Department Overview:

Wells Fargo US Home Lending is on a mission to help more individuals and families, especially in minority communities achieve the dream of homeownership. As we enter an exciting growth phase, we’re building a powerhouse team in Manila to be part of our pioneer workforce to deliver exceptional service, drive innovation, and shape the future of Home Lending Operations in the Philippines.

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking to hire a Mortgage Underwriting Manager, internally known in the organization as Business Accountability Manager.The role responsible for standards and controls in the business, ensuring effective design, assessment, monitoring, and execution through establishment of protocols, assessment, risk mitigation, oversight, reporting, and self-assurance activities.

In this role, you will:

Manage and develop a team of specialists and coordinators tasked with activities in support of the business' risk mitigation activitiesIdentify and recommend opportunities for process improvement, risk mitigation, and control opportunitiesMake decisions and resolve issues regarding resources, objectives, and operations of team to meet business objectives; interpret and develop policies and procedures for functions with low to moderate complexity and risk within scope of responsibilitiesManage allocation of people and financial resources for teamMentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent

Required Qualifications:

4+ years of risk management, business controls, or compliance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following:  work experience, training, military experience, education2+ years of leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in Business Execution, Implementation, Strategic Planning, or equivalent10+ years of overall experience with at least 5+ years of previous experience within US residential mortgage underwriting environment, managing varied workflows.5+ years of team leadership or management experienceShould have had underwriter credit authority professional experienceNMLS Safe Act Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) LicenseStrong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracyExcellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skillsStrong stakeholder management and stateside partnership skillsCollege graduate

Job Expectations:

The candidate must be willing to work within US hours or night shiftThe candidate must be amenable to work on hybrid set-up (3x2), Mckinley Hills, TaguigDemonstrated knowledge/background in underwriting including credit scoring, credit systems, credit bureaus, and judgmental decisioning processesSupervise staff in tasks and processes to ensure timely completion, quality, and compliance in UnderwritingDemonstrated strong people management skills required with ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff and management in an energetic and diverse environment and proven ability to train and motivate staff effectivelyDemonstrated track record in identifying inefficiencies and leading efforts to resolve and/or improve overall business processesProven capacity planning and forecasting experience as well as an effective and efficient process to track resultsDevelops metrics and tracks/ evaluates performance of processes, programs, services and initiativesMake decisions and resolve issues related to business operations under direction of the Underwriting managementAbility to understand data, identify gaps and generate timely alerts to reduce/ eliminate gaps/ risksProactively engage with internal bank stakeholders, third parties, settlement agents via telephone to gather necessary information, documentation, clarify information & resolve underwriting conditionsAbility to conduct clear and customer centric telephone conversations to explain underwriting decisions, documentation requirements and next steps in the mortgage processCollaborate cross functionally with Processing, closing & Sales teams for seamless communication and customer satisfaction

Posting End Date: 

30 Jul 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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