Credit Officer II-Commercial Real Estate Banking

Responsibilities

• Partners with relationship management and product partners to assess clients’ credit needs and create solutions
• Leads loan structure conversations and negotiates loan documentation with clients and internal/external legal partners
• Drives credit and risk approval processes for new credit originations, renewals, increases, and modifications
• Led ongoing monitoring efforts for a portfolio of clients in compliance with regulations, policy and procedure
• Drives the growth of funded loans and revenue while mitigating risks, maintaining asset quality and adhering to regulatory requirements
• Serves as an escalation point for complex credit transactions
• Mentors and supports associates
• Manages the underwriting of secured and unsecured transactions to Commercial Real Estate clients, including real estate secured construction and term debt, tax credit equity investments, unsecured corporate revolvers, bridge financing, commercial agency warehouse lines, and subscription lines
• Oversees the requisite due diligence once a credit opportunity is mandated, preparing the approval request documents, receiving final loan approval on a timely basis, and participating in the loan closing process
• Leads new credit originations and structures loans in collaboration with the relationship coverage team, products partners, Risk, Syndications, and Treasury
• Manages the end-to-end process for loan modifications and extensions on existing loans including structuring, due diligence, gaining approval, and closing
• Assists and advises the Commercial Real Estate Banking portfolio group on any post closing actions, as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Commercial Real Estate Underwriting
• Experienced with client negotiation, legal document negotiation, loan closings

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Commercial Real Estate Underwriting
• Business Acumen
• Coaching
• Decision Making
• Hiring and Onboarding
• Loan Structuring
• Collaboration
• Credit Documentation Requirements
• Oral Communications
• Risk Management
• Written Communications
• Change Management
• Executive Presence
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Underwriting