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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