Castle Trust Bank

The opportunity "Drive meaningful technological change at a growing fintech challenger bank." At Castle Trust Bank we pride ourselves in being a fintech challenger bank, providing specialist property mortgages, retail finance lending and savings accounts to a variety of customers. we're continuing to grow our digital and operational capabilities - and we're looking for a Delivery Manager who wants to lead the delivery of high impact change across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Product & Change team and play a key role in shaping how strategic initiatives, programmes, and business change are delivered. You'll collaborate across the Bank - from Mortgages and Retail Finance through to Shared Services such as Finance, Risk, Compliance, HR and Legal - ensuring valuable change lands smoothly, on time and with real business impact. What you'll lead and deliver You'll excel in a role where every day is different. You will: Drive delivery excellence , ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, in scope, and aligned to strategic roadmaps. Lead and inspire cross functional teams , including Business Analysts, Product Managers, Engineers, Testers and 3rd party suppliers. Build trust with stakeholders , acting as the key liaison across business units to align priorities and refine requirements. Champion governance , ensuring decisions, risks, issues, and dependencies are well managed and escalated appropriately. Foster Agile ways of working , facilitating ceremonies, guiding teams, and embedding best practice. Focus on outcomes , delivering measurable value and ensuring customer needs remain at the heart of decisions. The role will be on a hybrid working arrangement, 3 days a week from our Basingstoke office and the rest of the week from home. What you'll bring We're looking for someone who is driven, collaborative and able to navigate complexity with confidence. You'll bring: Essential experience & skills Proven experience in delivering projects using Agile, Waterfall, Kanban or SAFe methodologies. Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide delivery teams. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (technical & non technical). Strong problem solving abilities with a proactive, hands on approach. Experience managing risks, issues, and dependencies with clear and timely actions. Confident working with developers, testers, 3rd party suppliers and infrastructure teams to resolve issues. Experience using collaborative tools such as Jira or Trello Desirable Experience delivering change in a regulated environment (e.g., Financial Services). Familiarity with modern banking technologies and digital transformation initiatives. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Behaviours Agile/Scrum certification. Big picture thinking with the ability to stay calm under pressure. A positive approach to change, continuous improvement and problem solving. Why join Castle Trust Bank? Competitive salary Performance bonus (based on individual and company performance) Generous contributory pension through Hargreaves Lansdown Life Assurance 25 days' holiday + option to buy/sell 5 days Additional paid volunteering day Private healthcare through Equipsme (includes cash back for Dental and Optical treatment) Free access to BHSF Rise EAP to support colleague health and wellbeing Gym discounts Season ticket travel loans (if applicable) Hybrid working (3 days in Basingstoke) A supportive, inclusive culture where your work has real impact Caught your attention? If so, we'd love to talk to you and tell you more about what it's like to work at Castle Trust Bank - The Place To Work! Castle Trust Bank is an equal opportunity employer where we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues to thrive. We welcome applications from all and will not discriminate against any status/characteristic protected by law and will always base our decisions on merit. We are proud to support people with disabilities and are committed to be a Disability Confident employer. If you are a person with a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be offered an interview. Should you require any reasonable adjustment to support you in your application for one of our opportunities, please contact

Castle Trust Bank is actively seeking a Head of Underwriting to lead its high-performing underwriting function in Basingstoke. This senior role involves making complex lending decisions in a fast-paced environment, ensuring robust governance and quality outcomes. You will manage a team, influence credit policy, and exercise significant lending authority. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement with required office days on Monday and Wednesday. Join us to make a tangible impact at a fintech challenger bank!

"Lead complex lending decisions at pace - where judgement, expertise and impact truly matter" At Castle Trust Bank, we're proud to be a fintech challenger bank, delivering specialist property mortgages, retail finance lending and savings products to customers across the UK. As we continue to grow and evolve our specialist lending proposition, we're looking for an experienced Head of Underwriting (Bridging & Specialist BTL) to lead a high performing underwriting function operating at the sharp end of complex, non standard lending. Based in Basingstoke, you'll lead a specialist underwriting team responsible for complex bridging and specialist buy to let lending, including limited company structures, HMOs, MUFBs and expat cases. This is a senior, hands on leadership role where speed, sound judgement and deep technical expertise are critical. You'll balance strategic oversight with direct involvement in high value cases, shaping outcomes that protect portfolio quality while enabling commercial growth. This is a high visibility role with significant delegated authority and direct involvement in credit governance, where your decisions will have a tangible impact on customer outcomes, broker relationships and portfolio performance. This is a hybrid role based in Basingstoke, with 3 days per week in the office. Monday and Wednesday are compulsory office days. What you'll deliver Hold and exercise a significant personal lending mandate across Bridging and Specialist BTL cases Lead the end to end underwriting lifecycle for complex, time critical transactions Ensure every bridging loan has a robust, credible and verified exit strategy Assess non standard BTL cases including Ltd Co, HMO, MUFB and Expat structures Lead, develop and mentor a team of underwriters, embedding commercial but prudent decision making Own underwriting performance against SLAs, speed to offer and quality metrics Act as a key member of the Credit Committee, presenting complex cases and influencing credit and risk policy Build strong relationships with brokers, solicitors and valuation partners Champion strong governance, regulatory compliance and excellent customer outcomes under SMCR What you'll bring We're looking for a confident, credible underwriting manager/leader who thrives in a fast paced specialist lending environment: Essential experience & skills Proven experience in manual underwriting within Bridging and Specialist BTL lending Deep expertise in non standard lending, including complex property and income structures Proven experience operating with delegated lending authority Strong understanding of FCA regulation across regulated and non regulated lending Experience presenting cases to Credit Committees and influencing risk policy Demonstrable ability to lead, develop and motivate a specialist underwriting team Excellent stakeholder management skills across intermediary and professional panels Qualifications CeMAP (or equivalent) desirable Why join Castle Trust Bank? Competitive salary Performance bonus (based on individual and company performance) Generous contributory pension through Hargreaves Lansdown Life Assurance 28 days' holiday + option to buy/sell 5 days Additional paid volunteering day Private healthcare (BUPA single cover) Free access to BHSF Rise EAP to support colleague health and wellbeing Gym discounts Season ticket travel loans (if applicable) A supportive, inclusive culture where your work has real impact Caught your attention? Get in touch and find out more about what it's like to work at Castle Trust Bank - The Place To Work! Castle Trust Bank is an equal opportunity employer where we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues to thrive. We welcome applications from all and will not discriminate against any status/characteristic protected by law and will always base our decisions on merit. We are proud to support people with disabilities and are committed to be a Disability Confident employer. If you are a person with a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be offered an interview. Should you require any reasonable adjustment to support you in your application for one of our opportunities, please contact