Commercial Real Estate Officer

About CFBank: We are an award-winning, fast-growing, high-achieving organization that thrives on winning. If you are seeking a place where you can have enhanced visibility, add more value, and you thrive in a dynamic and growth-focused environment, you belong at CFBank. We are agile, we work with integrity, and we hustle. For over 130 years we've been serving our communities and over the past decade have become a top performer, successfully growing our business and attracting some of the best talent out there. We are a commercial bank that offers a boutique banking experience for personal banking clients. Our unique business model offers direct access to decision-makers, great technology, great products, and competitive pricing that position our teams to go into the market and win business. About the role: The Commercial Real Estate Officer position is a business development and relationship management position responsible for acquiring and retaining commercial real estate relationships to positively impact the bottom line. Additional responsibility for driving the bank's CRE strategy, increasing profitability, and managing risk. This position partners closely with a wide range of commercial sales and support partners and reports directly to the SVP/Managing Director - Commercial Real Estate. What you'll do: * Provide expert recommendations and support of the Bank's Commercial Real Estate strategy and execution of that strategy. * Allocate time and efforts to prospecting for new business self-sourcing new business opportunities and participating in joint calling with other calling officers to maintain visibility and advise on new CRE relationships as requested. * Successfully manage your assigned portfolio, providing support to existing commercial real estate clients, and proactively identifying opportunities to bring in other resources to deepen the relationship, such as expanding the deposit relationship through treasury management services. * Manage relationships effectively, monitoring performance, and applying expert knowledge to avoid and/or minimize risk, independently identifying escalation of high-risk relationships, factors, or trends that could negatively impact the Bank. * Continue to enhance and develop the process for onboarding and maintaining CRE relationships, from prospecting, to underwriting, to onboarding and servicing. * Comply with internal security policies and procedures and maintain customer confidentiality at all times. * Adhere to all regulations, policies, and record keeping requirements. Complete all required training related to bank regulations and policies. * Accept other responsibilities and projects as requested to add value for CFBank. Desired Qualifications: * Experience and Knowledge: Strong sales background with experience in commercial real estate/commercial banking. Proven track record of acquiring and retaining relationships. What We Offer: * Career advancement and skill enhancement opportunities as a result of our focus on growth through collaboration as well as our uniquely flat organizational chart, which provides all roles with unique visibility to the Executive team. * Excellent Benefits Package: Top benefits include dependent coverage, generous PTO, Federal Holidays, and Paid Parental Leave for those who qualify for eligibility. * "Accelerated" 401k Plan and Employee Match of 50% of the first 8% deferred, available your first full month of employment with a 3 year vesting * Employee Banking Products and Services and Direct Deposit of payroll to CFBank Account (over 90% of our employees bank with us!) * Employee Assistance Program with a wide range of free resources such as estate planning and wellness resources * One of the most collaborative environments you'll find, with a team of hard-working mutually invested professionals who are excited about shared success