Commercial Real Estate Underwriting & Portfolio Manager - GPM

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A CRE Group Portfolio Manager (GPM) is expected to manage a portfolio of CRE loans across all products types. Their primary responsibilities will include reviewing analyst and AM modification/Annual Review drafts, reporting on their assigned portfolio, and managing internal and external reviews of their portfolio. Additionally, the GPM is expected to:

-Work with offshore resources to complete reviews

-Provide leadership and training to junior employees

-Act as the liaison between credit, the line of business, and the borrower

-Act as the front line risk manager for their credits.

What You'll Be Doing

The Group Portfolio Manager will be responsible for but not limited to the following activities. 

Primary responsibilities for this position will be that of Portfolio Management and ensuring that the 1A risk management activities are executed in a manner consistent with CIBC’s risk culture. 

How You'll Succeed

•  Set appropriate context when assigning work to ensure that individuals’ roles support the achievement of the business unit’s priorities and CIBC’s overall goals   

• Build team and individual capabilities by providing development opportunities such as job shadowing, special projects, and training  

•  Manage performance by providing fair and accurate formal and informal feedback, identifying and removing obstacles to performance and by explaining how performance expectations align with business priorities  

• Create a positive work environment and being an effective role model by championing CIBC’s mission, vision and values  

•  Ensure compliance with policies, standards, guidelines and controls by applying the policies and controls fairly and consistently so employees understand what to expect.

Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.   

Who You Are

• Work Collaboratively: Jointly work with RM, Market Lead and Group Head and advised on deal structure, risk and resources.   

• Manage Workflow and maintain an accurate pipeline of all  opportunities in Salesforce, and ensure visibility to support teams 

• Exercise credit approval authority (non-LPO)  for certain credit products and processes up to approved limits 

Client Onboarding/Closing 

• Manage workflow / pipeline and ensure visibility to support teams 

• Support efforts of the Deal Team (RM, PM, Commercial Banking Specialist) to ensure onboarding/closing client experience is optimized by acting as the escalation point to resolve issues. 

Client Portfolio Maintenance 

• Expected to engage with RMs, PMs and Associates strategically to help address issues or roadblocks, and to ensure timely and proper execution of PM activities within their areas of coverage 

• Ensure reviews, renewals, and reporting are timely and oversee PMs to ensure risk ratings are accurate and reviews all loan presentations prior to submission 

• Report past due status (e.g. R/A/G reports) to HPA 

• Primary representative of Group in portfolio review meetings and will have knowledge of the risk points with the portfolio (portfolio concentration limits, portfolio mix, etc.) 

• Sign off on pricing grid reviews and ensure past due tickler report items are remediated  

• Attend Loan Committee meetings to support RMs/Market Leaders on behalf of Group Head and responsible for understanding potential risks.