What you will do:
1. You are key component for delivering the business model for Real Estate Finance.
2. Real Estate lending as an Asset Class makes up an increasingly significant part of the Commercial Balance Sheet, and you will support the Head of Real Estate in being Metro Bank’s external face to the property market (customers and professionals) building our brand reputation in this key marketplace.
3. Manage an active portfolio of Real Estate customers and growing the bank with the acquisition of new customers.
4. Evaluate lending opportunities and management/testing of financial metrics/conditions, along with ‘Risk’ based considerations
5. Gather information from the customer; assess, analyse and interpret financial information such as financial statements, management accounts, profit and loss statements.
6. Develop and maintain active and influential relationships with key market professionals and players.
7. You will be the face of Metro Bank in the Real Estate market (customers & professionals) building our brand reputation in this key marketplace.
8. Manage all aspects of Risk, including Credit, Operational and Regulatory.
9. Manage, influence and build an internal network across Metro Bank to ensure a One Team approach for customers and colleagues including maintaining key relationships with other departments such as Credit, Lending & Securities, Lending
10. Perform any other duties as required that reasonably fall within the scope of the role, adapting to evolving team needs and challenges. Always act with integrity.
And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the ability to call out any concerns.
What you will need:
11. Proven specialist sector knowledge within commercial/corporate Real Estate Finance environments.
12. Evidence of report writing and deal structuring skills in support of credit origination
Good awareness and understanding of all aspects of Risk
13. knowledge of commercial banking, property investment and development lending with general wider commercial banking and product knowledge.
14. Experience in credit report writing (supporting Relationship Directors), deal structuring and financial analysis, ideally within Real Estate Finance.
15. A sound understanding of Financial Crime, AML requirements as well as TCF, conduct and consumer duty expectations and managing/ operating within, risk / regulatory and operational frameworks.
16. Establishes and creates long term productive relationships and networks inside the Bank.
17. The ability to maximise customer relationships whilst being compliant during customer interactions with awareness of Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) ·
18. Plans own time in the short to mid-term to focus on value adding activity that’s align to our Vision.
19. Understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders
20. A track record of hitting and exceeding personal and business objectives
Our promise to you…
• We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!
• We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!).