Associate Director - Commercial Real Estate

ATB; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

ATB seeks an Associate Director, Commercial Real Estate to lead risk oversight and maintain portfolio health while strengthening client relationships. You will work with the Sales Director and credit risk teams to identify revenue opportunities and ensure high-quality underwriting.

You bring 5+ years in CRE lending or corporate finance, plus strong analytical and communication skills, to drive profitable decisions and strategic outcomes for ATB's clients and partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with commercial real estate lending or corporate finance.
• Undergraduate degree in business commerce, economics, or related field.
• CFA accreditation or graduate level education is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain risk oversight and portfolio health while managing client relationships.
• Identify revenue opportunities and collaborate with internal teams to meet client needs.
• Ensure underwriting aligns with ATB lending policy and sound risk principles.
• Coach, mentor and lead a team; act as primary client contact with Sales Director.
• Represent ATB at industry events to build connections and market intelligence.

Skills

Commercial real estate

Credit risk

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Financial analysis

Relationship building

Education

Undergraduate degree in business/commerce

CFA or graduate level education is asset

Job description

At ATB, we exist to make it possible for our clients, team members and communities. Our purpose is more than aspirational. It's a real commitment we live every day through our values (what we call the ATB ID).

Life at ATB is about more than work. In fact, we’re consistently recognized as one of Canada's top employers thanks to our high-care, high-performance culture, upheld by the three commitments we make to our team members:

• Impact in action: No matter where you are in the organization, you're empowered to make an impact in the lives of our clients and communities.
• Thrive together: We want you—the unique, authentic you—to feel safe and celebrated at work. We're on a continuous journey to build the most flexible and inclusive programs.
• Ready for tomorrow: We want to enable your success through interesting and challenging work, performance enablement, and learning and development.

About the Role

As ATB’s next Associate Director, Commercial Real Estate, you are someone who loves solving problems and connecting with people. You are customer obsessed and leverage your financial skills to find ways to create a meaningful impact on our clients. You bring passion, strong work ethic and a solid foundation to be an advisor internally and externally.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for risk oversight and portfolio health while maintaining strong client relationships and will act as a key part of the Sales Team to identify revenue opportunities, take leadership, and collaborate across multiple internal teams, including ATB’s credit risk department to meet client needs and ensure flawless execution. You will work closely with the Sales Director to anticipate and respond to clients needs and are key in cultivating those relationships.

Accountabilities

• Maintain exceptional portfolio health via the following activities:
  • Structure and preparation of credit assessments/applications.
  • Analyze financial statements and information to assess risk and determine which ATB financial services meet the client’s needs.
  • Understand credit ratings and return assessments together with recommendations regarding impact to profitability and availability of capital.
  • Analyze rent rolls, construction budgets, and Project Monitor reports.
  • Understand Loan to Value (LTV), Costs to Complete/Costs in Place formulas (CTC/CIP) and Loan to Cost (LTC).
  • Financial modeling and sensitivity analysis of projections.
  • Capital structure analysis with recommendations on alternate capital structures.
  • Industry and benchmarking assessments, including key drivers and trends.
  • Valuation analysis, security analysis with relevant recommendations.
• Manage a portfolio focusing primarily on the senior debt relationship with the client. By working closely with the Sales Director, identify opportunities to enhance the profitability of the portfolio.
• Ensure underwriting recommendations are in accordance with sound principles and ATB lending policy and procedures.
• Demonstrate ownership and oversight with sound credit practices and judgment to mitigate and control risks related to the portfolio.
• Ensure that ATBs risk appetite, conditions of credit and documentation are maintained.
• Coach, mentor, and exude leadership qualities as well as acting as one of the primary customer contacts (together with the Sales Director) thereby ensuring customer service expectations and credit quality are maintained.
• Represent ATB by attending community and industry networking events, focusing on developing industry connections and market intelligence.

Skills, Experience & Requirements

• 5+ years of experience including progressively complex roles with a specific focus on commercial real estate lending and/or corporate finance.
• Undergraduate degree in business commerce, economics, or a related field.
• Chartered Financial Analyst accreditation or Graduate level education is an asset.
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to build relationships with external clients and internal teammates.
• Exceptional analytical capability and financial acumen with proven ability to develop financial analysis of mid to large organizations and complex business issues.
• Excellent priority management with capability to manage multiple transactions, initiatives and daily activity to best meet the needs of the client, internal partners, while mitigating risk.
• Advanced problem solving skills and ability to take initiative to find and execute innovative solutions.
• Ability to present complex issues effectively at all levels in the organization and effectively influence others.

Salary Range

$125,000 - $138,000

We encourage candidates from all work backgrounds, equity-seeking communities and experience levels to apply.

We’re dedicated to building a workforce reflective of those within our communities, and a culture where our team members are equipped with what they need to succeed—their way. Part of creating an inclusive workplace is recognizing our role in advancing Truth and Reconciliation. We are committed to meeting and exceeding the standards set out in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations program created by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.