Full-Time

National Commercial Real Estate Director 2

Licensed

Posted on 8/19/2025

Deadline 9/30/25
Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bank

10,001+ employees

Banking, loans, mortgages, and wealth management

Compensation Overview

$119.5k - $256.9k/yr

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Real Estate (2)
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Requirements
  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 79 & 63 license required.
  • Undergraduate degree required, graduate degree preferred.
  • 8-10+ years of experience in Banking, Finance or related field.
  • 4+ years of Commercial Real Estate experience and sales management preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications, negotiation and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated sales and negotiation experience.
  • Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
  • Strong credit training required and underwriting skills preferred.
  • Proven track record of success in working as a part of a team to originate, and close complex financial transactions.
  • Ability to interact effectively with senior executives inside and outside our organization.
  • Strong relationship building skills.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain important client relationships.
  • Produces and maintains profitable National Commercial Real Estate loan volume, with primary responsibility for cross-sell, return generation, and First Line of Defense.
  • Qualifies prospects and takes lead in the development of new business opportunities from those prospects and existing customer base.
  • Ensure that relationships are managed to the highest profit potential for the Bank, develop profitable new business, cross-sell all applicable 5/3 products and services an existing portfolio, and manage the sales process in a specific geographic area for commercial real estate loans.
  • Assists in the development of new National Commercial Real Estate Relationship Managers, Associates and Analysts.
  • Develop intimate knowledge of all customers and businesses.
  • Develops good working relationships with peers and senior leaders in National Commercial Real Estate and the rest of the organization.
  • Underwrite credit requests and approve real estate loans within established lending limits or make recommendations on loans that require higher approval authority.
  • Monitor, on an ongoing basis, information concerning customer performance, abilities, and industry to determine that loan is an acceptable risk.
  • Ensure proper reporting, documentation, and review to determine that a loan is an acceptable risk.
  • Identifies acceptable credit opportunities that have the potential of leading to significant non-credit sales.
  • Coordinate all client-facing activities related to their clients, including credit support and other product areas (i.e. Treasury Management) partners.
  • Responsible for the delivery of value-added financial solutions (ranging from traditional to customized products) to existing and prospective clients that will help them to enhance their business.
  • Keep abreast of trends, developments and current regulations in the industry and in local markets.
  • Attend community and/or industry-specific forums, conferences and/or meetings in order to broaden relationship network and continually deepen knowledge of trends, practices, products and competitors.
Desired Qualifications
  • Graduate degree preferred.
  • 4+ years of Commercial Real Estate experience and sales management preferred.

Fifth Third Bank offers banking products and services for individuals, small businesses, and commercial clients, including deposits, loans, mortgages, insurance, and wealth management. Customers access these offerings through branches and online platforms (53.com), with advisory services for investment and retirement planning. The bank earns revenue from interest on loans, banking fees, and commissions from insurance and investment products. Its goal is to provide comprehensive financial solutions and support community financial education while growing through a mix of fees, interest, and advisory revenue.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Cincinnati, Ohio

Founded

1858

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The Fifth Third for Business platform can deepen SMB deposits and lending relationships.
  • No-minimum checking, early pay, and mobile banking support mass-market customer acquisition.
  • Private banking and investment services can expand fee income from affluent clients.

What critics are saying

  • Michigan branch closures will reduce physical access and accelerate customer attrition.
  • The 502 announced layoffs risk service disruptions during Comerica integration.
  • Fintech competitors pressure Fifth Third’s small-business digital banking and payments growth.

What makes Fifth Third Bank unique

  • Fifth Third combines consumer banking, business banking, and wealth management under one franchise.
  • The bank emphasizes digital small-business tools, including integrated lending, payments, and fraud protection.
  • Its Michigan branch network expanded to 227 locations after the Comerica acquisition.

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