Danielle Sweeney Young
About Danielle Sweeney Young
Danielle Sweeney Young is an experienced Underwriter at Legal & General, where she has worked since 2021 and also serves as Deputy Manager. She holds a £300,000 lending mandate for assessing lifetime mortgages and has a background in business management and mortgage underwriting.
Work at Legal & General
Danielle Sweeney Young has been employed at Legal & General since 2021, where she serves as an Underwriter. In this role, she is responsible for evaluating and approving applications for lifetime mortgages, holding a lending mandate of £300,000. In addition to her underwriting duties, she also serves as Deputy Manager, contributing to the leadership and operational efficiency of her team.
Education and Expertise
Danielle studied at Sheffield Hallam University, where she completed a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Management from 2010 to 2012. This educational background has equipped her with essential skills in business operations and management, which she applies in her current role in the financial services sector.
Background
Prior to her current position at Legal & General, Danielle Sweeney Young accumulated significant experience in the financial industry. She worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland Business as a Mortgage Underwriter for five months in 2015. Following this, she joined the Bank of Ireland, where she served as a Mortgage Underwriter for five years until 2020. Her career began at Next Group PLC, where she worked as a Sales Coordinator from 2009 to 2015.
Professional Experience
Danielle has extensive experience in underwriting and sales coordination. Her role as a Mortgage Underwriter at both the Bank of Ireland and Royal Bank of Scotland Business involved assessing mortgage applications and managing client relationships. This experience laid the groundwork for her current responsibilities at Legal & General, where she continues to develop her expertise in the mortgage sector.