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VP, Head of Underwriting & Risk
AI Summary
Leads underwriting, pricing, risk assessment, and transaction structuring for commercial vehicle fleet management; partners with sales, fleet, treasury, legal, compliance, and the investment committee to drive profitable, disciplined growth.
About this role
Your Mission:
Your mission is toleadunderwriting,pricing,riskassessmentand transactionstructuring forInspiration Mobility’scommercialvehiclefleetmanagementbusiness.You will evaluatecustomercredit andrisk, andpropose creative transaction structures and enhancements that support compliant, efficient, and profitable financing decisions.You will serve as a senior partner to Sales, Fleet, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, and the Investment Committee, helping the company grow profitably whilemaintainingdisciplined credit and portfolio standards.
You will report toourChief Financial Officer
Key Responsibilities:
Transaction Underwriting, Pricing & Structuring
- Lead underwriting, pricing, structuring, modeling, and risk evaluation for commercial vehicle leasing and financing opportunities with commercial counterparties that have a regional, national, or multi-national footprint
- Evaluate transaction-level risks, including obligor credit, lease structure, collateral value, residual value exposure, remarketing, and documentation protections
- Conduct detailed financial analysis ofprospects and customers, including review of financial statements, cash flows, leverage, liquidity, operating history, and business outlook
- Partner with Fleet Sales and Key Accounts teamsto design deal structures and credit enhancements thatbalancecustomerneedswithinternal return,risk, andportfolio quality targets
- Own the credit policy and underwriting framework, including approval thresholds, pricing tools, risk-rating standards, and lease documentation terms, partnering closely with Legal on commercial credit terms
Investment Committee & Credit Governance
- Serve as the primary gatekeeper to the company’s Investment Committee for fleetleasingtransactions, determining
- which opportunities requireapproval and preparing clear, well-supported approval materialsthat present credit concerns, transaction risks, mitigants, and recommended structures
- Ensure underwriting approvals, documentation, and closing conditions are consistent and properly tracked
- With the CFO and Investment Committee, recommend portfolio diversification strategies, including settinglimits onportfolio concentration,customer concentration,asset-type, and industryexposure
- Own ongoing portfolio health, monitoring performance, collateral, and risk exposure, and surfacing emerging credit, collateral, or market risks with clear recommendations
Tools, Automation & Team Leadership
- Build and own scalable underwriting infrastructure, leveraging automation and AI to drive efficiency across diligence, credit memo preparation, pricing, and portfolio monitoring
- Lead and manage the underwriting and transactions team, ensuring high performance, accountability, responsiveness, and alignment with company objectives
- Promote a culture of disciplined growth, commercial partnership, analytical rigor, and practical problem solving
Who You Are:
- You have12+ years in commercial credit,underwriting, equipment finance,fleet leasing,commercial auto finance,specialty finance,asset-backed lending,or a relatedfield
- You have3+ years of experience leading underwriting, credit, risk, transaction, or finance teams
- You have a deep knowledge of commercial fleet finance and/or equipment leasing structures
- You have a strong understanding of lease economics, collateral management, residual value risk, documentation, credit enhancements, and commercial finance risk
- You have experience underwriting regional, national, and/or multi-national commercial customers, including enterprise fleets, middle-market operators,logisticscompanies, service fleets, public-sector or quasi-public customers, or other vehicle-intensive businesses
- You have a strongtrack recordmanagingcommercialcredit risk while supportingbusinessgrowth and profitability
- You haveexpert-levelExcel skills, including building and auditing complex multi-scenario financial models, underwriting templates, pricing tools, andportfolio analysis models
- You are an exceptional people leader—building, developing, and managing high-performing teams
- You have excellent analytical judgment and communication skills;with an abilitytomakeand articulateclearrecommendationswith speed, accuracy, and strong customer orientation
- You are comfortable operating in a fast-paced, innovative, and high-accountability environment
- You are a self-starter who takes ownership, seeks input when needed, and consistently drives outcomes
- Our core values (see below) are part of your inherent DNA, and you can cite many examples of when you demonstrated these values in your career
Salary:$225,000 - $250,000 plus annual bonus eligible
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