Underwriting Manager

November 27

🌵 Arizona – Remote

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🦌 Connecticut – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📋 Underwriter

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Zippy

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Finance • Fintech • Real Estate

Zippy is a company that specializes in providing home loans, loan servicing, insurance services, and technology solutions related to lending. Zippy Loans, LLC is a direct lender offering competitive loan rates and options for new and pre-owned homes, with a fully online lending process. The company emphasizes a modern approach to lending, making the process easy and accessible without needing to visit a bank. Zippy also offers insurance services through its subsidiary Zippy Insurance Services, LLC. With a commitment to supporting customers throughout the lending journey, Zippy aims to help individuals realize their homeownership dreams. Zippy is a family of companies, including Zippy Loans, LLC, Zippy Loan Servicing, LLC, Zippy Insurance Services, LLC, and Zippy Technology, LLC.

51 - 200 employees

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

🏠 Real Estate

📋 Description

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of underwriters and underwriting assistants. • Establish clear performance goals, monitor results, and ensure accuracy, productivity, and adherence to timelines. • Execute departmental strategies to achieve key metrics, providing regular coaching, feedback, and motivation to empower team success. • Provide ongoing training and professional development to maintain consistency and expertise across the team. • Set the standard for effective communication and collaboration within the department, across functions, and with senior leadership. • Partner with other managers to align on priorities and influence overall business direction. • Review and approve complex or high-value applications within delegated authority levels. • Ensure consistent application of underwriting policies, procedures, and best practices. • Monitor underwriting quality and risk exposure across portfolios, aligning decisions with company risk appetite and compliance requirements. • Collaborate with sales, compliance, QA, and processing teams to support business objectives and maintain regulatory alignment. • Stay current on market trends, emerging risks, and competitor practices to inform risk management and underwriting strategies. • Contribute to the development and refinement of underwriting policies, pricing strategies, and product guidelines. • Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. • Introduce effective systems for managing initiatives and workflows across upstream and downstream processes. • Escalate procedural issues to QA or Risk for updates and seek clarity to maintain operational integrity. • Support technology and automation initiatives to enhance underwriting systems and data-driven decision-making. • Provide expert guidance and support to operators and dealers on underwriting criteria, policies, and issues. • Participate in client meetings to discuss terms, negotiate agreements, and resolve complex situations. • Deliver underwriting insights, portfolio analyses, and performance reports to senior management.

🎯 Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field (Master’s preferred). • Experience: 5–10 years of underwriting experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role. • Certifications (Preferred): CPCU, ACII, ARM, or other relevant professional designations. • Strong analytical and decision-making abilities. • Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills. • Proficiency with underwriting software and data analysis tools. • Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks and market trends in relevant industries (insurance, mortgage, commercial lending, etc.).

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary with the potential for annual bonuses and variable pay, depending on your skills and experience. • Equity for All: As a part of our commitment to shared success, all employees receive equity in the company, allowing you to share in the growth and achievements of Zippy. • Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home in a dynamic, remote-first environment. • Comprehensive Health Coverage: We provide medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with company-subsidized benefits like STD, LTD, and life insurance for you and your family. • Flexible Spending Accounts: Take advantage of medical & dependent care FSAs to help manage your expenses. • Training & Licensing Support: We invest in your professional growth with resources for training and licensing. • Paid Time Off: We offer generous PTO—and we encourage you to use it! • Wellbeing Programs: Access a variety of wellbeing resources, including Headspace, Gympass+, Fetch, Spring Health, SoFi, Perkspot, Ladder, and more through our Sequoia Wellbeing Programs. • Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support you and your growing family. • No Meeting Wednesdays: Enjoy a mid-week break from meetings to focus and recharge. • Vibrant Slack Community: Engage with colleagues in our lively remote Slack community, featuring fun channels that connect people around shared interests like travel, pets, sports, food, and more. • Career Growth: We believe in promoting from within, offering you opportunities to grow your career with us.