Director of Underwriting
Director of Underwriting
Confidential Specialty Finance Platform | New York
About the Company
Our client is a fast-growing specialty finance firm that provides customized capital solutions to lower middle-market businesses. Operating with an entrepreneurial mindset and a streamlined decision-making process, the firm is known for moving quickly on complex situations and delivering creative financing solutions where traditional lenders often cannot.
The Opportunity
The firm is looking to hire a Director of Underwriting to lead the evaluation, structuring, and execution of asset-backed and specialty lending transactions. This individual will play a key role in assessing credit opportunities, driving deals from initial diligence through closing, and partnering closely with business development, legal, and portfolio management teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead underwriting and credit analysis for new lending opportunities.
- Structure financing solutions and develop risk recommendations.
- Manage transactions from diligence through documentation and closing.
- Review collateral, cash flows, borrower performance, and overall creditworthiness.
- Work directly with borrowers, sponsors, advisors, and legal counsel throughout the process.
- Partner cross-functionally with originations, portfolio management, operations, and legal teams to ensure efficient execution.
- Oversee multiple active transactions simultaneously within tight timelines.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of underwriting experience within private credit, specialty finance, asset-based lending, direct lending, or structured finance.
- Strong experience leading transactions from origination support through closing.
- Deep understanding of collateral-based credit analysis and deal structuring.
- Experience reviewing and negotiating loan documentation alongside internal and external counsel.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound credit decisions in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent attention to detail, judgment, and transaction management skills.
Preferred Background
- Asset-based lending or specialty finance experience at a non-bank lender, private credit fund, or entrepreneurial lending platform.
- Experience evaluating complex or special situations transactions.
- Track record working directly with borrowers, sponsors, and legal counterparties.
- Comfortable operating in lean, high-accountability environments where speed and independent decision-making are critical.
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