Content Specialist I

Optimal Blue, is a leading provider of secondary market solutions and actionable data services, delivers even more innovative and integrated solutions to transform the mortgage and secondary market industries.
LOCATION
Highly prefer candidates work from our Plano, TX office. Local candidates will have flexibility to work remote up to three days per week. Non-local candidates may work remotely with expected travel to the Plano, TX office up to once per year.
SUMMARY
Reading, interpreting, inputting, and maintaining mortgage investor product matrices, underwriting guidelines, rate sheets and bulletins in a proprietary product and pricing engine system.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing investor guideline and rate sheet information and analyzing the content to ensure accuracy prior to implementing them in the system
• Implements and maintains investor products definitions and attributes
• Implements and maintains investor underwriting guidelines, rate sheet adjustments and SRP schedules Reviews investor rate sheet and guideline updates via comparisons software to determine if changes to the system are required
• Tests tasks and functionality of content data, and conducts audits as necessary
• Identifies specialty products and non-QM products to determine whether those products can be supported
• May be responsible for other miscellaneous projects
• Performs other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience
• Requires 0-3 years of business or related work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Mortgage industry experience; underwriting, secondary marketing, or origination industries

• Strong quantitative skills with solid grounding in basic mathematical concepts
• Knowledge of mortgage underwriting or origination industries and/or financial services industry preferred. Understanding of data integrity, including data extraction, manipulation, analysis, and reporting
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels within the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors) as well as outside the organization
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, interpersonal, team, customer service, negotiation, and time management skills
• Ability to work independently while delivering high-quality work and meeting planned deadlines
• Possesses a good understanding of technologies required to support products
• Familiar with competitors and their products
• Strong attention to detail

Business Unit:
OB - Product & Pricing Engine (PPE)
FLSA Designation (US Only):
Exempt
Salary Range (US Only):
The estimated base salary range for this role in the United States is $56,000.00 - $84,000.00 per year. For compliance with local legislation, and to provide greater transparency to applicants, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of the desired hiring location or whether the position is remote. The posted range is an estimate and reflects many factors which are subject to change. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above, based upon geographic location, candidate experience and expertise, and other relevant factors.
Other Compensation (US Only):
Not Applicable
Benefits (US Only):
Full time employees will also be eligible for enrollment in a wide range of choices of benefits , including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, short/long term disability, 401(k) participation (with company match).
Time off (US Only):
The Company provides a minimum of 10 days of vacation for new employees , sick time based on state requirements, 8 Company-paid holidays and 2 personal holidays per year.
We recognize the value and importance of diversity and inclusion in our communities and in the workplace. We celebrate diversity and one of our goals as an employer is to create an inclusive work environment for all employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation including gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other category or characteristic protected by law.
Applicants with disabilities who would like to require a reasonable accommodation related to any part of the application process may contact us at Perseus_HR@constellationhbs.com.
NOTE: If an applicant is selected to receive a conditional offer of employment, and in accordance with applicable law, a criminal background check may be conducted before the offer becomes final and employment begins. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and other applicable laws, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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