Head of Commercial Real Estate

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The Head of Commercial Real Estate Lending provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and overall P&L accountability for the bank’s statewide Commercial Real Estate business. This executive drives sustainable loan growth, deposit acquisition, and fee income across Texas’s major metropolitan markets while safeguarding the bank’s capital through credit discipline.

The Head of CRE champions relationship-first banking by leading senior client coverage for premier sponsors and developing / attracting top-tier talent across Texas. Successful candidate will partner with Treasury Management, Private Banking and Capital Markets is a strategic focus for the group.

Core Responsibilities :

Leadership, Talent Development and Team Collaboration

Lead statewide team meetings

Travel to geographic markets (Dallas/Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, The Woodlands) as needed for team and client visits

Collaborate with Geographic Bank Leadership to support connectivity and collaboration

Manage team compensation – Salary, Incentive Compensation, Stock, etc.

Manage team staffing and development

Complete year-end performance assessments and mid-year check-ins for direct reports

Complete and review development plans for direct reports

Recommend officer and functional title promotions for direct and indirect reports

Set incentive goals for team, annually. Review and provide feedback for incentive comp plan

Business Development

Manage and review CRE loan, deposit, and fee income pipeline

Review and help structure new opportunities, modifications, and renewals

Direct client and prospect engagement in collaboration with product and credit partners

Encourage Salesforce usage

Manage Line of Business and Portfolio Quality

Monitor portfolio credit quality (criticized assets, trends in portfolio, communicate potential downgrades and upgrades)

Complete credit trends forecast for credit risk management and attend quarterly forecast meetings

Manage CRE Concentration Limits

Determine pipeline deals that should be tracked via the CRE Glide Path

Project payoffs and constructions to term conversions

Track actual payoffs and term conversions

Communicate potential limit breaches and request additional capacity from Corporate Credit as needed

Meet with Credit Exam Department (CED) as requested and respond to desk reviews and/or CED exams

Recommend and defend risk grades

Advocate for process improvement

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.

Experience: 10+ years of directly related commercial lending and real estate banking experience with proven success in deal origination, deposit gathering, and portfolio management.

Leadership Capabilities: Demonstrated senior-level managerial and motivational track record leading professional lending teams, conducting performance coaching, and attracting top talent.