Mortgage Underwriting Leader: Strategy, Growth & Compliance

The Nottingham Building Society; Belton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; 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 seeking a Head of Mortgage Underwriting at Head Office in Nottingham. The role is permanent, full-time (35 hours) with hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week).

Salary is competitive plus Car Allowance, with a focus on shaping underwriting strategy and leading high-performing teams. You will maintain strict lending standards, drive improvements across the mortgage journey, manage regulatory risk and build strong stakeholder relationships with brokers,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in mortgage origination, underwriting and portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the Mortgage Origination and Underwriting strategy.
• Lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams.
• Maintain robust underwriting standards and oversight.
• Drive operational efficiency across mortgage journeys.
• Use data and insights to identify trends and improve outcomes.
• Lead change initiatives and transformation programmes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Underwriting analytics

Change management

Job description

The Nottingham Building Society is seeking a Head of Mortgage Underwriting at Head Office in Nottingham. The role is permanent, full-time (35 hours) with hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week).

Salary is competitive plus Car Allowance, with a focus on shaping underwriting strategy and leading high-performing teams. You will maintain strict lending standards, drive improvements across the mortgage journey, manage regulatory risk and build strong stakeholder relationships with brokers,