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Equitable Bank

Offers personal and commercial banking services

Regional Director - Origination

Retail & Commercial BankingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education (diploma or degree), preferably in business or finance.
  • At least 10 years of experience in real estate and construction financing in an account manager role.
  • Experience with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and institutional construction lending.
  • Sound knowledge of secured lending and factors affecting the commercial mortgage market, including regulatory and macroeconomic factors.
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, primarily Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Solid understanding of financial statements and financial ratio analysis.
  • Working knowledge of anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations and corporate/legal documentation for commercial real estate transactions across multiple Canadian jurisdictions.
  • Strong organization and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
  • Strong negotiation, sales, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently in a team environment.
  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to respond clearly, concisely, and professionally.
  • Ability to secure new business and knowledge of business development methods.
  • Strong customer service focus and knowledge of the real estate industry.
  • French-English bilingualism is required.
  • Successful completion of a criminal background check and credit check is required for hire.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and structure conventional and insured real estate and construction financing opportunities across all asset classes for presentation to senior management.
  • Ensure transactions comply with established lending guidelines, return-on-equity requirements, and procedures.
  • Communicate daily with origination, credit, and funding teams, management, department staff, company personnel, and external contacts including partners, brokers, clients, and appraisers.
  • Communicate and meet with external contacts to procure new commercial transactions and attend industry events to promote Equitable Bank as a real estate and construction lender.
  • Coordinate marketing initiatives and identify new loan opportunities with the origination team.
  • Manage deal flow to meet prescribed deadlines with the underwriting team.
  • Travel for site inspections, presentations, real estate summits, and business dinners.
  • Originate and analyze new loan opportunities, build and develop relationships, and collaborate with credit and funding teams to manage deal flow from inception to closing.
  • Analyze and structure conventional and construction loan opportunities, assess their viability against underwriting and pricing parameters, and make recommendations.
  • Liaise with senior executives and procure large commercial real estate financing transactions of $20 million or more with direct clients, mortgage brokers, and new partners.
  • Prepare loan summaries, issue loan proposals, inspect properties, and provide limited account management support to the underwriting group.

Desired Qualifications

  • Specialization in real estate, such as urban land economics or real property valuation/assessment.
  • Network of contacts with real estate industry stakeholders in the Outaouais region.

About the Company

Equitable Bank

Offers personal and commercial banking services

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Company size
51-200
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
1970

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