Residential Mortgage Finance – Senior Director / Managing Director (Originator)

The Senior Director / Managing Director is a senior originator responsible for setting strategy, driving revenue growth, and maintaining senior-level client relationships across the residential mortgage ecosystem. This individual is accountable for balance sheet deployment, franchise development, and risk-adjusted returns.

Job Summary

• Own senior client relationships and originate large-scale residential mortgage financing transactions
• Define business strategy and growth priorities for the platform and capital deployment
• Provide leadership across origination, execution, and risk management; develop and retain top talent

Key Responsibilities

• Originate and structure complex financing solutions across residential mortgage collateral (warehouse/repo/term facilities and securitization-based structures)
• Serve as senior relationship manager and trusted advisor for key originators, servicers, aggregators, and institutional investors
• Drive portfolio growth while maintaining disciplined risk management (concentration management, stress testing, early-warning monitoring, and return optimization)
• Partner with trading, treasury, risk, legal, and senior management on capital allocation, risk appetite, and strategic priorities
• Negotiate major commercial terms and long-term partnership agreements; represent the firm externally with investors, rating agencies, and industry participants
• Build and lead a high-performing team; mentor senior and junior bankers and contribute to succession planning

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in residential mortgage finance, RMBS banking, structured credit, or balance-sheet lending
• Demonstrated origination and revenue leadership with a strong record of risk-adjusted performance
• Deep market expertise and senior-level client network across the mortgage finance ecosystem
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and risk management capabilities; willingness to travel as required
• Experience creating, analyzing or maintaining databases is a plus

The expected base salary ranges from $275,000- $350,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

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Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.   

Company Overview

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill​, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit www.mizuhoamericas.com.​​

Mizuho Americas offers a competitive total rewards package.

We are an EEO/AA Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We participate in the E-Verify program.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to require pre- and post-hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.