Manager Investor Compliance

The Manager of Investor Compliance & Conveyance leads the specialized teams responsible for protecting Safeguard Properties from financial risk during the post-sale property preservation life cycle. When clients prepare to convey properties to investors like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or the FHA, the assets must strictly meet investor-specific, well-maintained standards.

In this role, you will oversee the team that investigates investor complaints and post-conveyance surcharges. You will direct loan and property history audits, determine liability for missed or non-compliant work, and mitigate company financial exposure. Additionally, you will directly manage the Conveyance Team to ensure proactive compliance, operational efficiency, and seamless property handovers that protect Safeguard's bottom line.

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Key Responsibilities & Expectations

Team Leadership & Conveyance Management

• Direct Team Supervision: Lead, mentor, and develop the Conveyance and Compliance staff to ensure high engagement and operational excellence.
• Workflow & Deadline Oversight: Monitor daily pipelines and inventory to ensure the team consistently meets rigid client deadlines, SLAs, and quality standards.
• Performance Management: Establish clear operational metrics, conduct regular performance reviews, and identify targeted training opportunities to improve team accuracy.

Compliance, Claim Investigation & Liability Mitigation

• Audit & Reconveyance Review: Oversee comprehensive audits of contested loans and property histories to verify adherence to client, government, and investor guidelines.
• Surcharge & Penalty Analysis: Evaluate complex financial disputes—including investor demands, forced repurchases, and post-conveyance updates—and provide final liability recommendations to executive leadership.
• Vendor Chargebacks: Determine internal vs. external error and manage the vendor dispute process, including issuing bill-backs to independent contractors when work fails to meet standards.
• Cost Controls: Track and minimize unexpected property holding costs, missing photo documentation, and client escalations to reduce company financial losses.
• System Integrity: Ensure the team maintains meticulous, real-time file updates and logs comprehensive supporting evidence within Safeguard's internal tracking platform (Archer).

Department Operations

• Communication SLAs: Guarantee that the team maintains professional communication standards, responding to all internal and external inquiries within a 24-to-48-hour window.
• Regulatory Mastery: Stay strictly up-to-date on shifting HUD/FHA, VA, and GSE (Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac) property preservation regulations to ensure continuous team compliance.

Core Managerial Competencies

• Conflict Resolution: Ability to navigate complex, high-stakes financial disputes with vendors or clients and negotiate objective, data-backed solutions.
• Integrity & Financial Stewardship: Takes complete ownership of team outcomes and actively safeguards the company's financial interests.
• Agility: Comfortable managing shifting priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced corporate environment with evolving investor regulations.
• Results-Oriented Customer Service: Driven to resolve complex client complaints thoroughly, reinforcing Safeguard's reputation for quality.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent required; Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Leadership: Prior experience supervising staff, managing operational workflows, or leading cross-functional projects is highly preferred.
• Technical Skills: High proficiency in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel and Word) and comfort navigating multiple proprietary software platforms simultaneously. xhyhwjd
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex compliance data and financial penalties clearly for executive leadership.