Director, Portfolio Management

Banque Nationale du Canada; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Community initiatives

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank seeks a Director, Portfolio Management in Commercial Banking to lead underwriting professionals and drive disciplined credit execution in Abbotsford with collaboration across Market Lead and Credit Risk teams.

Role focuses on underwriting decisions, credit quality, and structured financing solutions for commercial clients, reporting to AVP & Manager, Commercial Portfolio Management in the Fraser Valley region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related field
• Significant experience in commercial banking
• Strong financial analysis, credit structuring and risk assessment

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of underwriting professionals with coaching and development opportunities
• Oversee analysis and structuring of commercial credit transactions for current and prospective clients
• Review credit applications to ensure quality of financial analysis and risk mitigation
• Support complex transactions and credit applications as needed
• Collaborate with Market Lead, Commercial Account Managers, and Credit Risk Management to drive portfolio growth
• Monitor loan portfolio to ensure adherence to internal parameters and credit quality

Job description

Area(s) of interest: Advisory services, Commercial banking

Location(s): Abbotsford, Langley, Surrey

A career as a Director, Portfolio Management in the Commercial Banking team at National Bank means acting as a strategic leader who balances portfolio growth with sound risk management. This role allows you to have a meaningful impact on the organization by leveraging your expertise in commercial credit, portfolio oversight, and team leadership while supporting sustainable business development.

You play a central role in guiding underwriting decisions, strengthening credit quality, and supporting commercial partners with well-structured financing solutions. Your ability to combine judgment, rigor, and collaboration helps ensure positive outcomes for clients, teams, and theBank.

• Lead a team of underwriting specialists by providing coaching, feedback and development opportunities that enhance their expertise.
• Oversee the analysis and structuring of commercial credit transactions for current and prospective clients, ensuring that recommendations are well-supported and in line with risk appetite.
• Review credit applications to ensure the quality of financial analysis, risk identification and proposed mitigation measures.
• Contribute to complex transactions by supportingtheirdealstructuring and preparing, when required, credit applications.
• Collaborate withthe Market Lead,Commercial Account Managers,and Credit Risk Management teams to support portfolio growth and sound decision-making.
• Monitor the loan portfolio to ensure continued adherence to internal parameters and credit quality expectations.

Your team:

The Commercial Banking sector brings together professionals who support commercial clients through tailored financial solutions and strong advisory expertise. You work withinan ecosystem of specialists who collaborate closely to meet client needs and drive responsible growth.

You will lead a team of four underwriting professionals who report directly to you. In this role, you will work closely with your team, the Market Lead, Sales Leader, Commercial Account Managers, and other internal partners to support disciplined credit execution, strong portfolio management, and client-focused solutions. This position reports directly to the AVP & Manager, Commercial Portfolio Management covering the Fraser Valley district.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs, based on learning in action, allow you to master your craft and develop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Center, and coaching and mentoring support are available to you at all times.

Requirements:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related field, combined with significant experience in commercial banking
• Demonstrate extensive experience in commercial credit underwriting and portfolio management
• Have proven experience leading, developing, and supporting high-performing underwriting teams
• Show strong expertise in financial analysis, credit structuring, and risk assessment
• Possess experience reviewing and approving complex credit transactions
• Be comfortable working closely with multiple stakeholders in a matrix environment

Languages:

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and family assistance program

* Preferential banking services

* Involvement in community initiatives

* Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?