Why Anchor Loans?

Anchor Loans is one of several operating companies owned by Pretium Partners (+$60B AUM Financial Services Entity) and is working diligently to expand and grow its lending footprint.

Anchor Loans, established in 1998, is the nation’s leading private, direct lender to experienced residential real estate investors and builders, and the first to surpass $10 billion in total fundings. Renowned for expediting financing for developers and investors, we specialize in bridge loans, ground-up construction, and single-family rental solutions for non-owner-occupied projects. Headquartered in beautiful Thousand Oaks, California, Anchor Loans currently lends in 48 states and is expanding into new markets and service lines to better serve our current and future borrowers.

Overview

The Manager will execute core tasks required to define, launch, and support our Correspondent Lending and Lender Finance programs. This role is highly hands-on: preparing eligibility materials, building templates, onboarding counterparties, and managing daily workflows. You will help define program inputs, support data gathering, and ensure operational steps are completed accurately and consistently.

Our lending focus: RTL and Middle Market loans (ground-up construction, fix & flip, renovation, bridge).

Key Responsibilities

Program Operations & Requirements Definition

• Build eligibility checklists, doc packages, and purchase review materials for correspondent loans.
• Contribute to defining lender facility parameters, advance rate templates, and borrowing base inputs.
• Gather and synthesize market research to inform segmentation, product updates, and pricing adjustments.
• Maintain product matrices, documentation, and pricing grids.

Partner Onboarding & Coordination

• Coordinate onboarding steps for correspondents and lenders, collecting required documents and data tapes.
• Support operational setup with warehouse providers, custodians, and collateral agents.
• Validate financials, performance data, reporting templates, and onboarding deliverables.

Daily Workflow Management

• Track KPIs such as purchase cycle time, defects, exceptions, facility utilization, and covenant checks.
• Perform QC checks, log exceptions, and follow up with partners on missing or incorrect items.
• Maintain trackers, dashboards, and weekly status updates.

Product & Process Execution

Correspondent

• Review eligibility conditions, documentation completeness, and purchase readiness checklists.
• Assist with pricing calculations based on established grids and program rules.
• Support collateral/custody workflows and trailing doc management.

Lender Finance

• Update borrowing base files, covenant tracking sheets, and performance summary reports.
• Help prepare lender monitoring packs and exception summaries.
• Maintain facility documentation and collateral tracking logs.

Systems & Data

• Enter and validate data in CRM/LOS systems, ensuring accuracy.
• Upload and reconcile data tapes, strat files, and reporting files.
• Support user testing on new workflows, fields, and system enhancements.

Process Administration

• Follow defined SOPs, RACIs, SLAs, QC steps, and escalation workflows.
• Log issues and support root-cause analysis with internal teams.
• Assist with training materials, documentation, and change management support.

Who You Are

• 1–3 years of mortgage/credit operations, correspondent lending, warehouse lending, or similar analytical/operational experience.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working in structured processes.
• Effective communicator who can coordinate across functions and partner organizations.

Impact

You will provide essential execution and coordination that keeps both lending channels running smoothly as they grow, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and operational rigor.

Work Environment:

This is a hybrid position which requires in-office reporting to our Charlotte, NC office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Remote work is optional Monday and Friday.

Compensation:

The base pay range for this position is $115,000 to $125,000 per year, plus annual discretionary bonus based on performance of the individual and company.

What We Offer:

The values of our employees reflect those of the company as a whole. If you embrace teamwork, innovation, and accountability you'll feel right at home. Our mission is to create opportunities for success by improving homes and communities. We set up our team members for success by offering a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive health insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life/AD&D insurance

• Generous sick leave & vacation benefits for rest, relaxation, and personal pursuits

• Highly competitive performance bonus

• 401(k) retirement program with employer match

• Tuition reimbursement toward professional development

• Workplace Celebrations, Team Building, Charity Drives, and Food Truck luncheons

• Onsite gym (Thousand Oaks only)

• 12 Paid Holidays

Diversity matters to our organization, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates are welcome and will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, natural origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.