Director- Lead Specialty Underwriter and Portfolio Manager

77 West Wacker Dr (35012), United States of America, Chicago, Illinois

Director- Lead Specialty Underwriter and Portfolio Manager

The Underwriting and Portfolio Management organization is responsible for working with internal partners to underwrite new transactions and manage the existing portfolio of loans. Our Underwriters and Portfolio Managers balance supporting the Commercial’s Bank’s growth and ensuring we have a scalable, well-managed business. This role supports the Financial Institutions Group (FIG).

FIG is an industry specialized group focused on non-bank financial institutions with approximately $21B in commitments. $8B of the $21B is the Lender Finance platform consisting of Commercial and Consumer Lender Finance (Auto, Consumer Installment, Private Credit, ABL, Equipment Leasing, and other Lender Finance), which is handled through the hiring team. This role will focus primarily on the underwriting and portfolio management of the Commercial Lender Finance (Private Credit) segment of the portfolio.

As a Lead Underwriter & Portfolio Manager, you are considered a deep subject matter expert in credit risk management or commercial lending for a specific line of business. In addition to performing your responsibilities autonomously, you may play a leadership role across deal teams by guiding or shaping less experienced associates. You are trusted to complete complex transactions or solve more unique problems because of your experience and job specific skills.

Primary responsibilities may include:

• Lead and compile due diligence to draw conclusions on material current and future risks and mitigants; identify performance drivers, project future performance, and anticipate ability to repay debt; apply industry research across transactions and share key takeaways across the organization

• Oversee deal team(s), including delegating and reviewing work, providing feedback, and coaching and developing less experienced member of the team

• Leverage deep expertise in industry trends and market analysis to present findings and potential opportunities to senior management with ease

• Anticipate questions that will be raised during deal review and approval meetings

• Assist and develop procedures to ensure less experienced team members understand financial statement analysis and cash flow analysis

• Review financial models independently and incorporate complex structures or nuances

• Propose appropriate structuring options in tandem with deal team

• Interpret pricing model outputs in context of business return hurdles and consider areas for increasing returns

• Write and prepare all parts of the credit approval document independently; identify need for supplemental analysis and discussion; review work of less experienced members of the team 

• Oversee closing process requirements; review closing memo

• Lead documentation process and negotiate provisions of term sheets, commitment letters, and fee letters with internal and external counsel as well as clients

• Independently lead all aspects of process for complex deals, including special circumstances, higher approval requirements, and setting overall expectations

• Manage most complex or highest risk portfolio of accounts independently including amendments, refinancing, and recaps; review portfolios of less experienced team members; review and monitor health of portfolio accounts, drive customer retention and performance against expectations

• Proactively anticipate issues, draw parallels from other accounts to own account; resolve problem accounts in partnership with other teams and specialists

• Review and approve annual reviews and both material and non-material modifications 

• Facilitate and leads quarterly portfolio reviews; prepare watch and criticized reports for quarterly meetings & annual reviews 

• Review past due reporting, covenants, and payments and remediate with the appropriate party

• Ensure portfolio data is accurate, timely, and complete to ensure strong quality and reporting capabilities
   

Additional Responsibilities may include:

• Build relationships across function and business to foster collaboration between partner groups

• Interact directly with customers to cultivate strong relationships while balancing risk and return 

• Consult with legal or Special Assets