Contact Center - Supervisor at Wintrust Financial

Build your career with a company that is rated a top 20 lender nationally for VA Home Loans!  Veterans First Mortgage is an FHA/VA home lender.  Come join a team that trains you from the ground up!  Veterans First Mortgage employees strive to give each and every borrower an exceptional customer experience. We have a visionary marketing team with a cutting-edge lead program.  Our in-house team of loan officers, processors, underwriters and closers share one goal: to make the loan process swift, simple and compliant.  Military members make up a large part of our demographic.  An increasing number of veterans are using their home loan benefits. Come take advantage of this momentum and feel a great satisfaction in helping those that serve our country.

For more information on Veterans First Mortgage, please visit http://www.veteransfirst.com/careers

Build your career with a company that is a leader in home lending for Veterans! Veterans First Mortgage is a consumer-direct lender that specializes in serving Veterans and the military community from its main loan center in Salt Lake City. We operate under Wintrust Financial Corporation, an Illinois-based bank. Veterans First Mortgage is a trade name of Wintrust Mortgage, a division of Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Community Bank, NMLS# 449042.

About Veterans First Mortgage®:

Veterans First Mortgage is a specialized home lender, and its employees strive to give every borrower an exceptional customer experience. We have a visionary marketing team with a cutting-edge program. Our in-house team of loan officers, processors, underwriters, closers, and contact coordinators share one goal — to make the loan process swift, simple, and compliant. Military members make up the majority of our clientele, and an increasing number of Veterans are now using their home loan benefits. Take advantage of this momentum and feel great satisfaction in helping those who serve our country.

Why join us?

Supervisors are responsible for leading their team of Contact Coordinators in all aspects of daily activity, helping team members achieve individual success, while maintaining a clear vision on the underlying objective – to meet department productivity quotas. As a supervisor, you will lead by example to create a positive and driven work environment. Responsible for elevating the performance of everyone on your team, you play a big role to help the department and company grow as a whole.   

Why join this team?

The team at Veterans First Mortgage has helped over 175,000 borrowers obtain the American dream of homeownership. “Inside Mortgage Finance” ranks Veterans First Mortgage as a top VA mortgage lender by volume. With primary lending centers in Salt Lake City, UT, and San Diego, CA, we do loans in every state. As a specialized mortgage lender with over 350 hardworking team members, we strive to make every aspect of the loan process as easy as possible.

Veterans First’s community and overseas programs revolve around Veterans and our troops. When we say, "Thank you for your service," we mean it!

What you’ll do:

• Clerical

  • Track incentive, attendance, and performance metrics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis

  • Administer compliance training courses

• Leadership and Communication

  • Conduct meetings to go over announcements, employee feedback, and team building activities

  • Motivate team members to perform at a high level by maintaining a positive, driven work atmosphere

  • Take disciplinary action as necessary to resolve disputes, enforce department/company guidelines, and hold employees accountable for their performance requirements

• Real-time Management

  • Be the first resource to assist team members with general questions, troubleshooting, and all scenarios requiring escalation

  • Take escalated calls from client

  • Monitor hourly productivity to ensure employees are on task

  • Organize breaks and lunches

  • Execute managerial Salesforce operations such as determining the validity of advancements and merging duplicate files

• Employee Development

  • Promote the development of individual team members by means of early involvement in new hire training, holding structured one-on-one meetings, and through ongoing coaching

  • Set individual productivity goals for team members and discuss potential avenues for career advancement; create a game plan for achieving both

  • Observe employee interactions with customers; provide direct feedback on quality and coach on ways to improve

• Supervisor Team

  • Coordinate with other supervisors to ensure proper staffing levels across all systems

  • Cover for other supervisors as necessary

Qualifications:

• Minimum of six months’ work experience in the Contacting department at Veterans First Mortgage

• This position is full-time (40 hours) in the evenings, in office twice a week; flexibility to be able to cover other shifts on occasion

• Receive positive feedback from supervisors and be in good standing regarding attendance metrics; consistently meet all minimum productivity requirements in your current position and no corrective actions in the last 6 months.

• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

Compensation:

The estimated annual salary range for this role is $50,000-$55,000. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.