Underwriting Team Leader - SME Lending
Core
Lead a small underwriting team while remaining hands-on with complex SME lending decisions, balancing commercial opportunity with responsible risk management.
Role type
Senior IC Underwriting Team Leader (SME Lending)
Builds
SME lending credit decisions and optimized underwriting workflows
Domain
Fintech / Commercial Lending
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
commercial SME lending experience, complex credit assessment, financial analysis, commercial judgement, team coaching and mentoring, KPI management, data-driven process improvement, analytical and Excel capability
Preferred skills
formal people-management experience, stakeholder management, reporting and operational performance focus
Technologies
Excel
Responsibilities
Manage day-to-day flow of underwriting applications, coach and guide underwriters, step in on complex/high-value deals, improve reporting and visibility across the queue, identify and implement process improvements, collaborate with Sales, Operations, and Risk to explain and defend credit decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership