Assistant Underwriting Manager

1 week ago


Phoenix, Arizona, United States Lennar Homes Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Underwriting Team Lead to join our team at Lennar Mortgage. As a key member of our underwriting department, you will be responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of underwriters in the evaluation of loan applications, ensuring adherence to lending guidelines, and making prudent credit decisions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Leadership and Collaboration: Supervise and collaborate with the Underwriting Manager on all facets of underwriting, addressing associate matters to ensure high morale, excellent customer service, and optimization of productivity and quality outputs.
  • Team Cultivation and Training: Cultivate a team-oriented atmosphere for efficient loan underwriting within a customer-friendly environment, effectively communicating in-person and via telephone to comprehensively train new underwriting associates.
  • Onboarding and Orientation: Conduct new hire orientation, acquainting new underwriting associates with company policies, procedures, and history.
  • Risk Analysis and Compliance: Manage and mentor underwriting staff in risk analysis, decision-making, and compliance with agency and investor guidelines.
  • File Flow Management: Oversee underwriting file flow, ensuring timely decisions and adherence to quantity standards, utilizing Automated Underwriting Systems and/or traditional underwriting methods appropriately.
  • Team Building and Support: Coach and foster a professional team effort within the underwriting department, providing technical support to all underwriting staff, quality control staff, and senior management.
  • Decision-making and Quality Control: Assist in making judgmental underwriting decisions for the company, performing quality control reviews of each underwriter to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Guiding Compliance with Guidelines: Assist Underwriting Manager in keeping underwriters current with changes in investor and agency guidelines.
Requirements
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • BA or BS preferred
  • VA Automatic and DE Designation
  • LAPP SAR designation
  • Minimum of 8 years in mortgage industry, including at least 5 years of frontline underwriting
  • Minimum 1-3 years supervisory and management experience in the mortgage and lending industry (originating, processing, closing, and underwriting of FHA/VA/Conventional loans)
  • 2+ years of experience in mortgage software
  • Proficient in using standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite)
  • Purchase transaction, specifically new construction experience preferred
  • Self-starter and able to work independently
  • Exceptional organizational abilities, keen attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • A genuine passion for delivering exceptional experiences to customers


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