Pricing Analyst, Home Lending

SoFi SoFi · Fintech · Frisco, TX · Pricing

This role focuses on developing, implementing, and testing pricing strategies for SoFi's Home Lending business. It involves collaborating with business leaders and data scientists to optimize profitability, manage pricing margins, and analyze the competitive landscape. The analyst will administer and optimize a Product & Pricing Engine (PPE), preferably Optimal Blue, ensure data accuracy, develop analytical tools for pricing validation, build dashboards for reporting, and create models to understand price elasticity. The role requires strong SQL, Tableau, and basic programming skills, along with a solid understanding of the mortgage industry and pricing processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop, implement, and test pricing strategies that optimize profitability through the improvement of revenue, conversion, and cost per customer acquisition
  2. Collaborate with the Business Unit Leaders in Home Lending to manage pricing margins, provide insights into the competitive landscape and ensure pricing is in line with targets and profitability expectations
  3. Administer, configure, and optimize our Product & Pricing Engine (PPE), with a strong preference for Optimal Blue experience
  4. Develop analytical tools to control and validate the accuracy of mortgage pricing configuration and calculations
  5. Build intuitive and analytical models to help decision makers understand the price elasticity of customer segments

Skills

Required

  • B.S. or M.S.. in Computer Science, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or a related quantitative field
  • 5+ years of experience working in the Home loans industry in an analytics, business strategy, pricing, margin management, or related role
  • 3+ years of experience administering a pricing engine (preferably Optimal Blue)
  • Proven track record of end-to-end experience in building analytical frameworks to inform business strategy
  • Solid knowledge and understanding of mortgage loans, programs, and pricing processes and procedures
  • Knowledge and understanding of statistical and econometric modeling methods for significance testing and causal inference
  • Basic programming skills in SQL, VBA, and Macro
  • Basic knowledge of Tableau and experience building production-level dashboards
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, with strong attention to detail
  • Effective communication skills and ability to explain complex models in simple terms
  • Strong relationship building and collaborative skills
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Loan Origination Systems (preferably Encompass)
  • Python coding experience

What the JD emphasized

  • pricing strategies
  • pricing
  • pricing engines
  • Optimal Blue
  • mortgage industry
  • pricing processes