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As an Underwriter you will be responsible for but not limited to the underwriting of residential loans ensuring compliance with appropriate company and investor standards. A Mortgage Underwriter will be responsible for examining loan documentations for accuracy and completeness while working with loan originator or production staff to secure all required documents. Mortgage Underwriters may be involved in one or several types of mortgage lending (conventional, government-backed, etc.) You may be required to work with more senior mortgage underwriters on loan exceptions having the authority to withdraw and decline loans. You may also be required to respond directly to individual and investor audits. Includes all levels of underwriting authority and exception levels.

We’re looking for an outstanding VP, Communications to lead our strategic communications function. This is the perfect opportunity for a strategic, creative and innovative leader who is willing to take calculated risks, be bold and explore new ways and approaches to achieve our goals. This role works closely with our CEO and executive team, and leads a team of talented communications, media relations, internal comms and social media professionals.

The Growth PM will focus on improving a variety of KPIs across the business on our B2B and B2C side. We work off a quarterly OKR model and your focus will change from quarter to quarter depending on the businesses needs. You’ll have impact across the business, from new user acquisition all the way through customer retention and expansion.  In this role you will work with our growth engineers, but will often work cross functionally with design, SEO, and our core product team. This role reports directly to our VP of Growth. 

Do you want a role and an employer that appreciates how hard you’re willing to work? Are you sick of capped commissions/changing commission plans and office politics? Do you want to build and launch a sales team in the next 1-2 years? Total compensation ranges from $75,000-$150,000/yr, but it requires commitment and hard work. If you achieve it, you will have the opportunity to launch your own market and sales team within 12-18 months. Highest

We are a dynamic team of engineers that iterate on ideas and products for a growing company that is dedicated to building meaningful tech communities. Here, we can provide interesting challenges and puzzles to solve as our technical stack rapidly evolves. You will be able to work with new technologies and architectures in a forward-thinking organization that looks to push boundaries. Full stack software engineers work both on the front and back ends of our platform. The tasks you will have will require you to visualize and work with the entire platform. We want to implement solidly-designed systems that function well and provide a beautiful experience for our users. You will be a critical member of our team, regardless of your level of experience, and we want you to grow with us. We have clearly defined paths of progression, whether you want to design systems, manage engineers, or put your head down and code.

Writing email copy - subject lines, pre-headers, headlines, subheads and body copy for emails including campaigns and email sequences. Creating compelling, engaging social media content that reflects our brand’s voice and drives the desired call to action. Optimizing social media posts (language, tone, message) based on our target audience’s behaviors. Selecting appealing images and videos to complement the text. Apply advertising techniques to boost brand awareness, like promotions and competitions. Respond to questions and comments on our social media pages in a timely and accurate manner. Take a “test and learn” approach by supporting A/B testing of copy .

The Upwork Sales team brings our contingent staffing solutions to SMB customers. As a Customer Success Representative, you will own the day to day operations of product and services offerings including customer education, expansion, and retention for our high value marketplace customers. You will partner cross-functionally to swiftly resolve customer issues to delight our clients every step of the way.

The VP Investor Relations will report to the CFO and will lead the strategy and development of our investor relations (“IR”) story to develop investor confidence and belief in our vision and strategy for delivering shareholder value. The VP IR will be a key collaborator with our other financial leaders in the Controller and FP&A functions in helping the CFO organization scale for growth and be World Class. A background in internet marketplaces and experience leading investor relations for a publicly traded company will set you up for success. This is an exciting time for Upwork, and we are looking for the right leader to own our IR function and share our story.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our team and help us wow the next generation of CityBase clients. As a senior member of our Implementation team, you are a stickler for details and are driven to ensure your projects are delivered as planned, on time and on budget. The ideal candidate is extremely detail-oriented, positive, intuitive, and possesses a passion for people as well as technology.

As a Content Writer with SilkRoad, you will be responsible for the creation of content including website copy, white papers, blog posts, social media content, and product/service descriptions. This person adds value by engaging key stakeholders and maintaining a cohesive brand voice.

As the frontline leader of our sales team, you will be responsible for motivating, mentoring, developing and coaching our Account Executives to improve performance and hit aggressive company growth targets. A good leader will achieve their objectives through effective planning & goal setting, ongoing coaching, training, and impeccable execution. With aggressive year-over-year growth, there is great upward mobility for career-motivated people at PerkSpot. The compensation package is generous and set up so that a top performer is amply rewarded. There will be some travel with this job, as well as a competitive base, commission, and draw. This position is based in Chicago, IL.

The Upwork Sales team brings our on-demand talent platform and services to small, medium and large businesses. As an Account Manager, you will manage a portfolio of assigned customers, develop new business from existing clients and actively seek expansion opportunities to grow overall client revenue. This is a quota-carrying role where you will make a visible impact within our growing organization. This is a true career opportunity with tremendous professional and financial upside.

Demonstrate a strong business case for Upwork through a consultative and value driven sales process. Meet and exceed your sales goals through forging relationships with key decision makers within target accounts with the end goal of securing new business and growing overall client revenueIdentify, prioritize, and track progress towards key account metrics and annual quota. Stay current on our clients' business, industry, and key objectives and challenges so that you can be a trusted ally in providing thought leadership. Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate resources throughout the sales cycle, including sales engineering, program management, customer care and product management. Present to a wide audience of potential buyers including C-level and executive sponsors both in person and virtually.

The Upwork Sales team brings our on-demand talent platform and services to mid-market and large enterprises. As an Account Executive, you will manage all aspects of the sales process including prospecting, lead management, qualification, customer evaluation, closing, and account care. This is a quota carrying role where you will make a visible impact within our growing organization. This is a true career opportunity with tremendous professional and financial upside.

The Senior Manager of Customer References will be instrumental in helping Upwork expand and scale it’s Customer Reference Program by delivering a multi-dimensional portfolio of advocates and stories that increase market awareness, accelerate the sales cycle and help articulate the journey towards adoption flexible workforce models. S/he must cultivate strong relationships with sales and marketing to identify, secure and nurture advocates. This person must have a proven track record of working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders, establish relationships with VPs/Director level partners, and develop an exceptional client experience. Success in this role hinges on understanding business priorities, sales processes and customer perceptions and considerations.

In this role you will assess, mitigate and/or resolve disputes and litigation. You will also work with us to support and scale our commercial, operations and sales teams on employment and other matters related to our customer offerings, including our Enterprise solution. Together, we work on state-of-the art legal issues and partner to bring practical solutions to resolve and mitigate risk.

In this role, your responsibility will be to work across the company to help drive strategy, compliance and education for our internal alternative workforce program (Talent Innovation Program), our global Client Staffing Solutions (vendor w2 payroll solutions) and Classification programs.

Assisting in all areas related to corporate and securities matters, including Securities Act and Exchange Act matters. Preparing and reviewing SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, proxy statements and Section 16 filings. Assisting with investor relations matters, including review of earnings announcements, earnings scripts, press releases and other materials. Assisting with corporate social responsibility program. Supporting the stock administration department with equity matters. Preparing for annual stockholder meetings, including planning and logistics. Assisting with the preparation of materials for board of directors and committee meetings, including board decks and meeting minutes. Supporting M&A and other strategic transactions, including working with the corporate development team.

Upwork ($UPWK) is the leading tech solution for companies looking to hire the best talent, maintain flexibility, and get more done. We’re passionate about our mission to create economic opportunities so people have better lives. Every year, more than $2 billion of work is done through Upwork by skilled professionals who want the freedom of working anytime, anywhere. Top companies connecting with extraordinary talent around the globe? Upwork is

We are looking for a Sales Manager-Large Enterprise to join our team in Chicago. This is a ground floor opportunity for a shown leader with a startup attitude who can roll up their sleeves, build our teams and grow the business.