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About the role

  • Senior Manager overseeing BES commercial mortgage underwriting, portfolio risk, renewals, and team leadership. Supporting EQ Bank’s mission to reshape banking for Canadians.

Responsibilities

  • Report to the Director, BES, Portfolio Management
  • Mentor and provide guidance to team members
  • Ensure efficient and effective underwriting of complex conventional commercial mortgage loans secured by major asset classes throughout Canada
  • Provide prudent oversight of the BES portfolio and ensure credit risk is assessed within the Bank’s risk appetite
  • Ensure ongoing loan monitoring, annual reviews, renewals, and amendments/modifications are reviewed within approved guidelines
  • Monitor renewal and annual review pipeline reports and manage credit flow
  • Approve or recommend commercial mortgage renewals and annual reviews according to delegated authority
  • Proactively address issues to support a superior customer experience
  • Ensure team members complete underwriting assignments quickly and efficiently
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
  • Review, approve, or recommend commercial credit facilities, including mortgage renewals, annual reviews, and assumptions
  • Resolve day-to-day challenges and assess and address staff training needs
  • Maintain relationships with Commercial team colleagues and broker partners
  • Develop and maintain production and service metrics
  • Promote organic growth and target retention objectives for BES maturities
  • Support regular reporting for senior management, including maturity reporting, annual review reporting, commercial dashboards, and KPI/KRI reporting
  • Monitor pipeline workflow against production and service timelines
  • Provide timely feedback on team member performance
  • Manage, organize, train, and evaluate contract employees, interns, LDP Associates, and job-shadowing employees
  • Review Compliance and QA audits, compile underwriter feedback, and maintain audit tracking
  • Assist with department projects and company initiatives

Requirements

  • Strong leadership and coaching skills
  • Post-secondary education (diploma/degree) in business or finance; MBA/CFA preferred
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in commercial real estate lending
  • Minimum of 2 years of management experience
  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to inspire a team to work toward goals and objectives
  • Sound technical knowledge of commercial lending, financial statement analysis, and factors affecting the Canadian commercial lending environment
  • Detailed understanding of macro factors affecting the commercial real estate industry
  • Detail-oriented with a high level of integrity
  • Demonstrated service excellence within the field
  • In-depth knowledge of AML/ATF regulations and corporate/legal documentation for commercial real estate in multiple jurisdictions across Canada
  • Ability to thrive in a constantly changing, high-volume, high-intensity environment
  • Effective analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Ability to handle multiple competing priorities
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Successful completion of a criminal background check and credit check

Benefits

  • Competitive discretionary bonus
  • Market leading RRSP match program
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan
  • Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one
  • Generous vacation policy and personal days
  • Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
  • Professional development and comprehensive Career Development program
  • A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Associate's Degree

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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