Lyra Waggoner is chief operations officer at Movement Mortgage, where she oversees technology, marketing, employee engagement and operations. With more than 20 years of mortgage industry experience, she has built a career centered on technology transformation, operational excellence and creating scalable systems that support growth.
In 2025, Waggoner was promoted to chief operations officer after leading one of the company’s most significant technology initiatives. She spearheaded the development and rollout of the MORE platform, a comprehensive loan origination ecosystem built on Blue Sage and integrated with Salesforce, Polly and Docutech. The project replaced multiple legacy systems with a unified platform designed to improve efficiency, scalability and future AI integration. Funding of the first loans began just nine months after project kickoff, and the national rollout was completed in 13 months.
Waggoner’s leadership has focused on aligning technology investments with business outcomes and loan officer productivity. She has worked across departments to ensure operational, technology and customer experience priorities remain connected throughout the transformation process. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, transparency and long-term value creation.
Known for attracting and developing high-performing teams, Waggoner continues to help shape Movement Mortgage’s operational and technology strategy while positioning the organization for future growth in an increasingly digital mortgage environment.
Name:
Lyra Waggoner
Title:
Chief Operations Officer
Company Name:
Movement Mortgage
