Senior Director of Underwriting & Credit Leadership

• Monitor the collection and due diligence materials as well as approval of due diligence materials reviewed by underwriting staff.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and serve as the point of contact on credit and underwriting issues with the Agency, when necessary.

• Responsible for training team members.

• Complete review, analysis, and approval of due diligence materials related to loan submissions.

• Review and provide commentary on third party reports.

• Finalize the underwriting narrative and model and/or provide direction to underwriting staff.

• Ensure ongoing communication on all aspects of the loan process with key stakeholders.

• Conduct site visits independently.

• Actively collaborate across the Underwriting team on portfolios or larger underwriting efforts.

• Ability to proactively collaborate with Agency partners as necessary throughout the transaction.

• Present to Investment/Loan Committee when necessary.

• Research and analyze markets/submarket trends and fundamentals.

• Management and mentorship of team analysts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 or more years of experience in commercial underwriting experience.
• Ability to take ownership for loan transactions and manage workload with minimal supervision.
• Thorough product knowledge of Agency financing (specifically Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac experience) and general multifamily financing alternatives.
• Proficient in analysis of Mortgage Credit and Borrower structures.
• Experience mentoring and training junior team members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proven management capability.
• Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills.

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Hard Skills

• commercial underwriting
• loan submissions analysis
• due diligence materials review
• mortgage credit analysis
• borrower structure analysis
• underwriting narrative finalization
• market research
• submarket trend analysis
• Fannie Mae financing
• Freddie Mac financing

Soft Skills

• team management
• mentorship
• communication
• critical thinking
• decision-making
• attention to detail
• collaboration
• ownership
• independence
• training

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree