Regional Banking Portfolio Manager Sr.

Huntington National Bank; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington National Bank in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Regional Banking Portfolio Manager to lead a high‑value lending portfolio and advisory work across Commercial and Regional Banking segments. You will guide a book exceeding $100M, cultivate 20+ client relationships, and partner with relationship managers to optimize revenue while maintaining strict credit standards.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior staff, conducting portfolio reviews, and presenting insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Formal credit training preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of credit products, risk assessment and debt structuring.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of business customers with the relationship manager.
• Maintain a highly visible role in managing the customer relationship along with the relationship manager assigned to the account.
• Grow fees, deposits, and portfolio revenue while mitigating risks.
• Oversee credit quality and monitoring of commercial portfolio risks.
• Underwrite quality and administer portfolio credit.
• Collaborate with Team Leader, Relationship Managers, and Regional Credit Officers.
• Conduct portfolio reviews with senior management.
• Mentor junior portfolio managers and credit analysts.
• Interact with senior leadership and clients on a professional consultative basis.

Skills

Credit products knowledge

Risk assessment

Debt structuring

Mentoring/coaching

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Summary: The Regional Banking Portfolio Manager Sr. is considered a market and industry resource, providing expertise and advisory guidance in complex debt and capital solutions. This role will work with Bankers in both the Commercial and Regional Banking segments and be responsible for a book of business that is greater than $100,000,000 in aggregation and consists of over 20 relationships.

Description

The Regional Banking Portfolio Manager Sr. is considered a market and industry resource, providing expertise and advisory guidance in complex debt and capital solutions. This role will work with Bankers in both the Commercial and Regional Banking segments and be responsible for a book of business that is greater than $100,000,000 in aggregation and consists of over 20 relationships.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages a portfolio of business customers in partnership with the relationship manager.
• Will have highly visible role in managing the customer relationship along with the relationship manager assigned to the account.
• Service, deepen, and retain assigned profitable customer relationships by proactively evaluating and mitigating associated business risks and opportunities.
• Optimize customer relationships working directly with Relationship Managers to grow fees, deposits, and portfolio revenue.
• Own primary responsibility for the credit quality and monitoring of Commercial portfolio risks. Will be responsible for ongoing updating of risk grades in assigned portfolio.
• Responsible for underwriting quality, portfolio administration, and ongoing credit quality of assigned portfolio.
• Will work directly with the Team Leader, Relationship Managers, and Regional Credit Officers.
• Conduct portfolio reviews with senior management
• Must function in the team environment, where the colleague may be assigned to work with teams outside of their direct reporting line. Participation in special projects is expected.
• Prioritize work to meet customer expectations.
• Analysis of existing portfolio to identify trends and opportunities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of market/industry trends.
• Will serve as a mentor/coach to junior portfolio managers, credit analysts and relationship managers.
• Will have the ability to successfully interact with senior leadership and clients a professional consultative basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal credit training.
• Proven and in-depth knowledge of credit products, risk assessment and debt structuring.

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Yes

Workplace Type

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We're combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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