Underwriting Manager

The role will lead Updraft’s Underwriting team. The role will be responsible for all of the procedures within Underwriting, constantly improving them to optimise speed of decision with business outcome. They will also be responsible for Fraud, both at the application stage and post-application where a customer has potentially been a victim of fraud.

We’re looking for someone who can take ownership of these areas and drive significant process improvement through automation and AI development whilst also improving overall business performance. The successful candidate will be able to set the overall strategy and identify relevant automation use cases through appropriate leadership and collaboration whilst being hands-on and having enough technical knowledge to work with Engineering to deliver on the changes.

The position is ideal for someone with experience in Underwriting within consumer lending, particularly within fast-paced, technology-driven financial services environments.

You will be reporting to the COO.