Head of Closing and Funding

Pylon

. Own closing and funding domain expertise from clear-to-close through funding .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in mortgage closing and funding operations, with a focus on automating workflows and improving process efficiency. Capable of translating complex domain knowledge into actionable product requirements and operational guidelines.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Mortgage Closing ExpertiseFunding Leadership ExperienceProcess ImprovementWholesale Lending ExperienceClosing Operations Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Closing WorkflowsSettlement ProcessesDocument ManagementAutomated Workflow MetricsQuality ControlCycle Time AnalysisException ManagementOperational EfficiencyData AnalysisSLA Establishment

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingLeadershipJudgment

Industry Keywords

Mortgage IndustryFunding ProcessesLoan ProcessingUnderwritingAccount ManagementPost-ClosingHuman-Review QueuesEscalation PathsRepetitive CoordinationManual Intervention

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own closing and funding domain expertise from clear-to-close through funding
Identify repetitive coordination, document, settlement, and funding work that should be automated or eliminated
Translate closing workflows, state and settlement nuances, and expert judgment into product requirements and operating rules
Build human-review queues, controls, SLAs, and escalation paths for unsupported or exceptional cases
Reduce redraws, funding delays, defects, and unnecessary manual touches
Establish metrics for automated workflow coverage, exception rates, cycle time, quality, and manual intervention
Partner closely with Underwriting, Account Management, Post-Closing, Product, and Engineering
Build the expert operations layer required as volume grows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant mortgage closing and/or funding leadership experience
Experience operating at 250 to 300+ loans per month, ideally substantially more
Strong preference for wholesale lending experience
Deep understanding of closing operations, documents, settlement, and funding workflows
Demonstrated ability to improve process, quality, or throughput
Comfortable making domain knowledge explicit enough for technical teams to encode