Head of Underwriting

August 20, 2025
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

City: City of London, Greater London

State: London; England

Company: Harnham

HEAD OF UNDERWRITING

£80,000

LONDON

THE COMPANY

This is an exciting opportunity with a fast-paced financial services business. The role offers the chance to lead an underwriting team and have a real impact in your role to make a difference to company performance.

THE ROLE

  • Managing a large team to oversee underwriting decisions and improve the wider decisioning process
  • Oversee deal approvals and pricing, as well as work with fraud and financial crime
  • Work and communicate closely with senior members and other teams within the business, including Operations and Credit Risk
  • Take a crucial role in leadership and development for existing managers in the team, supporting a collaborative culture

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

  • Essential to have experience managing a credit underwriting function
  • Experience managing a large team and developing management abilities in others
  • Experience working with Credit Risk to improve operational credit
  • Ability to be agile and work in a fast-paced, driven environment

SALARY AND BENEFITS

  • Up to £80,000 base salary
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Pension contribution scheme
  • Health insurance
  • 25 days’ holiday

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harnham through the ‘Apply’ link