Optimal Blue/Secondary Market Technology - Mortgage Trading Analyst I

Company: Blackdot
Location: Denver
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Optimal Blue/Secondary Market Technology - Mortgage Trading Analyst I Position:Optimal Blue/Secondary Market Technology - Mortgage Trading Analyst IJob Description: Black Knight is the premier provider of integrated technology, services, data and analytics that lenders and servicers look to first to help successfully manage the entire loan life cycle. Our deep understanding of regulatory and compliance issues complements the knowledge, technology and solutions we offer to help our clients achieve their business goals.--Black Knight offers leading software systems; data and analytics offerings; and information solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the mortgage life cycle. Optimal Blue, now part of the Black Knight family, is a leading provider of secondary market solutions and actionable data services, which enables Black Knight to deliver even more innovative and integrated solutions to transform the mortgage and secondary market industries. JOB FAMILY DESCRIPTION Responsible for working under the direction of the Hedge Account Management team to assist with fixed income analytics, risk management, and/or trading. Learn to execute trading strategies on behalf of clients, implement tools that lead to greater client profitability and contribute to the further development of our industry leading technology.Optimal Blue, now part of Black Knight family, is leading provider of secondary market solutions and actionable data services, which enables Black Knight to deliver even more innovative and integrated solutions to transform the mortgage and secondary market industries.GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts system monitoring, system admin maintenance, exception management, and system audits
• Ensures all committing and pool trading for full hedge clients is completed in a timely and accurate manner, and in accordance with client needs/expectations
• Perform loan sale best-execution analysis on behalf of clients, using Optimal Blue software
• Execute loan trades/commitments on behalf of clients, via bulk, agency commitment, and other various methods
• Analyze and explain P/L performance reporting
• Ensures all pipeline risk hedging and trade maintenance is completed in accordance with OBSS SOPs and/or client specifications
• Performs ad hoc analysis regarding P/L and other hedging analytics for customers and OBSS
• Researches and resolves P/L variances/issues, including day/day MTM Variance and longer-term P/L volatility
• Completes client reviews and documentation
• Ensure new client implementations and ongoing training are managed and completed in a timely and efficient manner
• Ensure that client communications are addressed in a timely manner, and that regular clients calls are properly staffed
• Ensure all assigned special projects are completed in allotted timeEDUCATIONAL GUIDELINESBachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Mathematics or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience. Master's degree is preferred.GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
  • Knowledge of Black Knight and Optimal Blue products and services preferred
  • Ability to learn and comprehend the mortgage origination process, mortgage securities and markets through on-the-job training
  • Knowledge of Mortgage Secondary Markets including best execution of whole loan, MBS and retained/released sales methods
  • Deep analytical and anticipatory thinking and innovation: Aptitude to anticipate and solve unique system, position and performance problems and invent new ways to look at these areas
  • Knowledge of the fundamentals of rate sheet and margin management--
  • Knowledge of proprietary mortgage risk management, valuation analytics, and account management.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels within Black Knight (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors) as well as outside the organization.
  • Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team, and time management skills.
  • Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external customers and contacts.Hedge Analyst IEntry-level professional role into the job family. Works under immediate supervision with limited latitude for independent judgment. Identifies non-routine issues and routes/escalates to appropriate team member. Supports products and/or services and has knowledge of products and services offered to the assigned client, customer, etc. Works on a few concurrent projects of low to medium complexity. Is an active team member, contributes to projects of low to medium complexity to gain additional experience, shares ideas, and may suggest process improvements as appropriate. Under supervision, develops, communicates and executes hedging strategies designed to offset changes in the fair value of the company's Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) in order to maintain a net exposure profile that is consistent with the company's overall risk appetite and within specific Board-approved risk tolerances for the MSR asset. Typically requires up to three (3) years of fixed income mortgage trading, portfolio or risk management experience. Black Knight is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, and protected veteran or military family status. Our employees' diversity is our strength, and when we embrace our differences, it makes us better and brighter. Black Knight's commitment to inclusion is at the core of who we are, and motivates us in how we do business each and every day.-- Location:Denver, COTime Type:Full time Posted 3 Days Ago Full time 21-63 About Us The Industry's Leading Provider of Technology, and--Data and Analytics--Solutions Black Knight--is a--mortgage and finance industries' leading provider of integrated technology, data and analytics--solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the entire loan lifecycle. Black Knight--is the provider lenders and servicers rely on to support their--strategic goals and better serve their customers by delivering best-in-class technology, services and insight with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership.-- Black Knight's--offerings include:
    • Leading origination, servicing and default technologies for lenders and servicers--
    • Data and analytics solutions--to help improve performance, reduce risk, identify opportunities and make more informed decisions--
    • Information solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the loan lifecycle, including workflow solutions, invoice management technology, business intelligence and mobile applications
    • Consulting services to help develop strategies that will drive transformative change aimed at improving organizational efficiency, reducing overall costs and increasing customer service and competitiveness------ Suggested Jobs Optimal Blue/ Secondary Market Technologies - Mortgage Trading Analyst I Optimal Blue - Secondary Markets Investor Support

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