About the job
Join Updraft: Redefining Financial Empowerment.
At Updraft, we are an award-winning, FCA-authorised fintech firm located in the heart of London. Our mission is to transform the financial landscape, making money management and borrowing as seamless as possible through automation and cutting-edge technology.
- Experience a comprehensive spending overview with our Open Banking integration.
- Receive complimentary credit reports coupled with actionable insights to enhance your credit score.
- Utilize our AI-driven financial planning tools tailored to assist users in managing their finances, eliminating debts, and boosting credit scores.
- Access intelligent lending solutions aimed at reducing your credit costs.
Our growth trajectory is impressive, and we’re gaining recognition within the UK fintech sector.
- Over 800,000 users have benefitted from our mobile app, which has facilitated the transition of approximately £500 million in high-interest credit card debt to more cost-effective credit solutions, paving the way for improved financial health for countless individuals.
- Our products are highly rated, boasting a 4.8 score on Trustpilot, 4.8 on the Play Store, and 4.4 on the iOS Store.
- Selected for the prestigious Technation Future Fifty 2025 program, which supports innovative and successful scaleups toward IPOs—30% of UK unicorns have emerged from this initiative.
- Featured in the Sifted 100 UK startups list for both 2024 and 2025, we are one of only 25 companies to achieve this recognition.
We seek exceptional individuals to join us as we embark on our next growth phase, offering a unique opportunity characterized by meaningful purpose, measurable impact, and genuine ownership. Embrace a hybrid working culture based in London, where cross-functional teams tackle real-world challenges using state-of-the-art technology. Enjoy generous learning budgets, wellness perks, and the freedom to innovate, implement, and witness the impact of your contributions on customers' financial journeys. At Updraft, you will play a pivotal role in constructing a fairer credit system.
The Role
As the Underwriting Manager, you will lead our Underwriting team, overseeing all underwriting procedures and continuously refining them to enhance decision-making speed and business outcomes. You will also manage fraud detection, addressing potential fraud at both the application stage and post-application where necessary.
We are looking for a proactive leader who can take ownership of these critical areas and drive substantial process enhancements through automation and AI initiatives, all while elevating overall business performance. The ideal candidate will define the overarching strategy, identify relevant automation use cases, collaborate effectively, and possess sufficient technical acumen to work closely with our Engineering team in implementing these changes.

