores as a standard for credit risk assessment in loan pools and securitizations.
  • Work with internal teams from solution conceptualization to successful closure, including contract review and due diligence support.
  • Create deal-specific competitive analysis and conduct solution overviews and detailed planning as required, with attention to how score migration and version upgrades affect pool composition, pricing, and investor risk models.
  • Support the development, testing, and implementation of client solutions based on FICO products, with emphasis on upgrading investor risk and pricing models to the latest version of the FICO Score.
  • Develop industry strategy and targets by client and product/solution offering for strategic capital markets accounts.
  • Support creation of thought leadership white papers, executive briefings, and industry symposium presentations aimed at investor and capital markets audiences.


What We're Seeking
  • Bachelor's degree in business is required; an MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
  • Substantial, relevant industry experience and domain knowledge in mortgage capital markets, secondary market investing, or securitization is required.
  • Experience partnering with capital markets participants using a consultative approach, advising at the CXO, CIO, or executive level.
  • Established professional network of decision-makers and influencers within the mortgage investor and secondary market ecosystem.
  • Strong listening skills to understand investor business needs and risk management challenges.
  • Excellent customer service, organizational, and follow-up skills.
  • Attention to detail with sound reasoning and problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of FICO products, credit scoring methodologies, and mortgage-backed securities structures preferred but not required.
  • Ability to travel 35% to 40%, with potential up to 75%, depending on the timing of industry events and client needs.


Our Offer to You
  • An inclusive culture that strongly reflects our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
  • The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
  • Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
  • An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.
  • The targeted base pay range for this role is: $148,400 to $233,200 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills and experience.


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About Fair Isaac Corporation

Fair Isaac Corporation, also known as FICO, is a data analytics company that provides credit scoring services and decision management solutions to businesses in various industries. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. FICO's products and services are used by banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, retailers, and other businesses to make data-driven decisions about credit risk, fraud detection, customer acquisition, and more. The company is committed to using advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to help businesses make better decisions and improve their bottom line.
Learn more about Fair Isaac Corporation
Size
3,460 employees
Market Cap
$15.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$267.9 million
Founded
1956
5 Year Trend
+8.1%
Revenue
$1.3 billion
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