Head of Mortgage Underwriting - Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Bupa Healthcare

Medicash healthcare scheme

29 days annual leave

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

The Nottingham Building Society is recruiting a Head of Mortgage Underwriting at Head Office in Nottingham. This hybrid role (minimum 2 days per week) leads the mortgage origination and underwriting strategy to support growth and customer outcomes.

You will build and coach high-performing teams, ensure prudent underwriting standards, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement across mortgage journeys, while maintaining strong governance and stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience across mortgage origination, underwriting and portfolio management.
• Strong regulatory knowledge including MCOB, FCA requirements and financial crime controls.
• Proven experience leading high-performing operational teams and coaching colleagues to reach potential.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the Mortgage Origination and Underwriting strategy.
• Lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams with a customer-focused culture.
• Maintain robust underwriting standards, prudent lending and governance.
• Drive operational efficiency across mortgage journeys and processes.
• Use data, feedback and performance insights to identify trends and risks.
• Lead change initiatives and transformation programmes to embed new ways of working.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and effective risk management.
• Build strong relationships with brokers, solicitors, valuation partners and internal teams.
• Oversee third-party suppliers and outsourced services to maintain service delivery.
• Champion operational resilience and business continuity.

Skills

Mortgage origination

Underwriting leadership

Portfolio management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

People development

Data analysis

Change management

Job description

Head of Mortgage Underwriting - Nottingham

Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full-time, 35 hours Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week) Salary: Competitive + Car Allowance

Heres a taste of what you will be doingasaHead ofMortgageUnderwriting at Nottingham Building Society:-

• Shape and deliver the Mortgage Origination and Underwriting strategy, supporting the Society's growth, lending and customer ambitions.
• Lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams, creating a customer and intermediary-focused culture.
• Maintain robust underwriting standards and oversight, ensuring lending decisions are consistent, prudent and compliant.
• Drive operational efficiency, service excellence and continuous improvement across mortgage journeys and processes.
• Use data, customer feedback and performance insights to identify trends, manage risks and improve customer outcomes.
• Lead change initiatives and transformation programmes, embedding new ways of working and enhancing colleague capability.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, effective risk management and strong governance controls.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including brokers, solicitors, valuation partners, Credit Risk and Compliance teams.
• Oversee third-party suppliers and outsourced services, ensuring high standards of service and customer delivery.
• Champion operational resilience and business continuity, ensuring the function remains resilient and responsive to change.

Aboutyou:-

• Extensive experience across mortgage origination, underwriting and portfolio management, including residential, buy-to-let, commercial, self-build and specialist lending.
• A strong understanding of responsible lending, mortgage operations and customer servicing best practice.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks, including MCOB, FCA requirements and financial crime controls.
• Proven experience leading high-performing operational teams, driving excellent customer outcomes while developing and coaching colleagues to reach their full potential.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret MI, KPIs and performance data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Experience of operational resilience, business continuity, risk management and incident recovery within a regulated environment.
• A track record of delivering change, transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders, regulators, industry bodies and external partners.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the confidence to navigate complex challenges, lead through change and make sound decisions in high-pressure situations.

Reward &Benefits-

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data
• annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Car Allowance
• Bupa Healthcare
• Medicash healthcare scheme
• 29 days annual leave plus