Mortgage Lock Desk Manager

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Must be located in San Diego, CA Do you want to lead a lock desk without stepping away from the work itself? Are you the person who can lock a loan, catch a margin issue,

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Must be located in San Diego, CA

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Griffin Funding is a full-service mortgage lender licensed across the U.S. and committed to making homeownership more accessible. We're a Non-QM, VA, FHA, and CONV Lender with a reputation for speed, service, and doing right by our borrowers. Our team is performance-driven, collaborative, and growing, and we're looking for people who want to grow with us.

About the Role

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The Lock Desk Manager leads our lock desk while staying hands-on in the work. You're still reviewing and verifying lock requests, registering loans with investors, and issuing confirmations, and on top of that you own the health of the desk: monitoring margins and revenue, running the reports that show how we're performing, and serving as our Optimal Blue administrator. You set the standard for accuracy and responsiveness, you're the final word on lock policy, and you make sure pricing and profitability stay protected on every file. It's a player-coach role built for someone who wants to lead without losing touch with the desk.

Morning

You start with the market. Rate sheets come in, pricing moves, and lock requests are waiting. You're locking loans alongside the team, reviewing and verifying requests, confirming pricing in Optimal Blue, and registering loans with investors. When sales or operations has a lock policy question, it comes to you, and you keep the desk moving at pace.

Afternoon

You shift into the parts of the job only you own. You monitor margins and revenue, watching for anything that puts profitability at risk. You run and review reports on desk performance, and you manage Optimal Blue as its administrator, keeping pricing rules, configurations, and investor setups current. You handle extensions and loan restructures that affect pricing, keep the secondary tab and lock confirmations current in LendingPad, and stay in close contact with your investor reps as pricing and guidelines shift. Throughout, you're supporting your team and making sure the desk runs clean.

Responsibilities

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Locking and Confirmations

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Review, verify, and lock incoming LO lock requests
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Register loans with investors and issue confirmations to the appropriate parties
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Enter lock request and confirmation information accurately and efficiently into the LOS
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Extend locks and assist in loan restructures
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Audit locks for accuracy

Margins, Revenue, and Reporting

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Monitor margins and revenue to protect profitability across the pipeline
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Run and review reports on lock desk performance
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Flag and address risks to pricing and margin before they become problems

Systems and Administration

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Serve as the Optimal Blue administrator, managing pricing rules, configurations, and investor setups
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Keep the secondary tab and lock confirmations in LendingPad updated throughout the life of the loan

Leadership and Communication

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Set the standard for accuracy and responsiveness on the desk
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Serve as the final resource for lock policy questions from sales and operations
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Build and maintain investor relationships, communicating lock changes and building rapport
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Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time by the Company, depending on operational needs and changes

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3+ years of mortgage experience with direct lock desk experience
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Experience monitoring margins and revenue and running lock desk reporting
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Optimal Blue administration experience
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LendingPad experience a plus
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A track record of building and keeping strong investor relationships
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Located in San Diego, CA

The Lock Desk Manager role is a step into secondary marketing leadership. As you deepen your command of pricing, margin strategy, and investor relationships, there's room to grow toward senior secondary and capital markets roles. Growth here is driven by your performance and your appetite to take on more.