Director, Portfolio Management

Your jobA career asa Director, Portfolio Management in the Commercial Banking team at National Bank means acting as a strategic leader who balances portfolio growth withsound risk management. This role allows you to have a meaningful impact on theorganization by leveraging your expertise in commercial credit, portfoliooversight, and team leadership while supporting sustainable businessdevelopment.
You play acentral role in guiding underwriting decisions, strengthening credit quality,and supporting commercial partners with well-structured financing solutions.Your ability to combine judgment, rigor, and collaboration helps ensurepositive outcomes for clients, teams, and theBank.
Lead a team of underwriting specialists by providing coaching, feedback and development opportunities that enhance their expertise.
Oversee the analysis and structuring of commercial credit transactions for current and prospective clients, ensuring that recommendations are well-supported and in line with risk appetite.
Review credit applications to ensure the quality of financial analysis, risk identification and proposed mitigation measures.
Contribute to complex transactions by supporting their deal structuring and preparing, when required, credit applications.
Collaborate with the Market Lead, Commercial Account Managers, and Credit Risk Management teams to support portfolio growth and sound decision-making.
Monitor the loan portfolio to ensure continued adherence to internal parameters and credit quality expectations.
The Commercial Banking sector brings together professionals who support commercialclients through tailored financial solutions and strong advisory expertise. Youwork withinan ecosystem of specialists who collaborate closely to meetclient needs and drive responsible growth.
You willlead a team of four underwriting professionals who report directly to you. Inthis role, you will work closely with your team, the Market Lead, Sales Leader,Commercial Account Managers, and other internal partners to support disciplinedcredit execution, strong portfolio management, and client-focused solutions.This position reports directly to the AVP & Manager, Commercial Portfolio Management covering the Fraser Valley district.
The Bankvalues continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized trainingprograms, based on learning in action, allow you to master your craft anddevelop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, languagetraining, the Harvard Learning Center, and coaching and mentoring support areavailable to you at all times.
Requirements
Hold a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related field, combined with significant experience in commercial banking
Demonstrate extensive experience in commercial credit underwriting and portfolio management
Have proven experience leading, developing, and supporting high-performing underwriting teams
Show strong expertise in financial analysis, credit structuring, and risk assessment
Possess experience reviewing and approving complex credit transactions
Be comfortable working closely with multiple stakeholders in a matrix environment
LanguagesEnglish
Your benefitsIn addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:
Health and wellness program, including many options
Flexible group insurance
Generous pension plan
Employee Share Ownership Plan
Employee and family assistance program
Preferential banking services
Involvement in community initiatives
Telemedicine service
Virtual sleep clinic
We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.
Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.
Making a bold move in a people-first environment
We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.
We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?
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