FVP, Non-Agency Underwriting Operations

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What youll do:

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and manage the residential mortgage underwriting team including managers underwriters and support staff.
• Develop and executeunderwriting strategies aligned with corporate goals and risk appetite.
• Serve as a key member of the mortgage leadership team contributing to broader business planning and decision-making of this product.
• Calibrate and train Non-Agency fulfilment and Third Party due diligence teams to AmeriHome guidelines
• Regular training to all underwriting lender/client staff on Non-Agency guidelines

Operational Excellence

• Oversee daily underwriting operations to ensure timely accurate and compliant loan decisions.
• Implement process improvements to enhance efficiency reduce cycle times and improve Lender/clients or borrower experience per channel.
• Monitor and manage underwriting pipelines SLAs and productivity metrics.
• Collaborate with Operations Sales Capital Markets Quality Control and Corporate Governance leadership towards Non-Agency product and process success.

Risk & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to internal credit policies Credit Manuals GSEs and private investor guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Compliance and Risk teams to proactively identify and mitigate underwriting risks.
• Assist as required in internal and external audit preparation and response efforts.
• Ensure all underwriting procedures are updated

Talent Development

• Recruit train and mentor underwriting staff to build a culture of excellence accountability and continuous learning.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide coaching to support career growth development.

Technology & Innovation

• Collaborate with IT and digital teams to evaluate and implement underwriting technology solutions including automation and AI tools.
• Stay current on industry trends and innovations to maintain a competitive edge.

What youll need:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Business or related field (MBA or equivalent preferred).
• 8 years of experience in residential mortgage underwriting management with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role preferred.
• Deep knowledge of agency and non-agency underwriting guidelines.
• Strong understanding of mortgage regulations (e.g. TRID ECOA HMDA ATR).
• Proven track record of leading large teams and managing complex operations.
• Excellent analytical communication and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with LOS platforms (e.g. Encompass) OCR technology Automated Underwriting tools and underwriting systems (e.g. DU LP).

Preferred Attributes:

• DE (Direct Endorsement) and/or SAR (Staff Appraisal Reviewer) certification.
• Experience with digital mortgage platforms and automation tools.
• Change management and process reengineering experience.

Benefits youll love:

We offer all the important things youd want like competitive salaries an ownership stake in the company medical and dental insurance time off a great 401k matching program tuition assistance program an employee volunteer program and a wellness program. In addition youll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company. Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona Alliance Association Bank Bank of Nevada Bridge Bank First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race sex color religion age nation origin marital status disability protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying please email or call . When contacting us please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation