Senior Manager, BES, Portfolio Management

Socket.dev; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, vision, life, anddis

Disability benefits

Employee Share Purchase Plan

RRSP match program

Generous vacation policy and personal

Professional development

Job summary

EQB Inc. (EQ Bank) is seeking a Senior Manager, BES, Portfolio Management to lead and mentor our Commercial Credit team across Canada.

The role focuses on prudent underwriting of complex conventional commercial mortgage loans up to $5.0 million, with oversight of renewal and annual review processes. You will drive risk assessment, monitor key metrics, and support a superior customer experience while ensuring adherence to policy and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in commercial real estate lending.
• At least 2 years of management experience.
• MBA/CFA preferred.
• Strong ability to communicate with Senior Management, Partners and Borrowers.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and guide team members while ensuring underwriting efficiency.
• Oversee BES portfolio credit risk within the Bank's risk appetite.
• Approve or recommend commercial mortgage renewals and annual reviews.
• Ensure timely loan monitoring, annual reviews and reporting.
• Develop and maintain production and service metrics for best-in-class turnaround times.
• Collaborate with brokers to deliver optimal service to clients.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Verbal and written communication

Time management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Post-secondary education in business or finance, MBA/CFA preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Join a Challenger

At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions. We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences. The people behind it all: challengers who ask better questions, push back on old assumptions, and look for a better way forward. If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity. We can’t wait to get to know you!

The Work

The Senior Manager, BES, Portfolio Management will be a key member of the Commercial Credit team, reporting to the Director, BES, Portfolio Management. The incumbent will be responsible for mentoring and providing guidance to team members while ensuring the team operates efficiently and effectively in the prudent underwriting of complex conventional commercial mortgage loans secured by major asset classes in markets throughout Canada. Commercial mortgage loans range in size and up to $5.0 million.

Key responsibilities include prudent oversight of the BES portfolio, ensuring credit risk is thoroughly assessed and within the Bank’s risk appetite. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for ensuring that ongoing loan monitoring, annual reviews, renewals, and amendments/modifications are reviewed and assessed within approved guidelines. Along with the BES Portfolio Manager and the Director, the Senior Manager will monitor the renewal and annual review pipeline reports, manage credit flow and approve or recommend commercial mortgage renewals and annual reviews according to assigned delegation of authority.

In addition, the Senior Manager will support the Bank’s goal of delivering a superior customer experience by proactively addressing issues as they arise while ensuring that team members complete underwriting assignments quickly and efficiently.

The Core Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the company’s established policies and procedures with recommendations submitted for approval to management based on approved delegations of authority.
• Review, approve or recommend commercial credit facilities (i.e. mortgage renewals, annual reviews, assumptions, etc.) ensuring the credit request falls within the Company’s lending and regulatory requirements and within the Bank’s risk appetite.
• Be responsible for resolving day to day challenges, assessing the individual staff members’ training needs and ensure that they are met so that the individual is able to perform their job effectively.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Commercial team colleagues as well as our broker partners to provide optimal service to our clients.
• Develop, implement and maintain production and service metrics to measure and support best-in-class turnaround times on completion of portfolio underwriting/renewals/annual reviews with a goal of exceeding customer service, accountability, and transparency targets.
• Promote organic growth within the business in order to target the retention objective of BES maturities.
• Ensure that credit risk is thoroughly assessed and within the Bank’s risk appetite and the General Investment and Lending Policy by targeting the minimum completion ratio and timeline thresholds on annual reviews.
• Support in the timely completion of regular reporting for senior levels of management, including but not limited to Maturity Reporting, Annual Review Reporting, Commercial Dashboard, KPI/KRI, etc..
• Monitor pipeline workflow to ensure production and service metrics are met within prescribed timelines.
• Provide valuable timely feedback on team member performance to management.
• The incumbent is responsible for the management, organization, training and evaluation of any contract employees, interns, LDP Associates and job shadowing employees that are assigned to the department.
• Ensure Compliance and QA audits are reviewed in a timely manner, compile underwriter feedback on deficiencies, submit for the Director to review and record final results on the audit tracker.
• Assist in department projects or company initiatives, where needed.

Let's Talk About You

• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Post‑secondary education (diploma/degree) in business or finance, MBA/CFA preferred.
• Have a minimum of 7 years of experience in commercial real‑estate lending with a minimum of 2 years of management experience.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate to Senior Management, Partners and Borrowers in a clear, concise and professional manner.
• Proven ability to inspire a team to work toward a set of goals and objectives.
• Sound technical knowledge of commercial lending, financial statement analysis and factors affecting the Canadian commercial lending environment.
• Possess a detailed understanding of macro factors affecting the commercial real estate industry with an ability to understand, anticipate and react accordingly, to changing factors.
• Detail‑oriented individual who possesses a high level of integrity.
• Demonstrated service excellence within their field.
• In‑depth knowledge of AML/ATF regulations and Corporate/Legal documentation for commercial real estate in multiple jurisdictions across Canada.
• Proven ability to thrive in a constantly changing environment and to perform well in a high volume, high intensity environment.
• Effective analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities.
• Proficient in MS Office.

What we offer [For full‑time permanent roles]

• Competitive discretionary bonus
• Market leading RRSP match program
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Maternity/Parental top‑up while you care for your little one
• Generous vacation policy and personal days
• Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
• Professional development and comprehensive Career Development program
• A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience

The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from EQ Bank’s additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

EQ is committed to building an inclusive, accessible environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and supported. We believe our organization is stronger — and our people thrive — when we honour and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives. We’re equally committed to supporting your growth, both professionally and personally.

We provide a barrier‑free recruitment process and work environment. If you require accommodations at any stage, we will work with you to ensure you can bring your best self to the process and beyond.

As part of our recruitment process, EQ uses AI to help screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. All AI‑enabled outputs are reviewed and validated by our talent team. All candidates considered for hire must successfully complete a criminal background check and credit check. While we appreciate every application, an EQ recruiter will contact only those whose skills and experience most closely match the requirements of the role.

EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) is the parent company of Equitable Bank, the country's seventh‑largest Schedule I bank by assets, which operates EQ Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™. EQB Inc. serves nearly 4 million Canadians and manages approximately $150 billion in combined assets under management and administration.

To learn more, visit eqb.investorroom.com and eqbank.ca.