Senior Vice President, Senior Director - Underwriting
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- Lead, strategize, and execute underwriting and appraisal functions across Correspondent, Portfolio, and Retail Lending business lines
- Oversee, develop, and performance-manage underwriters and underwriting managers
- Define, implement, and continuously refine the strategy and vision for underwriting divisions
- Enhance departmental productivity, efficiency, customer service, and loan quality
- Ensure credit operations meet production and financial targets while maintaining process excellence
- Build and sustain relationships with agency and non-agency partners, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, USDA, and Ginnie Mae
- Collaborate cross-functionally to align underwriting practices with Western Alliance Bank’s credit risk framework
- Build, lead, and empower high-performing credit operations teams
- Set departmental goals and controls for timely, accurate underwriting, appraisal, and reviews
- Serve as a credit subject matter expert and make decisions on complex loan scenarios
- Monitor underwriting pipelines, SLAs, and productivity metrics
- Drive operational strategy and capacity planning for Correspondent and Retail Lending
- Lead process improvement and expense-management initiatives
- Partner with product and technology teams to deploy automation, AI tools, digital capabilities, and new products
- Ensure compliance with bank policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and investor requirements
- Participate in strategic planning and provide reporting and performance metrics in Monthly Business Reviews
- Recruit, coach, mentor, train, and manage underwriting staff and leadership
Requirements
- 15+ years of related experience in residential mortgage loan underwriting
- Wholesale mortgage lending experience required
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field required
- 8+ years of residential mortgage underwriting management experience preferred, including at least 5 years in senior leadership
- Experience with digital mortgage platforms and automation tools
- Advanced knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending
- Advanced knowledge of federal and state regulatory and legal compliance obligations, including TRID, ECOA, HMDA, FCRA, Flood, HOEPA, HPML, Appraisal, ATR/QM, TCPA, UDAAP, and Fair Lending
- In-depth knowledge of mortgage loan products, lending principles, regulations, and underwriting guidelines
- Extensive understanding of FHA, VA, and conventional loans, loan processing, and automated underwriting systems
- Working knowledge of self-employed borrower, partnership, and corporation tax return analysis; appraisal reviews; condo project reviews; Trust, Leasehold, and Power of Attorney documentation
- Advanced experience with Encompass, LOS, AUS, core systems, and Microsoft Office
- Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
- Direct Endorsement (DE) or Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) designation required
- Occasional travel required
Core Competencies
Demonstrates extensive expertise in residential mortgage loan underwriting, including compliance with federal and state regulations, and the ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in Correspondent and Retail Lending environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- 15+ Years Of Residential Mortgage Loan Underwriting Experience
- Wholesale Mortgage Lending Experience
- Advanced Knowledge Of Federal And State Regulatory Compliance
- Direct Endorsement (DE) Or Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Designation
- Advanced Experience With Encompass And Digital Mortgage Platforms
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Residential Mortgage Underwriting
- Loan Processing
- Automated Underwriting Systems
- Mortgage Loan Products Knowledge
- Appraisal Reviews
- Tax Return Analysis
- Performance Management
- Operational Strategy
- Capacity Planning
- Process Improvement
Soft Skills
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Communication Skills
- Relationship Building
Certifications & Qualifications
- Direct Endorsement (DE)
- Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR)
Industry Keywords
- FHA
- VA
- Conventional Loans
- TRID
- ECOA
- HMDA
- FCRA
- Flood
- HOEPA
- Fair Lending
Tools & Technologies
- Encompass
- LOS
- AUS
- Microsoft Office
- AI Tools
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