Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Credit Underwriting Team Lead will be responsible for reviewing and underwriting loan requests to help the bank build, maintain, and accurately risk grade its solid credit portfolio. This will involve working closely with analysts, underwriters, portfolio managers, credit administration, and chief credit officers. Team Leads are responsible for developing junior talent through coaching, mentoring, and reviewing the work of their team. Underwriters own the recommendation phase of new loan requests.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead (as a player/coach) the underwriting efforts for new commercial loan requests and perform periodic reviews on existing commercial loans

• Identify, evaluate, and implement efficiencies within the underwriting and closing function

• Mentor, train, and coach credit underwriters to ensure a consistent credit culture

• Review underwritten loan requests and source information for consistency and opportunities for improvement within the underwriting team

• Collaborate with Credit Administration to further develop team members, templates, and processes

• Create credit underwriting memos which analyze the credit request, the borrower, financial and credit information, repayment sources, risks and mitigation, collateral, and compliance with applicable regulations and policies

• Analyze and document loan modification requests

• Be knowledgeable of policies, guidelines, procedures, regulations and systems applicable to the credit function

• Ensure that loan files and documentation are complete

• Make, recommend, and present credit decisions to credit administration and credit committee through both effective written and verbal communication

• Assess and recommend risk ratings for underwritten loans

• Assist with portfolio management and monitoring

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external clients

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience analyzing business and personal financial statements associated with loan requests

• 7+ years of experience underwriting commercial loans, including commercial real estate loans

• 2+ years of experience managing, mentoring, leading, training credit underwriters

• 3+ years of experience making or recommending credit decisions on transactions > $5 million

• 3+ years of experience underwriting commercial real estate loans, reviewing loan documents, and managing a portfolio of commercial real estate loans

• 3+ years of experience working in credit or lending role with a commercial bank

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of a formal commercial credit training program

• Experience working out problem loans. We don’t have many, but the experience makes better lenders

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.