SVP Underwriting

Cornerstone Capital Bank

Senior Vice President leading the underwriting organization at Cornerstone Home Lending. Driving performance, regulatory compliance, and enterprise collaboration.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic and operational leadership for the underwriting organization.
Drive performance, scalability, and consistency across all lending channels.
Build a high-performing organization that delivers sound credit decisions.
Maintain regulatory compliance and support company’s growth objectives.
Lead enterprise-wide collaboration across Sales, Operations, Capital Markets, Product, Risk, Compliance, and Technology.
Enhance underwriting capabilities, improve efficiency, and elevate customer and employee experience.
Set and execute a forward-looking underwriting vision aligned with corporate growth.
Contribute to enterprise decision-making and cross-functional strategic initiatives.
Champion continuous improvement through modernization of processes and tools.
Establish performance frameworks, KPIs, and accountability measures for quality and speed.
Optimize organizational structure and resource allocation.
Oversee end-to-end underwriting execution across all products and channels.
Partner with Technology to advance automation and decisioning tools.
Develop and mentor senior underwriting leaders to build a strong leadership bench.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressive mortgage underwriting experience, with 7+ years in leadership roles.
Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or related field preferred
Proven ability to lead within a complex, matrixed organization and drive enterprise-wide transformation.
Experience in agency, government, and investor underwriting guidelines (Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, etc.).
Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and risk management practices.
Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing teams in dynamic environments.
Track record of delivering measurable improvements in quality, service levels, productivity, and operational efficiency.
Exceptional executive presence, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience with delegated underwriting authority and investor relationships.
Exposure across multiple lending channels (Retail, Wholesale, Correspondent, Consumer Direct).
Leadership experience in technology enablement, workflow automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
DE (Direct Endorsement) and/or SAR designation, where applicable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Accidental Death
Long-Term Disability
Short-Term Disability
FSA
HSA
401K
Basic Life
Voluntary Life
Paid Parental Leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

Mortgage UnderwritingRisk Management PracticesPerformance FrameworksKPI DevelopmentWorkflow AutomationDigital TransformationCredit DecisioningEnd-to-End Underwriting ExecutionTeam BuildingProcess Modernization

Soft Skills

Executive PresenceCommunication SkillsStakeholder ManagementCollaborationMentoring

Certifications

DE (Direct Endorsement)SAR Designation