Careers @ RiskSpan
RiskSpan is a leading source of analytics and risk solutions for the consumer lending and capital markets sectors including lenders, investors, servicers, and other participants in this key global industry. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information and solutions to the financial markets. With headquarters in Stamford CT and Washington D.C. and major operations in Chennai India, RiskSpan currently employs about 60 professionals and is growing even in today's difficult environment.
RiskSpan values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.
RiskSpan is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Careers @ US Offices
Careers @ India Office
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to 
Careers @ US Offices
Mortgage Servicing Due Diligence Manager
Job Status
Full-Time Employee / Contract Employee
Job Summary
TheMortgage Servicing Due Diligence Manager is responsible for the organization and management of multiple servicing related due diligence engagements which may be occurring at remote sites simultaneously. Examples of transactions include reviews of completed or in process foreclosures, bankruptcies or ongoing reviews of monthly servicing activity. This job requires coordinating the delivery of servicing related due diligence services through direction of human and technology resources, management of internal and external communications, and preparation and delivery of related reports. The Mortgage Servicing Due Diligence Manager is required to manage multiple engagements simultaneously while ensuring exceptional project quality, compliance with RiskSpan policies, and client satisfaction.
Job Duties
- Organize and oversee all assigned engagements to ensure maximum operational efficiency and extraordinary service delivery
- Interact closely with assigned clients and review staff to ensure project goals and expectations are met
- Ensure all reporting (both internal and external) meets RiskSpan standards and contractual requirements
- Provide managerial support for all diligence-related areas focusing on servicing-related areas such as foreclosure, loss mitigation, bankruptcy
- Work on business development efforts to support evaluation of pricing and margins on engagements
- Recommend ongoing enhancements to RiskSpan’s suite of services and technology platform
- Oversee Team Leads and Review Analysts assigned to projects
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and training for Review Analysts and Team Leads
- Build relationships both internally and externally to ensure client retention, client satisfaction, contractual compliance, and development of human resources
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Exceptional communication skills
- Demonstrated track record of successfully managing both client relationships and employees
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products with the ability to produce ad hoc performance and analytics reports for each engagement
- Progressive experience in all aspects of mortgage banking and servicing including a deep knowledge of residential mortgage loan servicing
- Solid record of achievement in streamlining operations to increase efficiency
- Superior leadership and a demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and objectives simultaneously, including deal management, team building, leadership initiatives, and quality control
Education and Experience
- College degree in Business Administration or other relevant degree
- Minimum seven years experience in Mortgage Servicing
- Minimum seven years management experience
- Experience managing projects preferred
- Experience in default servicing preferred
- Experience in mortgage loan foreclosure file reviews is a significant advantage
- Due diligence experience preferred
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to
Mortgage Servicing Due Diligence Team Lead
Job Status
Full-Time Employee / Contract Employee
Job Summary
The Mortgage Servicing Due Diligence Team Lead is responsible for the organization and management of a team of mortgage loan underwriters performing assessments of loans and their compliance with client loan underwriting and delivery guidelines. This job requires the coordination of efforts needed to deliver quality assurance services, management of resources (technical and human), and delivery of quality communication both internally and externally, and the preparation and delivery of internal and external reports.
Job Duties
- 100% Travel required. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
- Provide management oversight to a team of Review Analysts that assess all aspects of mortgage foreclosure process.
- Follow, and ensure that direct reports follow, established work procedures and processes that support RiskSpan’s client requirements and strategic directives, including all internal control procedures (IT and operational) to ensure safeguarding of information, assets and data.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products with the ability to produce ad hoc performance and analytics reports for each engagement
- Interact closely with assigned clients and review staff to ensure project goals and expectations are met
- Represent RiskSpan with the highest quality work product and superior communication skills.
- Ensure all reporting (both internal and external) meets RiskSpan quality standards and contractual requirements.
- Recognize, mentor, and provide hands-on training for all Review Analysts under your direction.
- Perform other duties as assigned. Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Exceptional communication skills
- Demonstrated track record of success with management of both client and employee relationships
- Strong organizational and management skills
- Progressive experience in all aspects of mortgage servicing including deep knowledge of foreclosure,bankruptcy and loss mitigation processes;
- Ability to effectively independently manage multiple objectives simultaneously, including team building, leadership initiatives, and quality control in a high production environment.
Education and Experience
- College degree in Business Administration or other relevant degree
- Minimum five years experience in Mortgage Servicing
- Minimum three years management experience
- Experience managing projects preferred
- Experience in default servicing preferred
- Experience in mortgage loan foreclosure file reviews is a significant advantage
- Due diligence experience preferred
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to
Mortgage Servicing Review Analysts
Job Status
Full-Time Employee / Contract Employee
Job Summary
RiskSpan is seeking qualified Mortgage Servicing Review Analysts to perform detailed reviews of foreclosure documentation to evaluate compliance with relevant state and federal laws. The analyst will be responsible for verifying and evaluating loan data using various internal and external systems. The analyst must have a demonstrated track record of producing high-quality work. The ideal candidate will have experience in default servicing, focusing on foreclosure and loss mitigation; however, RiskSpan will also consider candidates with experience in the following areas: residential mortgage loan processing, underwriting, and foreclosure paralegal experience. We will also consider candidates who are polished individuals seeking to start a career in the financial services sector and are recent college graduates.
Job Duties
- 100% Travel required. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
- Review and analyze completed and in process foreclosures for compliance with applicable state and federal laws, accuracy during the foreclosure process, and proper loss mitigation efforts.
- Review servicer-provided mortgage loan documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Condition loan file for missing documentation in a clear, concise manner.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Able to quickly grasp proprietary loan servicing systems and modules.
- Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision in a high production environment.
- Able to sit at a desk working on a computer with dual monitors for 8 hours or more.
- Must be able to pass background investigation and drug test.
Education and Experience
- High School Degree or GED required with applicable work experience, college degree in any discipline preferred.
- Residential mortgage servicing experience in loss mitigation and foreclosure is a significant advantage.
- Residential mortgage loan processing and/or junior underwriting background is also desirable.
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to
Careers @ India Office
Middleware Team (JAVA)
Position Summary
As an Associate at RiskSpan, the candidate will be part of the Application Development team that works directly with clients to identify, build, and deliver new features for applications. The role will include development of new applications with some level of support activity for existing applications on the same platform.
Primary Responsibilities
Design, develop, and test new functionality for RiskSpan's product suite and Client application that is reliable, maintainable, and scalable.Actively participate in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle including define, design, development, deployment, and support and maintenance of applications.
Work closely with business partners to build and deliver software that meets their needs and requirements.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of Java application development experience
- Significant experience with J2EE Web Application Development
- Full project life cycle experience on at least one major J2EE project
- Experience with Spring
- Experience with SQL and at least one major RDBMS
- Experience with an Enterprise Application Server (JBOSS, WAS, Weblogic) and one IDE (Eclipse, RAD, WSAD, NetBeans)
- Experience with at least one build tool (ANT, Maven)
- Unit testing with JUnit
- GIT (Desired)
- Working knowledge of Unix/ Linux
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical abilities
- Good time management skills
- Customer service oriented
- Good team player
Core Java Application Development
- Proficiency in Core Java - Emphasis on Threading, Serialization, Collections Framework
- Working experience XML, XSLT - Parsers (DOM, SAX)
- Webservices - Axis, SOAP
- Terracotta, ServiceMix, OSGi (Desired)
Web Development
- Working Experience with at least one Web Development Framework like Struts, JSF etc.
- Working experience with one ORM (Hibernate, iBatis)
- JSF, RichFaces, Ajax4JSF, Facelets (Desired)
- Spring Security, ACEGI (Desired)
- Hibernate, JPA (Desired)
- Apache FOP, POI)
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to
Technical Writer
Job Description
The role is for a technical writer who will be responsible for analyzing the work flows, processes, and documentation available for application. The writer will interact with all other teams and will be responsible for understanding the system processes and documenting this data. The candidate should be self driven and innovative.
Qualifications
- 1-3 years of Product / Technical document writing experience
- Understanding the business system and application for which technical documentation is to be prepared.
- Ability to think logically, break down complex ideas, and write it clearly.
- Ability to put information in usable formats.
- Ability to quickly acquire new skills and knowledge.
- Experience with any Help authoring tool.
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Good time management skills
- Customer service oriented
- Good team player
Skill Set
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Desktop Publishing etc.)
- Knowledge in Robohelp, Captivate / Camtasia are Preferred.
- Basic knowledge about image editing tools.
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to
UI Developer
Responsibilities
- To work as part of the core development team to ideate, develop and deploy new tools and components on the existing platform.
- Should be able to work with a team of 10 developers and also independently
- Should be able to meet the Client deadlines
Mandatory Skills
- B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc (Comp.Sci)/M.S(IT) Degree from a reputed Engineering college/university
- 1-3 Years experience as a C# Winforms Developer
- Principle experience with all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements definition, specifications, development, test, product release, and maintenance engineering.
- Hands-on experience in designing and programming winforms applications
- Very strong knowledge of C#, ASP.NET, XML/XSL , WebServices, NunitForms, Nunit.
- Exposure to Testing frameworks/tools, Production System troubleshooting & management
- Expert in OOPS Concepts
- Excellent written and verbal communication and analysis skills
- Aptitude for problem solving and qualitative and quantitative analysis
Added Advantage
- Technical experience in product based would be a plus
- Experience in Testing Tools , Code Review or any Automation Tools would be a added advantage
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications i.e PowerPoint,MSWord,MSExcel
- Strong Excel/VBA experience
- Mortgage or finance experience a plus
- Adaptable to quickly changing priorities
- A Team player!
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to
Data Analyst
Looking for people who can perform challenging tasks, feeling intense concentration and a sense of commitment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to interact with business end users. Good experience in database concepts. Should be able to interact with client to understand requirement & translating that into data fields.
On Job Tasks
- Forage through rows of data, realizing patterns and uncover simpler ways of getting Data Quality analysis and Data matching done.
- Build/Modify/Design new reports that answer unusual end-user questions and to correct longstanding problems in legacy databases using Perl, Java etc.
- Identify business trends that is built on (relatively) clean data and figure out how to translate these to queries for comparable data.
- Cleansing of Data. Define Business rule , exception rules and Data Validation Rules.
- Should be an expert in writing complex SQL queries and joins.
- Good understanding of Fixed Income Instruments & Derivatives.
- To work as part of the core development team to ideate, develop and deploy new tools and components on the existing platform.
- Should be able to work with a team of 10 developers and also independently.
- Should be able to meet the Client deadlines.
Relevant experience
- 1-3 years experience
Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to