Kiavi is one of the nation’s largest private lenders to residential real estate investors (REIs). We harness the power of data & technology to offer our customers a simpler, more reliable, and faster way to access the capital they need to scale their businesses.
Formerly known as LendingHome, we’re committed to helping REIs revitalize the approximately $25 trillion worth of aged U.S. housing stock to provide move-in ready homes and rental housing for millions of Americans across the country.
Combining our technology and industry expertise, Kiavi has grown to a team of over 400 and has won many awards over the years including Forbes Fintech 50, Finovate Awards, Best Digital Mortgage Platform, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and many more.
- Loans Funded: $18+ billion in loans funded
- Homes financed: 71,000+ projects funded for our customers across the country
- Geography: 31 states + D.C. where we lend to REIs so they can revitalize neighborhoods
- Employees: Over 400 employees with competitive benefits and perks
The Role
The Construction Draw team is responsible for reviewing, analyzing and approving renovation projects (for cost, timeline, progress, and completion) and disbursing construction holdback draw funds. This team is a client-facing department that partners with sales, operations, and servicing to build a great customer experience. The Draw Analyst is responsible for facilitating the disbursement of the construction holdbacks while ensuring compliance with loan documentation, credit policy, internal procedures, and applicable state and federal laws. Analysts communicate regularly with borrowers, investors, and internal stakeholders regarding construction holdback funds.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and determine appropriate draw disbursement on all holdback construction loans by collecting, reviewing and analyzing the related construction documentation and inspection photos.
- Ensure compliance with loan documents, credit policy, and applicable state and federal laws.
- Coordinate and maintain communications with all parties involved in the draw process including borrowers, contractors, account managers, third party inspectors, and brokers.
- Process the draw disbursements in a high quality and timely manner that aligns with our policies and procedures.
- Coordinate with other departments to resolve loan violations, payment delinquencies, and wire transfer issues.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 2+ years work experience in like-minded roles emphasizing client coordination, workflow management, and/or documentation review.
- Experience within the construction industry, funds control, real estate/mortgage, loan servicing or other related industry preferred.
- General knowledge and familiarity with the residential construction process.
- General knowledge with construction and mortgage terminology.
- Excellent computing skills and experience including but not limited to MS Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Docs.
- Experience in using database platforms, such as Salesforce or Oracle, a plus.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to handle large volume of emails on a regular basis.
- Strong preference for candidates in the Pittsburgh, PA area
Kiavi takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. The expected annualized base pay range for this full-time role to be performed remotely is $53K - $71K + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Your recruiter can share more about the specific base pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the pay range listed above reflects the base salary only, and does not include the target value of bonus, equity, or benefits.
Benefits and Perks
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Kiavi offers free employee-only coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans. Dependents receive a heavily discounted premium, competitively placed in the 90th percentile for cost.
- Health Savings Account (HSA): For those enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), Kiavi provides an annual employer contribution to HSAs: $500 for individual coverage and $1,000 for dependents.
- Disability and Life Insurance: Immediate access to short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as group life and AD&D insurance, with coverage at 1x annual salary.
- Remote Work Policy: Kiavi supports working remotely for day to day activities for most roles and occasionally may ask employees to gather in person for key meetings, trainings, team building etc. For remote workers, Kiavi offers a one-time office setup reimbursement of up to $500 and a monthly $75 stipend for internet and phone expenses. For in-office workers, Kiavi offers employer contributions to commuter benefits account, either for parking or public transportation.
- Flexible Time Off: Employees are empowered to manage their own time off, with no strict limits, as long as it's approved by their manager.
- Paid Leaves: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for medical or caregiver purposes, and 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave. Short-term disability leave is also available for birthing mothers.
- 401(k) & Company Match: A 401(k) plan managed by Fidelity, with Kiavi matching 100% of contributions up to 3% of compensation or $4,000 (whichever is less). All employer contributions are immediately vested.
- Product Ownership: All employees think like an owner because all employees play a critical role in making our business great. Many roles are eligible for stock option grants.
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