Underwriting Site Manager

Better is reimagining home finance and making it faster, cheaper, and easier for everyone to become a homeowner. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the home buying journey more approachable and understandable and home finance more affordable and accessible. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:

• We’ve funded over $110 billion in loans for our customers, more than any other fintech
• Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lender for First Time Home buyers of January 2025:
  Best lender for quick approval
• Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025:
  Best online mortgage lender
• Fintech Breakthrough Award:
  Best Lending Innovation Award
• Money Magazine - 8 Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025:
  Best for fast closing
• We are Forbes’ Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023
• We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world

We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive.

Better is growing, and we’re looking for a Regional Underwriting Site Manager to join our Mortgage team. If you’re looking to make an impact alongside a collaborative team that’s transforming the home ownership industry, we’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, driven, and resourceful leader who operates from a bird’s-eye view while leading by example. This person will partner closely with the Head of Underwriting and lead our Texas Site Underwriting Department to ensure efficient production across the business unit. We’re looking for an experienced, proven leader who is comfortable managing people and driving measurable results.

Beyond producing high-quality loans and managing priorities, our goal is to build a product that reduces the cost of home ownership in America. To do this, we need you to wear many hats—ranging from visionary (redesigning the needlessly complex mortgage process), to data analyst (uncovering opportunities for impact), to problem solver (collaborating with engineers and industry experts to overcome technical and operational challenges).

• Lead a cohort of Underwriters who will underwrite and be the decision agency on conforming, government and non-conforming residential mortgage loans
• Lead the Texas site Underwriting Department to provide coaching and feedback to improve the underwriting workflow, efficiency, and problem resolution
• Provide leadership and direction to create and develop high-performing Underwriters. Manage strategic initiatives and come up with new processes that drive efficiency
• Develop creative and innovative ways to improve team performance
• Manage and monitor overall performance metrics and pipeline management
• Manage business unit priorities and achieve long term goals
• Develop and improve cohort productivity and performance

• 6+ years of experience underwriting FNMA, FHLMC, Government, and non-conforming mortgages
• 4+ years of recent experience managing a team of mortgage underwriters
• Categorical understanding of the mortgage lending process, underwriting methodology and philosophy
• Critical thinker with strong decision making ability
• Experience thriving in a high production environment
• Proven ability to build and scale teams, able to influence and built a stable brand on underwriting department, with an eye on retention of the team
• The ability to drive to build and retain a strong team of underwriting managers and individual contributors
• Management and personnel development experience
• Proven ability to improve production and quality metrics
• Strong written and verbal communication

We’re proud to support our employees and their families with a benefits package designed to care for their health, well-being, and everyday life. All full-time and benefit-eligible part-time employees can enjoy the following benefits:

• Day One Coverage – Your benefits begin on your first day, so you’re supported from the start
• Nationwide Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Comprehensive plans that travel with you, wherever you are
• Mental Health Support When You Need It – Immediate access to virtual therapy…