Underwriter, Team Lead

About Our Client:
The organization operates in the financial technology sector, focusing on providing a unified platform that integrates payables, acquiring, banking, and treasury solutions. It aims to streamline financial operations for businesses, optimize working capital, and accelerate cash flow by eliminating barriers to revenue generation.
About the Opportunity:
The UNDERWRITER, TEAM LEAD is responsible for evaluating complex, high-risk merchant accounts and guiding the underwriting team in risk assessment and decision-making. This role supports the organization's risk management by ensuring thorough analysis, appropriate risk strategies, and consistent application of underwriting standards across various products and relationships.
Responsibilities:
Underwrite and manage complex, higher-risk merchant accounts using independent judgment.
Provide guidance and serve as escalation point for underwriting policies, procedures, and risk matters.
Train and develop underwriters, supporting their growth into handling more complex accounts.
Determine and negotiate risk mitigants such as reserves and delays based on risk exposure.
Act as subject-matter expert in credit underwriting, financial analysis, fraud detection, and payments.
Identify emerging risks and contribute to policy and process improvements.
Support fraud risk management by guiding detection and verification processes.
Requirements:
Expertise in underwriting complex financial accounts.
Ability to interpret and apply underwriting policies and risk management strategies.
Experience in training and developing underwriting teams.
Strong analytical skills in financial and fraud risk analysis.
Effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Pay Range and Compensation Package:
The pay range and compensation package for this role will be determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, and other relevant factors.
Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.
Note:
RemoteHunter is a recruitment partner of this role. Please note that all employment decisions, including candidate assessment, interviews, hiring, compensation, and employment terms, are made exclusively by the hiring employer.

Work arrangement
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