Director of Underwriting

Our client, a highly respected and well-established organization, is seeking an experienced Director of Underwriting to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior underwriting professional with a strong background in lease financing and structured credit transactions who is looking to join a collaborative, employee-focused culture.
This hybrid opportunity offers the chance to work alongside an experienced and supportive leadership team within an organization known for stability, strong market reputation, and long-term employee retention. The ideal candidate will bring deep underwriting expertise, sound credit judgment, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, relationship-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead underwriting and transaction evaluation activities for prospective financing opportunities, ensuring analyses are thorough, timely, and aligned with internal risk standards.
• Support structuring discussions by assessing collateral quality, borrower creditworthiness, and transaction viability while coordinating with internal compliance stakeholders on onboarding and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee transactions throughout the approval lifecycle, maintaining active management of deal flow to ensure complete and accurate investment memoranda and approvals.
• Conduct detailed financial and operational due diligence through direct engagement with clients, advisors, and finance teams to identify key risks and performance drivers.
• Partner cross-functionally with legal, accounting, and operational teams to facilitate documentation, closing, and funding activities while ensuring all conditions and approvals are properly satisfied.
• Evaluate and enhance internal execution processes to improve operational efficiency, transaction turnaround times, and overall client experience.
• Provide ongoing updates and market insight to senior leadership regarding portfolio opportunities, transaction developments, and industry trends.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required with approximately 7 years of experience in commercial underwriting, specialty finance, structured lending, or secured credit environments.
• Strong analytical background with experience evaluating corporate and individual financial statements, cash flow performance, leverage metrics, and profitability trends.
• Demonstrated experience underwriting a variety of secured lending transactions and participating in financing documentation and negotiations.
• Ability to make sound decisions in fast-paced environments while balancing prudent risk assessment with commercial objectives.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience collaborating across risk, operations, legal, and executive leadership teams.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with adaptability to new technologies and systems.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

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