Full-Time
Vice President Product Management
Commercial Banking
Metropolitan Commercial Bank
201-500 employees
Personal and business banking, lending services
Compensation Overview
$140k - $170k/yr
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Four days on-site and one day remote weekly.
Bachelor's
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- College degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 8 years of product management experience within banking or financial services
- In-depth knowledge of cash management, treasury services and financial technology products, services and trends
- Ability to work with minimal direction and deal with time pressures and changing priorities
- Driven by a passion and curiosity to continuously learn how various technological systems, including AI, can enhance the work that you do
- Own end-to-end product management for assigned commercial banking products, from discovery through launch and lifecycle management
- Partner with the FVP to define and execute product roadmaps aligned to bank strategy, growth objectives, and customer needs
- Identify opportunities for product innovation, modernization, and expansion across commercial segments
- AI Roadmap Integration: Partner with core AI team to drive AI-driven use cases within the long-term product vision.
- Conduct ongoing market, customer, and competitive analysis to inform product strategy and prioritization
- Translate customer pain points and business needs into clear product value propositions
- Leverage data, insights, and feedback loops to continuously improve product experience and outcomes
- Translate business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritization frameworks
- Lead cross-functional execution with technology, operations, risk, compliance, marketing, and servicing teams
- Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of product initiatives within scope and budget
- Cross-Functional AI Orchestration: Lead the collaboration between IT and AI development teams to ensure data availability, model scalability, and seamless integration into the core banking infrastructure
- Vendor Management: Evaluate and manage third-party AI vendors and fintech partners, ensuring their solutions align with the bank’s technical standards and product goals
- Partner closely with risk, compliance, legal, and operations teams to ensure products meet regulatory, policy, and operational standards
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks throughout the product lifecycle
- Balance innovation with sound risk management and operational resilience
- Define product success metrics (KPIs), monitor performance, and drive data-driven decisions
- Assess financial impact, profitability, pricing, and cost considerations for product initiatives
- Use insights to optimize product performance and inform future roadmap decisions
- Serve as a trusted product partner to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders
- Prepare and deliver clear, executive-ready presentations, business cases, and product updates
- Influence decision-making through strong storytelling, data, and structured communication
- Contribute to building strong product management standards, processes, and culture
- Model collaboration, accountability, and customer-first thinking
Metropolitan Commercial Bank serves individuals and businesses in the New York metropolitan area with a broad range of banking services, including personal checking and savings, online banking, business checking and deposits, lending, and treasury management. Customers access online banking to manage accounts, while businesses use deposits, loans, and treasury tools to optimize cash flow, investments, and risk; fintechs can use a developer portal with APIs to integrate banking services, and the bank handles issuer payments and digital compliance in its payments operations. The bank sets itself apart through industry-focused solutions, a fintech-friendly approach, and leadership in global payments and regulatory compliance. Its goal is to be the preferred bank for both individuals and organizations in the region by offering tailored banking services, efficient payments, and accessible technology integration to support growth.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, null
Founded
1999
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q1 2026 net income reached $31.4 million, up sharply year over year.
- June 2026 West Coast expansion targets Western specialty deposits and new commercial relationships.
- The board authorized a $50 million share repurchase on June 19, 2026.
What critics are saying
- Voyager appeal remains pending in 2026, keeping costly crypto-era conduct in litigation.
- Q2 2026 net charge-offs hit $34.2 million, driven by out-of-market CRE.
- $2.1 billion uninsured deposits expose MCB to rapid funding outflows during stress.
What makes Metropolitan Commercial Bank unique
- MCB specializes in deposit-heavy niche banking, including title, escrow, and fiduciary clients.
- It built government banking relationships in New Jersey using relationship-driven treasury management.
- Its developer portal and payments infrastructure serve fintechs needing compliance and issuer payments.
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↓ -8%Peapack Private names Carraturo as senior managing director, commercial private banker. ROI-NJ Staff(Bedminster) July 24, 2026 Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. and Peapack Private Bank & Trust announced July 23 the appointment of Leonard Carraturo as senior managing director, commercial private banker. Carraturo joins Peapack Private's experienced commercial banking team, where he will manage customized lending and banking solutions while partnering with clients to support growth initiatives, acquisitions, capital investments, treasury management needs and long-term financial objectives. Carraturo has more than 20 years of commercial banking and financial services experience, with expertise in middle-market commercial and industrial (C&I) lending, sponsor finance, health care finance, asset-based lending, treasury management and client relationship management. "Leonard's extensive commercial banking experience, strong market presence, and proven track record of developing long-term client relationships make him an outstanding addition to our team," said Dawn Kasulke, senior managing director, team leader. "His deep knowledge across middle market banking, sponsor finance, and healthcare lending further strengthens our ability to deliver sophisticated financial solutions to our clients and communities." Prior to joining Peapack Private, Carraturo served as vice president and commercial banking relationship manager at Metropolitan Commercial Bank in New York City. At that institution, he managed and expanded relationships with middle-market companies, private equity sponsor-backed businesses, family offices, healthcare service organizations, and professional intermediaries. Previously, Carraturo was vice president, business development officer for asset-based lending at Webster Bank, where he developed strategic relationships with private equity sponsors, family offices, and investment banking professionals while originating and structuring financial solutions for middle-market companies.
Peapack Private appoints Carraturo as senior managing director, commercial private banker. Leonard Carraturo will deliver customized lending and banking solutions while partnering closely with clients to support growth initiatives, acquisitions, capital investments, treasury management needs and long-term financial objectives. Reading Time: 2 mins read Peapack-Gladstone Financial and Peapack Private Bank & Trust appointed Leonard Carraturo as senior managing director, commercial private banker. Carraturo joins Peapack Private's experienced commercial banking team, where he will deliver customized lending and banking solutions while partnering closely with clients to support growth initiatives, acquisitions, capital investments, treasury management needs and long-term financial objectives through the bank's relationship-driven approach. Carraturo brings more than 20 years of commercial banking and financial services experience, with extensive expertise in middle-market commercial and industrial (C&I) lending, sponsor finance, healthcare finance, asset-based lending, treasury management and client relationship management. "Leonard's extensive commercial banking experience, strong market presence, and proven track record of developing long-term client relationships make him an outstanding addition to our team," Dawn Kasulke, senior managing director, team leader at Peapack, said. "His deep knowledge across middle market banking, sponsor finance and healthcare lending further strengthens our ability to deliver sophisticated financial solutions to our clients and communities." Prior to joining Peapack Private, Leonard served as vice president and commercial banking relationship manager at Metropolitan Commercial Bank in New York City, where he managed and expanded relationships with middle-market companies, private equity sponsor-backed businesses, family offices, healthcare service organizations and professional intermediaries. During his tenure, he consistently exceeded business development goals, helped establish the bank's sponsor finance platform and originated and executed a broad range of financing solutions, including acquisition, leveraged cash flow, working capital, commercial real estate and revolving credit facilities. Previously, Carraturo was vice president, business development officer for asset-based lending at Webster Bank where he developed strategic relationships with private equity sponsors, family offices and investment banking professionals while originating and structuring financial solutions for middle-market companies. His efforts drove portfolio growth and new client acquisition across healthcare, manufacturing, distribution and business services sectors. Earlier in his career, Leonard served in commercial banking and credit-related positions with Wells Fargo, Community Mutual Savings Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Moody's Investors Service and Bear Stearns, building a strong foundation in credit analysis, underwriting, commercial lending and relationship management. Carraturo earned a bachelor's degree from Iona College.
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EJF Capital has opened a new stake of 45,250 shares in Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., valued at $3.77 million at quarter-end, according to an SEC filing dated 13 May 2026. The estimated transaction value was $3.89 million based on average first-quarter closing prices. The position represents 2.66% of EJF Capital's reportable 13F assets under management and ranks as its 11th-largest holding among 69 positions. EJF reported total AUM of $141.91 million. Metropolitan Bank shares traded at $91.3 on 21 May 2026, up 39.92% over the past year, outperforming the S&P 500 by 12.53 percentage points. The New York-based regional bank holding company reported revenue of $542.25 million and net income of $86.17 million on a trailing twelve-month basis.
Metropolitan Commercial Bank launches its West Coast expansion. The bank appointed Robert Hasler as senior vice president and managing director of specialty deposits to lead the continued growth of the bank's specialty deposit business throughout key Western markets. Reading Time: 2 mins read Metropolitan Commercial Bank (MCB) embarked on its West Coast expansion with the appointment of Robert Hasler as senior vice president and managing director of specialty deposits. Based in the Western United States, Hasler will lead the continued growth of the bank's specialty deposit business throughout key Western markets. "Expanding our presence across the Western U.S. represents an important strategic milestone for Metropolitan Commercial Bank," Mark R. DeFazio, founder, president and CEO of MCB, said. "We continue to invest in specialty banking solutions, deepen our commercial banking platform, and build relationships in markets that align with our long-term growth strategy." Hasler brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial banking, treasury management and specialty deposit services. Throughout his career, he has worked with title and escrow companies, 1031 exchange firms, HOA banking clients, trust-related businesses and other fiduciary-focused industries across the Western United States. At MCB, Hasler will focus on expanding the bank's specialty deposit platform throughout Western U.S. markets, supporting existing verticals and developing new commercial banking relationships. "Robert understands the specialty deposit business extremely well and has spent his career serving clients in highly specialized and relationship-driven industries," Laura Capra, executive vice president and head of retail banking at MCB, said. "His experience across escrow, fiduciary and treasury management businesses, combined with his client-first approach, makes him exceptionally well-positioned to help expand and deepen our specialty deposit platform throughout the Western U.S." Before joining MCB, Hasler held leadership positions at Axos Bank, The Bancorp Bank and Nano Banc. During his career, he helped develop more than $1 billion in specialty deposit relationships and worked with financial institutions, RIAs, escrow providers and corporate clients on treasury management and liquidity strategies. "MCB has built a strong specialty deposit business and a reputation for relationship banking," Hasler said. "I'm excited to join the Bank and help grow its presence throughout the Western U.S. while supporting clients with their banking and treasury management needs." Hasler earned his bachelor of science degree from San Diego State University. He completed executive banking studies through the ABA School of Bank Marketing & Management at the SMU Cox School of Business.