Underwriter
£35k - £38k GBP
About Selina
At Selina Finance, our mission is to provide exceptional value with simple and flexible financial products. We’re achieving this by building a next-generation digital lender targeting homeowners across the UK. More than £2tn of equity value is locked up in UK homes, while homeowners still need to rely on high-interest-rate consumer loans, credit cards, or overdrafts. We believe this is unfair and unnecessary. We offer a financing product unlike anything else out there, one that is as flexible as a current account, as affordable as a mortgage, and as easy to apply for as a consumer loan.
We are building an incredible team and culture of high performance, development, reward and recognition, ready for the next phase of our adventure, and this is where you come in!
We have quite a few things to be proud of:
🌏 We have 19 different nationalities across our London + Manchester offices
🏆 Voted as ‘one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK’ by Business Leader Growth 500 for 2025
🏆 Voted top 30 of ‘Tempos 100 best start-ups to work for 2023’
🦾 Disability Confident Committed employer
🏆 BCorp Certified
✏️ Rated highly in our employee survey on:
✔Workplace Culture
✔Work Life/Balance
✔Employee Recognition
Selina Finance understands that the secured lending landscape is changing, and to be the industry-leading lender, we want underwriters who think differently. We are looking for individuals with strong financial analysis skills and who understand the importance of embracing technology in their roles. The ability to handle multiple scenarios of varying complexity is a key requirement, along with a keen attention to detail. If you enjoy managing the balance between effective policy application and commercial objectives whilst developing yourself within a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, we would like to speak to you.
What will you be doing?
Efficiently underwriting second-charge residential applications with a clear focus on quality and service.
Documentation analysis (income evidence, credit files, and valuations).
Building detailed knowledge of our lending criteria and operational processes.
Strong individual work ethic whilst being an integral part of a high-performing team.
Consistent personal development to elevate your impact and push your colleagues to be the best they can be.
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to provide industry-leading service to all parties.
Approve applications for offer within your role-specific mandate level.
Shape the business through appropriate project participation and upskill yourself by engaging with our talented and diverse workforce.
About you:
A minimum of one year’s mandated underwriting experience within a second charge lending environment
Strong pipeline management skills, with the ability to remain focused and organised under pressure
A genuinely customer-centric mindset, with a passion for delivering an industry-leading experience to all stakeholders
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations at all levels
Enthusiasm for joining a fast-paced fintech scale-up and contributing to its continued growth
What we offer:
£35,000 - £37,500 base salary, dependant on experience
25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays
30 days’ work-from-anywhere allowance
Bi-annual Bonus (discretionary)
Volunteering allowance
Growth Shares
Annual L&D budget
Cycle to work scheme
3% pension contribution
Monthly socials
Free access to mental health support via ‘Spill’
A choice of benefits that work for you, courtesy of our benefits platform, ‘Thanks Ben’
Annual £60 cycle allowance for Santander cycles or Evans (via ‘Thanks Ben’)
Workplace Nursery Benefit, allowing eligible nursery costs to be paid via salary sacrifice
Our Values
Our values underpin how we work together as a high-performing team, driving our growth and success.
✅ Take Ownership - We all act as owners. We make decisions in the best interest of the company. We pride ourselves on solving problems, not finding barriers. We have a bias for action; we move fast and we deliver.
🥇 Customer Obsessed - We put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We listen to their needs and work tirelessly to provide them with the best possible products and experiences.
🚀 Drive Change - We are pioneers in our industry. We are not afraid to challenge the status quo and we constantly seek out new and better ways of doing things. We are agile and adaptable, and we embrace change as an opportunity for growth.
💪 Empower Our Team - We believe that collaboration and teamwork are the cornerstones of success and we set up our team for great achievements.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
We also welcome and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented categories, and provide feedback to any candidate we interview, even if that feedback is speaking to another candidate being more suitable for the role.