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Director, Portfolio Management, Real Estate Finance at Forbright Bank – Chevy Chase, Maryland

Forbright Bank
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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Director, Portfolio Management, Real Estate Finance

COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries.
COMPANY CULTURE: We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.
COMPANY MISSION: We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbrights capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future.

JOB SUMMARY: The Director, Portfolio Management, Real Estate Finance, is responsible for managing the Real Estate Finance portfolio at Forbright Bank. The Director works with the portfolio management team to ensure the portfolio of loans and investments are being closely monitored and all portfolio management actions are being undertaken as required. This portfolio management team will monitor loan performance, identify potential issues, and minimize the risk of loss for the Bank. The Director also contributes to portfolio reporting requirements to ensure accurate and timely portfolio reports are prepared. This role is also responsible for the Real Estate Finance operations to ensure that all operational aspects have an owner who is engaged and effective in their role.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Portfolio Management:

    Manage the Portfolio Management team as the individual portfolio manager performs the following functions:

    • Monitor operating performance, financial condition, and credit risk for assigned loans

    • Proactively identifies issues and recommends or resolves issues in a timely and effective manner

    • Act as a primary daily point of contact with assigned borrowers to establish a working relationship, understand the performance of the underlying property, ensure compliance with loan agreements and be engaged with the Borrower in anticipating future issues and needs

    • Oversee borrower funding requests are fulfilled. For construction projects, work with the Construction monitoring group to approve draws

    • Ensure loan documentation and credit files for assigned loans are updated and maintained in a timely fashion in the Bank's internal document retention system, in compliance with internal procedures and banking guidelines

    • Manage the workouts of subperforming or nonperforming loans; In certain circumstances, MD will take lead at this point in the life of the loan

    • Prosecute parrallel path executions aggressively to reach a consensual resolution or foreclosure of the collateral

    • Manage the activity of the REO asset and engage to liquidate the asset in a timely manner

    Own the following processes and procedures:

    • Loan Modifications and Approvals

    • Loan Closings

    • Construction Monitoring and Draws

    • Loan Maturities

    • Past Dues

    • Criticized Loans

    • Quarterly & Ad Hoc Risk Ratings

    • Impairment Analysis

    • Foreclosue & REO (including SPE formation and resolutions)

    • Transparent Reporting for the working team (Portfolio Mgmt, Originators, & President)

    Prepare executive reports and presentations

    Lead the asset management of the Legacy CPACE Assessments and Legacy Consumer Real Estate loan portfolio

Operations Management:

    Collateral Document Handling

    Property Taxes and Insurance

    Audit and Compliance coordination on behalf of Real Estate Finance group

    Servicing Laison

    Invoice/Payables approvals including:

    • Legal not charged to a deal

    • Consultants

    • REO expenses

    Team Member Engagement

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Supervise assigned employees by organizing and monitoring work progress

    Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees

    Manage performance of employees through development, coaching, and counseling

    Balance workload to ensure projects and initiatives are completed in a timely manner

    Provide sufficient resources and infrastructure to the team, ensure the team has the appropriate system of internal control, and ensure accountability for operating within established policies and guidelines and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance

    Demonstrate effective management skills by adopting and fostering an inclusive positive team culture of trust, collaboration, resiliency, and innovation where employees thrive and the organization achieves desired results

QUALIFICATIONS:

    Bachelor's Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred

    Minimum of 10 years of lending, credit risk management or portfolio management experience with a commercial finance company or bank required

    Comfortable with quickly raising potential, material issues and negative trend to the Specialty Lending management team as soon as identified

    Willingness to learn how to read and interpret loan and legal documentation

    Exceptional attitude and commitment to teamwork

    Strong quantitative analytical skills, with a willingness to learn analysis techniques and methods

    Understanding of accounting and finance matters with a willingness to learn additional topics relevant to Specialty Finance

    Travel: 20% Travel to clients and internal portfolio meetings required as needed (1-2 multi-day trip a month)

    Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

    Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

    Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

    Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills

    Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented

    Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment

    Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach

The pay range for this position is above. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience $150,000 (entry level qualifications) to $175,000 (highly experienced).
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are capable of performing their job position. Work is primarily conducted in an office setting while certain positions may allow for remote work through the use of technology at management discretion. The functions described below are representative of those to successfully perform duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required for extended periods of time to:
Remain in a stationary position
Use hands and fingers
Utilize a computer monitor with visual acuity
Operate technology or other office machinery such as printers, scanners, etc.
Communicate clearly verbally and/or in writing with others

ADDITIONAL DUTIES: For Forbright Bank to remain efficient and nimble as a growing organization, team members are expected to exhibit a high level of flexibility regarding any duties that may be situationally assigned outside of this job description.

PERKS/BENEFITS:
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
4 weeks PTO
401k + company match
Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)
Remote or hybrid work schedules for most positions
Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.
Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more!
Best Workplaces for Commuters 2023 & 2024 winner
The Washington Post Top Workplaces 2023, 2024, and 2025 winner
American Banker Best Banks to Work For 2023 winner

CORE PRINCIPLES:
Excellence: Excellence is not a goal, but a standard, reflected in the precision of our work and the quality of our decisions. Excellence is a discipline that compounds over time and creates lasting value; it must be measured and managed.
People: Our people are our greatest strength. We foster a culture of respect, inclusion, and ambition - where everyone matters. We celebrate collaboration and teamwork and prize loyalty - to one another, the company, our mission, and values.
Innovation: We invest boldly in technology, harnessing innovation not for its own sake but to make banking and lending better, faster, and smarter for our clients, more efficient for our team, and more profitable for our shareholders. By combining human insight with technological excellence, we strengthen our ability to serve, to adapt, and to succeed in a changing world. Innovation is a continuous investment in new ideas.
Sound Practices: Our foundation rests on prudence, care, integrity, and discipline. We manage credit and business risk with rigor and fundamentals-based judgment, act with transparency, and uphold the highest standards of corporate governance and regulatory compliance to ensure sustainable growth and enduring financial strength.
Distinct Value: We focus our energy where we add value. We avoid the commoditized and the ordinary, choosing to compete through insight, specialization, technology and service. By concentrating on areas where expertise matters and relationships endure, we create differentiation that is defensible and lasting.
Clients: We exist to advance our clients success and to help them grow. We listen deeply, think creatively, and deliver solutions that solve problems, drive impact and add value. Every client relationship is built on partnership, performance, and purpose.
Shareholders: We are committed to creating exceptional value for our shareholders. We invest for the long term and view our shareholders as partners not observers - in value creation. We allocate capital wisely, execute with precision, and continuously adapt our business model to pursue the most attractive, risk-adjusted returns. We work to make rational decisions, avoid unnecessary complexity, maintain strong liquidity and capital, and communicate with clarity and honesty. We measure success both by current performance and by the durability and quality of the long-term value we build.
Communities and the Environment: We believe prosperity and responsibility go hand in hand. We invest in inclusive opportunity and environmental stewardship. Our goal is simple - to do our part build a brighter, more sustainable future for the communities we serve and the world we share.

It is the policy of Forbright Bank to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and to administer all aspects and conditions of pre-employment and employment without regard to protected characteristics.

Employment with Forbright Bank is at-will, which means that either you or the Company may terminate the relationship at any time.

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$150,000 - $175,000 a year

Job Location

Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States

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