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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates advanced knowledge of Commercial Real Estate credit analysis, underwriting practices, and portfolio management. Proven ability to lead teams, implement process improvements, and effectively communicate complex credit and risk matters.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Commercial Real Estate Credit AnalysisUnderwriting PracticesPortfolio ManagementProcess Improvement InitiativesTeam Leadership and Development
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Hard Skills
Commercial Lending PolicyCredit Quality StandardsProperty-Level Cash Flow AnalysisLoan StructuringRisk RatingCredit DocumentationComplex CRE Transactions EvaluationUnderwriting RecommendationsRisk Mitigation StrategiesRegulatory Examinations
Soft Skills
Effective Verbal CommunicationEffective Written CommunicationCoaching and MentoringPerformance Expectations SettingPartnership Facilitation
Tools & Technologies
Automation InitiativesTechnology Support
Industry Keywords
Commercial Real EstateCredit Risk ManagementBanking ExperienceAudit SupportRegulatory Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead all Commercial Real Estate underwriting and portfolio management activities for the Central Region
- Establish and execute regional underwriting strategies, priorities, and operating objectives
- Partner with Relationship Managers, Credit partners, and CRE leadership to support portfolio growth while maintaining sound credit discipline
- Serve as the primary escalation point for significant credit, portfolio, operational, and staffing matters
- Drive consistency in underwriting practices, processes, and documentation across the region
- Serve on the national CRE Underwriting leadership team and advance strategic priorities, process improvement, operational efficiencies, and organizational effectiveness
- Provide guidance on complex transactions, credit structures, sponsor analysis, and portfolio risk matters
- Maintain proactive portfolio management and review emerging portfolio, covenant, sponsor, or market risks
- Ensure risk ratings, annual reviews, modifications, and portfolio monitoring are completed accurately and on time
- Lead and develop credit analysts and senior underwriters
- Coach Hub Managers and establish performance expectations and accountability standards
- Support recruiting, succession planning, talent development, and retention
- Allocate underwriting resources across new business and portfolio management activities
- Improve efficiency, standardization, and scalability of underwriting processes
- Support technology, automation, and process improvement initiatives
- Monitor workflow capacity, priorities, service levels, and quality control of underwriting deliverables
- Lead underwriting engagement with internal audit, external audit, and regulatory examinations
- Coordinate responses to audit findings and support remediation
- Participate in strategic discussions regarding portfolio trends, business strategy, staffing, and risk management
- Act as a trusted advisor to CRE market leaders, Relationship Managers, and Credit leadership
- Facilitate partnerships between Underwriting, Credit, and the Business Line
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- 10 or more years of banking experience
- Five or more years of management experience
- Advanced knowledge of commercial lending policy, all applicable laws and regulations, and credit quality standards
- Experience supporting internal and external audits, credit reviews, and/or regulatory examinations
- Advanced knowledge of commercial real estate credit analysis and transaction structures for various property types
- Experience with property-level cash flow analysis, sponsor/guarantor analysis, loan structuring, risk rating, and credit documentation
- Experience evaluating complex CRE transactions, identifying material credit risks, and developing underwriting recommendations and risk mitigation strategies
- Experience implementing or supporting process improvement, standardization, technology, or automation initiatives within an underwriting, credit, or lending organization
- Proven experience leading and coaching underwriters and/or portfolio managers
- Experience contributing to recruiting, succession planning, and talent development
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex credit, portfolio, and risk matters clearly to business partners, credit leadership, and senior leaders
- Must comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures, including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies
Benefits
Comp & perks- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401(k) contribution and pension