SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

　　In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

　　The anticipated salary range for this role is $225,000. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

　　Role Description

　　As an experienced individual performer, the VP is expected to independently manage a portfolio of relatively complex commercial real estate transactions assigned by the team head. The VP will own the risk of the portfolio and be responsible for all activities related to the portfolio under the supervision of the team head. The VP will need to strive to have a solid understanding of the key facts of the underlying properties and key elements of the financing structure, diligently monitor on an ongoing basis relevant market dynamics and property performance in relation to the bank's base case, proactively identify emerging risks in assigned portfolio, engage borrowers to understand drivers behind concerning performance trend, inquire about measures taken by borrowers to remediate such trend, recommend to team head potential solutions, where necessary, that could effectively utilize structural features and property characteristics to enhance protection for bank's exposure, and take lead in negotiating, overseeing legal drafting and closing of amendments and refinance of existing transactions. The VP will need to complete or facilitate the completion of various internal and external processes and deliverables related to the assigned portfolio.

　　Role Objectives

　　Manage deal transfer from origination team by collecting key documents, credit files, and reporting items, setting up folder structure for filing these items going forward, ensuring all required processes and actions have been completed before transfer, and establishing initial contact with borrower or admin agent

　　Compile deal notebook by summarizing key facts and features of the property and transaction, including cash sweep triggers and their testing period, and key milestone dates, such as deadlines for hedging extensions or maturity extension notifications, or TCO date for construction loans

　　Compile performance tracker to monitor operating and financial metrics upon the receipt of relevant reporting items against bank’s base case and escalate any concerns to team head immediately

　　Prepare informative, concise, and error-free annual reviews and interim reviews that include well-structured rationale to justify recommended regulatory rating and risk gradings, appropriate performance analyses that effectively support such rationale, and updated projections, if needed, based on well substantiated assumptions consistent with property performance trend and market dynamics

　　Analyze the credit impact of borrowers’ amendment, consent, waiver or refinancing requests, negotiate on terms and conditions if necessary, engage counsel for document drafting and comment on draft from a commercial standpoint, and manage internal credit approval as well as other related internal processes for timely closing

　　Respond to other ad hoc internal or external inquiries and support manager on special projects

　　Qualifications and Skills

　　6+ years of experience in either the portfolio management (a.k.a. account management) function or the credit function of a lending institution, including at least 3+ years in commercial real estate

　　Experienced in financial analysis and proficient in financial modeling

　　High proficiency in Excel and Word a must-have; exposure to CoStar and Argus a plus

　　In-depth understanding of key loan documents, e.g. loan agreement, security agreement, intercreditor agreement, etc., and common commercial lease structures

　　Good understanding of common interest rate hedging instruments and related processes and documents

　　Good understanding of common appraisal methodologies

　　Team player who is able to establish good working relationship with manager, team members and other counterparts inside the bank

　　Effective in multi-tasking and prioritizing various tasks

　　Strong communication skills both written and verbal

　　Self-driven and motivated; takes personal ownership of assignments

　　Comfortable interacting with external parties, e.g. clients, co-lenders, and counsels

　　Additional Requirements

　　D&I Commitment

　　Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.

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　　SMBC’s employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.

　　We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [email protected].