Team Lead Portfolio Management, Commercial
Wintrust Financial Corporation · Oak Lawn, IL · 3 wk ago
Finance$117k–$175k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Team Lead Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking manages the administration of a sizable commercial banking portfolio and supports commercial banking teams in new business initiatives. This role supervises a team of Portfolio Managers and Credit Analysts and contributes to the organizational development of employees through 1:1 interactions, active career planning, and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Assignment, management, and prioritization of ongoing workflow
- Mentoring Portfolio Managers and Credit Analysts by auditing work products and providing feedback
- Serve as the liaison with assigned commercial banking teams, ensuring new business activities are prioritized while managing portfolio management responsibilities
- Directly manage a small portfolio of the most complex and important accounts, overseeing portfolio management tasks including annual reviews, renewals, covenant testing, reporting exceptions, and documentation exceptions
- Review credit approval presentations, focusing on the accuracy of data and analysis, ensuring risks are identified and mitigated, and structuring lending relationships within the bank’s risk tolerance
- Provide a layer of quality control in the underwriting process by reviewing work and providing feedback to Portfolio Managers and Credit Analysts to ensure comprehensive and accurate underwriting documents
- Act as a primary point of contact between commercial credit and the lending teams, managing new business pipelines and portfolio management activities, and serving as a credible challenge to the lending teams to ensure all portfolio management expectations are met
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting; Master’s degree preferred
- Formal credit training from a respected bank, with a strong understanding of general credit and risk principles, mitigates, and banking policies/procedures
- 10+ years' financial services experience with a working knowledge of the banking environment, products, and all supporting processes and technology; commercial credit experience highly preferred
- Prior experience managing a team preferred but not required
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills
- Proven ability to manage tasks in a timely and efficient manner
- Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to establish client relationships and work within a team environment
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting; Master’s degree preferred
- Formal credit training from a respected bank, with a strong understanding of general credit and risk principles, mitigates, and banking policies/procedures
- 10+ years' financial services experience with a working knowledge of the banking environment, products, and all supporting processes and technology; commercial credit experience highly preferred
- Prior experience managing a team preferred but not required
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills
- Proven ability to manage tasks in a timely and efficient manner
- Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to establish client relationships and work within a team environment
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills
- Proven ability to manage tasks in a timely and efficient manner
- Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to establish client relationships and work within a team environment
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment
- Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Transportation and Commuting Benefits
- Banking Benefits
- Pet Insurance
Pay
The estimated salary range for this role is $117,000 - $175,000, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.
Schedule
Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.