Director, Commercial Real Estate Finance Risk

Requisition ID: 259511

Salary Range:185400.00-310600.00

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors including but not limited to the successful candidates relevant knowledge skills and experience.

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose

The position is responsible for managing U.S. Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) credit risk across nonrecourse mortgage lending warehouse finance and related distributioneligible CRE exposures.

The role oversees credit risk across the CREF platform covering nonrecourse commercial real estate mortgage lending warehouse finance and related loan distribution activity including CMBS.

The successful candidate will ensure that transactions and portfolios within the newly established CREF platform operate within approved credit policy underwriting standards risk appetite and regulatory expectations while supporting disciplined growth.

The position reports to the Head Commercial Real Estate Finance Risk and works closely with senior CREF business leadership U.S. Credit Risk Management and enterprise risk stakeholders.

What Youll Do

• Provide senior credit risk leadership for the U.S. CREF platform.
• Develop and maintain credit risk frameworks including underwriting standards and lending parameters.
• Assess proposed CREF transactions and portfolio risks.
• Present CREF credit risk matters to relevant credit and risk committees as required based on adjudication levels.
• Support engagement with U.S. regulators.

What Youll Bring

• Extensive experience in commercial real estate credit risk.
• Knowledge of CRE loan distribution and securitization concepts including CMBS.
• Understanding of CRE warehouse finance and loanonloan structures.
• Knowledge of U.S. regulatory expectations.
• Comfort presenting credit matters to senior management.
• 810 years of progressively senior credit risk experience.
• Bachelors degree in a related discipline required.

Interested

If your experience is closely related but doesnt align perfectly with every qualification we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

At Scotiabank every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential respected for who they are and embraced for their differences. Thats why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

Whats in it for you

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work and life every day. With a focus on holistic well-being our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family financial physical mental and social health needs.

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Location(s): United States : New York : New York City

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