Target Group has been growing the originations team this year and Hanks will be working alongside Alastair Knowles, Shruti Kamble, and Alastair Macdonald. Slalom’s Alex Nash will also be supporting the team as a consultant.
Hanks will offer “strategic direction” for Mortgage Hub to “continue to improve the overall experience for all involved in the mortgage process”.
The Mortgage Hub is an integrated lender solution that uses cloud-first technology and data sources from integrations to offer automated decisions in principle (DIPs). It is currently aimed at brokers, but is expected to be widened to direct consumers in the near future.
Hanks previously worked at Capita Mortgage Software Solutions for around 14 years, most recently as product lead for mortgages.
Before that, he was a system analyst for Capita Business Services for around a year. Prior to that, he was a senior systems analyst at Vertex Data Science.
Sushant Lall, Target Group’s head of growth, said: “Rob’s appointment means we are continuing to harness top specialist talent in the mortgage originations space. Rob will lead on developing Mortgage Hub to be the best software out there to create a top-quality user experience for customers, lenders, and brokers.”
Hanks added: “I’m honoured to lead such a talented team where we are all dedicated to making Mortgage Hub the go-to origination solution in the market. With its user-centric design, our broker experience will soon… be expanded into a truly digital end-to-end consumer experience.
“Ultimately, we see Mortgage Hub at the heart of a truly property-led solution, offering a one-stop shop for the customer’s dream home, including not just a first-class mortgage capability but home insurance, energy suppliers, broadband and other services. We’re looking forward to extending this capability to other asset classes in the not-too-distant future.”
