Posted 12 months ago
Underwriter
@ Bay Street Staffing
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Bay Street Staffing is hiring an Intermediate Underwriter for residential mortgages in Montreal, Quebec, on a 6-month contract that may convert to full time. The role approves, declines and recommends mortgage and real-estate secured applications up to $1,500,000 within client guidelines. The posting requires hybrid work, onsite once a week for the first five weeks, and bilingual French.
Responsibilities:
- Approve, decline and recommend residential mortgage applications up to $1,500,000
- Gather and assess documents to support each credit application
- Handle correspondence with insurers, appraisers and solicitors
- Refer applications above authority limit to manager or senior underwriter
- Manage high volumes on short timelines
Requirements summary:
- 3-4 years retail mortgage underwriting experience, mostly residential
- Fluent in French
- Real estate secured lending underwriting experience
- Decisioning experience with approval authority
- Experience reviewing income and down-payment documents
- Good understanding of risk mitigation
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- Employer posting date
- 2025-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
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Bay Street Staffing
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Bay Street Staffing is Canada's leading boutique recruitment agency.
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Bay Street Staffing is a Leader in the boutique staffing sector—offering fast, agile, exceptional customer service. We have partnered with some of Canada’s largest organizations to help them deliver the talent they are looking for. Building solid relationships built on trust and integrity is our signature at Bay Street Staffing. Bay Street offers expert, specialized recruiting practices that result in sought-after matches between candidates and employers. Today’s challenging business climate demands that companies hire the best talent to maintain a competitive edge. Bay Street Staffing’s consultants offer specialized insight into local markets, employment trends, global networks and the impact on the Canadian workforce.
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Bay Street Staffing is a Leader in the boutique staffing sector—offering fast, agile, exceptional customer service. We have partnered with some of Canada’s largest organizations to help them deliver the talent they are looking for. Building solid relationships built on trust and integrity is our signature at Bay Street Staffing. Bay Street offers expert, specialized recruiting practices that result in sought-after…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, ON |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2010 |
| Specialties | RecruitmentHuman resourcesTalent AcquisitionSalesCapital MarketsAgileFintechScrumTeam ManagementAgile Methodologies |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 40 |
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We are urgently hiring Underwriter - Intermediate(Residential Mortgages)
Location : Montreal, Quebec (Hybrid - Onsite once a week for the first 5 )
Duration: 6 months contract with convert to Full Time, however could be extended based on volume.
Client Domain: Banking & financial Services.
Job Description:
• Decision- Maker -Negotiate, approve, decline and recommend applications, within established Client processes, guidelines and authorized lending limit of up to $1,500,000, including residential mortgage, real estate secured and unsecured applications.
• Analytical - Gather, review and assess information and documentation to support each credit application within Client risk parameters and Insurers guidelines, if applicable.
• Relationship building - Handle, as required, correspondence and telephone inquiries from internal business partners and external business partners such as insurers, appraisers and solicitors.
• Risk- Assessment- Review, prepare and make considered recommendations to Manager or senior underwriter where residential mortgage application is above authority limit.
• Agile - Manage high work volumes to meet short time lines with a high level of quality and due diligence. You will also be expected to review a variety of lending products on a day to day basis.
Must Have Requirement:
• 3-4 Years Retail mortgage underwriting experience. Mostly residential Mortgages.
• Bilingual - French
• RESL specific Underwriting (Real-estate Secured Lending)
• Decisioning experience with approval authority
• Experience in reviewing and evaluating documents (income, down-payment, offers, etc..)
• Experience in exceptions rational (*they will be making exceptions themselves)
• Good Understanding of risk mitigation
Nice to Have:
• Any broker or underwriting course experience
• Outlook and Excel skills
• A university Degree
• Familiarity with Canadian Rules and Regulation
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