Bilingual Mortgage Underwriter

The Opportunity

Manulife Bank & Trust’s Mortgage Underwriting department is looking for a Bilingual Mortgage Underwriter to join the team! You must be based out of Quebec or Halifax. Opportunity for cross training within the mortgage residential team.
 

Responsibilities

• Review documents submitted by sales partners to identify and decision whether documents adhere to internal guidelines.
• Ensure files are properly documented for reporting.
• Excellent communication skills with our sales partners.
• Ability to process a high work volume of files with attention to detail.
• Manage the underwriting of residential mortgage applications. Exercise sound financial judgment in granting loans within delegated limits.
• Manage your files with appropriate communication while working closely with the salesperson associated with the file.

How will you create impact?

You will be reporting to The Regional Manager of Quebec/East Residential mortgage origination. Your expertise will contribute to our goal making Manulife Bank competitive in the industry by providing the best service in the industry.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage, and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

• Two years’ experience in the financial industry.
• Mortgage underwriting knowledge is a requirement.
• Strong attention to details.
• A goal oriented individual motivated to achieve performance goals.
• Strong customer service and decisioning skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment and handle several tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of banking systems.
• Bilingual (French & English) is required - The successful candidate will be required to communicate in English and French in order to support clients from various jurisdictions outside of Quebec.
• Identify and solve issues requiring a high degree of judgment and recommend solutions.
• Overtime during peak season is a requirement.

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

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