Portfolio Manager - Wholesale Credit Delivery - Middle Market segment

Job Title

Underwrites credit exposure for Wholesale Banking clients and actively manages a Middle Market or CML portfolio. Includes day-to-day client interaction, managing portfolio risk and adheres to all regulatory and compliance guidelines. A critical component of this role is early identification of emerging credit problems and industry trends.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Underwriting: Leads the entire commercial underwriting process both internally and externally with prospects and clients. Underwrites and documents all prospect and client transactions. Possesses a mastery of client expertise, analyzes individual company performance and drives accurate ordering of real estate valuations, environmental assessments and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) searches. Act as liaison with Commercial Fulfillment and Commercial Sales Assistant (CSA). Provides independent analysis of financial statements and business plans; identifies and mitigates key risks. Recommends and models appropriate loan structures and while maintaining expertise around the bank's suite of ancillary products. Is accountable for the risk evaluation and associated regulatory compliance requirements. May require specialized underwriting skills for Commercial and Industrial, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Banking, Working Capital and other Truist product offerings.
• Portfolio Management: Accountable for and manages assigned portfolio by monitoring performance and trends, identifying issues and following through for remediation. Responsible for risk rating integrity, annual reviews as well as financial statement spreading, compliance and regulatory review. Manages all amendment and waivers in the assigned portfolio. Is expected to be anticipatory, forward focused, independent, transparent and collaborative in identification, communication, and all aspects of management of risk.
• Client Calling Effort: In conjunction with other internal product partners, applies knowledge of credit policy, pricing and structure to develop solutions that meet the client's needs and the Bank's risk acceptance criteria. Manage data integrity of all data inputs and outputs. Review and update loan systems information to ensure accuracy.
• Span of Control: no direct reports, but encompasses regular communication with Clients and Prospects, Portfolio Management teammates, Relationship Managers, Credit Risk Managers, Credit Review partners, Technology, and other internal and external audit and examiner functions.
• Decision-Making and Autonomy: Teammates in this role are charged with providing independent current and forward looking risk view on clients within the assigned clients/prospects and portfolio. They author independent risk recommendations including, but not limited to; risk rating, compliance, underwriting. The recommendation is finally approved by ultimate risk approval officer.
• Problem Complexity: Complex. Portfolio Manager & Underwriters will be responsible for underwriting and management of significant client exposure.
• Leadership / Influencing / Negotiating / Persuading: Yes, teammates in this position are required to develop an independent point of view and provide recommendations to appropriate decision makers. Expected to mentor all junior talent as well as LOB partners as appropriate. Project or Program Management: Must be able to handle a large portfolio of complex/levered clients in addition to taking a leadership role in activities outside of day-to-day portfolio responsibilities that benefit the PM platform as a whole. Nature and Area of Impact, including Risk: Must deliver solid credit and underwriting analyses and risk rating recommendations. Key risk drivers are credit and operational.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field and at least 5+years of related training and experience in commercial credit analysis.
• Mastery level proficiency with MS Office Desktop applications.
• Strong interpersonal skills and solid written/verbal communication are essential.
• Sound credit skills essential.
• Must have strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize workflow and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has successfully held similar role with commercial financial institution or like experience.
• Industry or sub-sector expertise.
• Mastery of Truist Bank operating systems inclusive of COMPASS and other Commercial applications (i.e. MRA, salesforce.com, nCino)