Executive Director - Commercial Real Estate

In this role, you will:

- Manage and develop Origination function for Commercial Real Estate business within CIB.

- Scope extends across Pitching, Idea Generation, Origination Coverage and Underwriting of CRE loans predominantly for US region

- Engage stakeholders and internal partners associated within the business area

- Develop strategies to improve staffing processes, ensure specialized functions meet regulatory guidelines in support of risk management and compliance

- Identify opportunities for process improvement, identify and execute efficiency initiatives

- Provide training, performance, evaluation and coaching of team members

- Make decisions and resolve issues regarding resources, objectives and operations of functional area and team to meet business objectives

- Lead team to achieve objectives and build a high-performance team

- Manage allocation of people and financial resources for the functional area

- Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring the right talent

Required Qualifications:

- 16+ years of experience in Commercial Real Estate across Underwriting, Asset Management and/or Valuation functions

- 5+ years of leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

- Experience setting-up, scaling up and running CRE Underwriting team, preferably with deep understanding of US market

Job Expectations:

- Standardize and streamline UW process across teams

- Scale-up coverage across sub lines of CRE

- Ongoing efforts to expand scope of work, plan transitions, absorb and stabilize new streams of work

- Partner closely with onshore team and central teams driving transitions

- Train and upskill team to keep pace with scope of work handled and planned

- Impeccable communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to interact with senior professionals and key stakeholders

- Ability to interact with integrity and a high level of professionalism with all levels of team members and management

- Strong logical, analytical skills and a systematic problem-solving approach

- Ability to proficiently use Microsoft Office Applications - Power Point and Excel

- Strong time management skills and ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines

- Attention to detail and ability to ensure high quality of deliverables

- Results driven, accountable and ability to work with multiple priorities in a fast-paced and results-driven environment