# Director of Lending Operations

**Company:** [SimpleCITI](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/7rXQUpQxH8drfdUqru9nWs.md)
**Location:** Garden City, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** SimpleCREDIT

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## Description

### About SimpleCREDIT

SimpleCREDIT is a disciplined private lending platform focused on DSCR, Bridge and Residential Transition Loans (RTL), backed by institutional capital. We prioritize strong credit, clean execution, and scalable growth.  
  
**Responsibilities:  
Operations & Workflow Management**

-   Oversee the end-to-end credit process for residential bridge and transitional loans, including underwriting, documentation, closings, and post-funding monitoring.
-   Manage workflow pipelines, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and accuracy across the credit team.
-   Implement and maintain SOPs, loan grading systems, and operational playbooks.
-   Monitor KPIs and operational metrics to identify bottlenecks and optimize processes.

**Team Leadership & Coordination**

-   Lead, mentor, and develop the credit operations team.
-   Coordinate across internal teams (legal, compliance, finance, property management) and external partners (title companies, appraisers, contractors).
-   Foster collaboration between credit, finance, and deal execution teams to streamline loan origination and closing.

**Compliance & Risk Management**

-   Ensure adherence to internal credit policies, lending guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
-   Collaborate with legal and compliance to maintain documentation standards and audit readiness.
-   Support risk management efforts, including reporting, portfolio monitoring, and process controls.

**Platform Development & Strategic Initiatives**

-   Identify opportunities to automate, digitize, and scale operations.
-   Drive improvements to loan origination and management systems (LOS/LMS).
-   Develop reporting templates, dashboards, and operational insights for leadership and capital partners.

## Requirements

-   2+ years of experience in private lending, residential bridge, or transitional lending operations, including team management.

-   Expertise in residential bridge, transitional, construction, or rehab lending operations.

-   Deep understanding of credit underwriting processes, loan structuring, and portfolio monitoring.

-   Strong operational, project management, and process design skills.

-   Experience with lending platforms such as LendingPad, Liquid Logics, or similar LOS/LMS.

-   Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
-   Bonus: Experience scaling operations in a private lending or real estate investment platform.