Portfolio Manager - Middle Market Corporate Banking

Citizens Bank; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Bank in San Francisco is seeking a Middle Market Corporate Banking Portfolio Manager to lead credit underwriting, monitoring, and portfolio management for a portfolio of complex commercial credits. You will work with Relationship Managers and senior leaders to maintain credit quality and optimize risk-adjusted returns while ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will structure and document new credits, renewals, and modifications, anticipate portfolio issues, and provide direct client

Qualifications

• 6+ years underwriting and portfolio management experience in regional commercial banking or larger institution.
• Middle Market or Mid-Corporate experience in C&I.
• Bachelor's degree required and formal credit training.
• 4 days a week in office minimum.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of the most complex credits with limited supervision.
• Exhibit expert knowledge of clients/credits to peers and senior managers.
• Perform credit underwriting, risk administration, and portfolio maintenance.
• Structure, underwrite, and document new credits, renewals, and modifications.
• Oversee portfolio and anticipate problems, developing solutions.
• Meet deadlines for portfolio compliance with policies.
• Provide client management support with direct interaction and issue resolution.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and share insights with teammates.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Portfolio management

Credit analysis

Client relationship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel advanced

Financial modeling

Job description

Description

At Citizens, we work together to make a difference for companies that are building, supplying, and serving industries and consumers across the country. We are partners from a diverse set of backgrounds who truly listen — to understand where our clients are trying to go and bring the tools, data, and strategic insights to help them get there. As a Middle Market Corporate Banking Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for credit underwriting, monitoring, and portfolio management of new and existing commercial banking relationships to ensure strong credit quality and achieve efficient internal processes to retain and expand customer relationships. Additionally, you will be responsible for prudent underwriting and effective credit and risk administration with particular emphasis on financial analysis/modeling, risk evaluation, ongoing portfolio maintenance activities, regulatory compliance, and customer support. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of the most complex credits and will be expected to perform your role responsibilities with limited supervision and exhibit expert knowledge of your clients/credits when interacting with peers, relationship managers, your team leader, and senior managers across departments. As part of our team, you’re made ready for a fulfilling career with exciting new challenges and opportunities to stretch yourself.

Primary responsibilities include

• Managing a portfolio of the most complex credits and performing the functions of the position with only periodic oversight and is expected to perform with very limited supervisory intervention.


• Exhibit expert knowledge of clients/credits included in the portfolio when interacting with peers, Relationship Manager, team leader, and senior managers across departments/teams.


• Effective credit underwriting, credit and risk administration with particular emphasis on adherence to credit policy and requirements, financial analysis/modeling, risk evaluation, ongoing portfolio maintenance activities, and client support as needed for an assigned portfolio.


• Structuring, underwriting, and documenting new business, renewals, and modifications as the credit expert within the first line of defense.


• Oversee assigned portfolio of credits and anticipate portfolio problems and take action to develop solutions, handling multiple demands and competing priorities.


• Meet deadlines and schedules associated with maintaining portfolio compliance with credit and risk policies.


• Provide client management support for assigned portfolio, maintaining a regular level of direct client interaction, and demonstrating ability to resolve the most complex issues related to credit monitoring and administration with client directly.


• Understands and stays up to date with industry and market information related to assigned markets and customers. Shares insights and learnings with other RMs and PMs.

Qualifications, Education, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials

• Required Qualifications
  
  
  
  • 6+ years underwriting and portfolio management experience with regional commercial bank or larger institution
  
  
  • Middle Market or Mid-Corporate experience in C&I
  
  
  • Bachelors degree required and formal credit training
  
  
  • 4 days a week in office minimum.
  
  
  
  


• Preferred Qualifications
  
  
  
  • Experience in financial modeling preferred in Excel with advanced user capability
  
  
  • Strong collaboration skills with internal partners and client- centric focus
  
  
  • Proven expertise in credit underwriting and portfolio management, with a strong track record of managing complex commercial banking relationships.
  
  
  • Advanced proficiency in financial analysis, credit modeling, and risk evaluation, with a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and credit policy adherence.
  
  
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage a portfolio of high-complexity credits, exhibiting expert knowledge of client businesses and credit structures.
  
  
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate portfolio issues and develop strategic solutions.
  
  
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to collaborate effectively across teams and engage directly with clients to resolve complex credit matters.
  
  
  • In-depth knowledge of industry trends and market dynamics, with a commitment to sharing insights and fostering team-wide learning.
  
  
  • Experience in structuring, underwriting, and documenting new credit opportunities, renewals, and modifications within a first line-of-defense framework.
  
  
  • Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.
  
  
  
  

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40 hours


• Work Schedule: Mon - Fri

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the budget, work location, and relevant skills and experience.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.