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**Mortgagee in Possession Specialist - 12 Month Contract (Sydney)** Lead mortgage arrears management, repossessions, and recoveries within ING's Financial Care team. Navigate legal processes, engage customers and stakeholders, and maintain compliance while balancing Borrower outcomes with risk. This 12-month Sydney-based role also involves late-stage Consumer Lending collections and LMI claims. Bring proven experience in mortgage arrears management, solid regulatory knowledge, and strong negotiation skills.
- Compensation
- Not specified AUD
- City
- Sydney
- Country
- Australia
Currency: $ (AUD)
Full Job Description
At ING, were committed to making banking simpler, smarter, and more human. When our customers face financial challenges, we dont just manage accounts we support people through complex and often sensitive situations, finding fair and sustainable outcomes.
Were looking for a Mortgagee in Possession Specialist to join our Financial Care team. In this role, youll work across mortgage arrears, repossessions and recovery activities, managing accounts through critical stages while balancing customer outcomes with regulatory and risk requirements. From navigating legal processes to working with customers and thirdparty representatives, youll play a key role in delivering thoughtful, compliant and timely resolutions.
Your experience will also be relied upon for a variety of Consumer Lending (Credit Cards and Personal Loans) tasks, including the review and submission of Default Listings.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract based in Sydney.
What youll do
- Manage mortgage arrears and repossession cases endtoend, including investigation, assessment, resolution and progression through recovery or legal pathways.
- Engage with customers and thirdparty representatives to negotiate appropriate outcomes, balancing customer circumstances with risk and regulatory requirements.
- Navigate and support legal and enforcement processes, including repossessions, asset realisation and coordination with external partners (e.g. solicitors, agents).
- Lodge Lenders Mortgage Insurance claims (LMI).
- Manage borrower shortfall sales and associated recovery and default listing action.
- Consumer lending late stage collections.
- Maintain accurate and detailed case records, ensuring all actions are documented in line with policy, audit, and regulatory expectations.
- Monitor and manage risk, identifying potential issues, raising risk events and ensuring compliance with internal frameworks and external obligations.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g. risk, legal, operations) to resolve complex cases and improve processes and customer outcomes.
What were looking for
- Demonstrated experience managing mortgage arrears, repossessions and lodgement of LMI claims with the ability to navigate sensitive and highrisk situations.
- Consumer lending collections experience.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements relating to lending, collections, and repossessions (e.g. NCCP, hardship obligations, enforcement processes).
- Proven ability to analyse complex customer situations and make sound, balanced decisions, considering both customer outcomes and business risk.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to handle difficult or vulnerable customers with empathy, professionalism, and resilience.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail, able to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records, and meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including legal partners, agents, and crossfunctional teams.
Whats in it for you?
- Discounted ING Health Insurance
- An additional Rest Day to support your wellbeing
- An IMPACT day to volunteer on approved sustainability activity
About Us
At ING, were all about making life simpler and more rewarding - for the people who bank with us, the team members who work with us, and the communities were proud to support. Joining ING means stepping into an environment where your individuality isnt just welcomed - its celebrated. Weve built a culture thats fun, inclusive, and supportive, giving you the freedom to be yourself, so you can do your thing.
Whether youre taking ownership of exciting projects, thinking outside the box, or working with global colleagues, youll find ING is the kind of place where growth isnt just a possibility; its a promise. As a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and Family Inclusive workplace, youll feel the difference in how we value and champion our people.
We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities, and how you align with our values - not on ticking every box. So, if youre interested but dont meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. Were invested in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace (opens in new window) where everyone feels like they belong. Were your allies in helping you do your thing during the recruitment process, so let us know (email below) if you require any support or adjustments when you apply
Sound like your kind of vibe? We cant wait to hear from you!
(One last note: We operate using a direct talent sourcing model, so no agency introductions, please.)
ING is Australias most recommended bank according to RFI Globals Consumer Atlas Survey, JanuaryJune 2025 (n = 29,510) when compared to customers of the 10 largest ADIs operating in Australia.
Need more?
Contact Sabrina Huynh, Sabrina.huynh@ing.com
For support and adjustments, including DEI, LGBTQI+ confidential application support enquiries: rpoteam.au@ing.com
Applications will close Friday, the 22nd of May.
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