Director, Underwriting and Portfolio Management
Located Downtown Toronto (hybrid)
Competitive salary and great benefits
Our client, a non-bank lender specializing in real estate loans, is looking for a Director of Underwriting and Portfolio Management to join their team to help grow the group’s AUM further. The company has experienced tremendous growth nationally and with an exciting downtown Toronto head office, we feel proud to be representing such a great organization.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop the Underwriting team, including training new underwriters
- Uphold Underwriting quality throughout Loan Summary submission
- Manage the underwriting process
- Manage resource allocation on deals
- Manage the prioritization of deals as determined by the VP Underwriting and Sales Manager
- Ensure timely submission of loan applications to institutional and private investors
- Ensure quality control on all loan applications – you will be the second signature on loan applications
- Ensure consistent and sound risk assessments
- Act as the key contact for Underwriting with Investors as they adjudicate the loan application, ensuring that all questions regarding the loan application are answered in a timely manner and that the loan is adjudicated within the agreed upon service standards
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with Institutional and Private Investors alike
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance with an educational focus on Real Estate or Land Development, or equivalent (required)
- 5+ years of related work experience in the real estate lending industry (required)
- Superior communication skills (written and verbal) and acute attention to detail
- Expertise in the use of Word, Excel, Office, and PowerPoint
- MBA, CFA, CSC considered an asset
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please email your resume to elan@winchesters.ca. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for interview will be contacted.