Underwriting Team LeaderAre you an experienced Senior Underwriter, Underwriting Team Leader or Mortgage Underwriting Manager looking for the next step in your career?We''re recruiting for an Underwriting Team Leader to join an award-winning specialist lender. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on underwriting with leadership responsibility, managing a team of underwriters and mortgage processors whilst helping to drive performance, service excellence and operational improvement.The successful Underwriting Team Leader will play a key role in supporting business growth, developing team members and ensuring lending decisions are made in line with company policy, regulatory requirements and customer outcomes.The RoleAs an Underwriting Team Leader, you will lead the underwriting and mortgage processing functions, overseeing workflow management, team performance and underwriting quality.Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will remain actively involved in underwriting, carrying out mandate reviews and supporting complex lending decisions.Key ResponsibilitiesLead, coach and develop the underwriting and mortgage processing teams.Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, performance reviews and development planning.Manage team workloads and resource allocation to ensure service levels are achieved.Act as a senior underwriter, approving mortgage applications within mandate.Complete second reviews on cases underwritten by team members.Support and maintain underwriting process