Managing Director

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About the role

As ATB’s next Managing Director - Credit Portfolio , you will lead and develop a team of ATB Capital Market Credit structuring and underwriting professionals while delivering on key business objectives.  Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Portfolio Management, you will oversee and be responsible for the quality of the ATB Capital Markets credit portfolio while coaching team members with your vast credit experience and knowledge.

You have a passion for credit, with strong attention to detail, and are intimately familiar with industry and market fundamentals that will help you deliver on an elevated client experience.   Operating at a high level of efficiency you will monitor and deploy the appropriate resources in order to meet or exceed expected timelines, while collaborating with other ATB partners.

Financial:

• Contribute to the overall financial targets of ATB Capital Markets, by enabling credit solutions to achieve business results
• Work closely with the origination & sales team to ensure proper structure & alternative solutions to Credit products. Proactively identifying cross sell opportunities within each client & the portfolio overall
• Guiding the team on structuring & supporting credit product business opportunities that are maximizing capital efficiency
• Mitigate risks related to loan loss provisions by ensuring adequate attention & focus on risk oversight of the portfolio
• Prudent expense management of your team
• Support Capital Markets leadership & Directors on executing on fiscal year targets and objectives

Client:

• Overseeing the credit underwriting process in Capital Markets ensuring timely delivery & support of ATB Capital Markets Clients. Reviewing & supporting transactions along the underwriting process. 
• Ensuring Directors, Credit Structuring & Execution, deliver at all levels of customer contact in relation to credit product ownership. Collaboration with Sales Directors & other Senior Sales Leaders to jointly support presentation of the credit when required. 
• Endorse & foster the development of the Advisory Journey & ATB’s Path to 2030.  Identifying opportunities to engage other ATB partners when possible. 
• Keeping the Client at the center of all activities (related to the credit product) resulting in acceptable overall Customer Satisfaction Scores. 
• Maintaining key internal partner relationships (specifically Sales, Credit & other ATB Capital Markets partners) with an aim to deliver high quality & timely reviews of credit applications.
• Ensuring proper utilization & recording of client interactions (call reports) via CRM platform by Directors, Credit Structuring & Execution. 

People:

• Maintain employee satisfaction & engagement as measured by ATB internal surveys & use of recognition programs, events & daily oversight.
• Sourcing of Directors, Credit Structuring & Execution & Associate Directors (with assistance from People and Culture) & collaborating with Capital Markets partners.
• Ensuring people “pipelines” remain current & evolving with an intent to minimize disruption to the business.
• Establish & develop Directors, Credit Structuring & Execution. Structuring individual development plans to create credit SMEs that are capable of owning all aspects of the credit product.
• Overseeing the development of Associate Directors (with initial collaboration of Portfolio Management Directors in ATB Business Banking) under the ATB Capital Markets umbrella with AOE specific training & exposure.
• Oversight of team support levels & vacation / leave coverage within the Capital Markets space.  

Accountabilities

Accountabilities: 

• Delivery of ATB Capital Markets & Portfolio Management objectives
• Maintaining & enhancing client satisfaction by exemplifying & endorsing a culture of execution and professionalism 
• Integrity of their Team
• Integrity of the Capital Markets Credit Portfolio
• Team engagement
• Promoting strong relationships between Sales, other key internal partners & the Directors, Credit Structuring & Execution
• Portfolio Managed Credit Underwriting - Subject Matter Expert
• Data Integrity, proper & timely review & execution of credit agreements, amendments, waivers & security documents
• Talent Acquisition
• Developing Directors, Credit Structuring & Execution
• Developing Capital Markets Associate Directors

Compliance & Risk:

• Review & support new business/money requests and material amendments presented by Directors, Credit Structuring & Execution.  Providing support with submissions to Credit and/or Capital Committee (or higher when required). 
• Maintaining effective communication between Credit, Risk & Sales on all credit related issues as well as key projects & initiatives. 
• Be the first contact with Risk Management when negotiating credit related structures & loans.
• Attend credit & risk committee to sponsor & support recommendations through the risk process
• Ensure adequate oversight & adherence of credit processes and ATB Credit Risk policies. Becoming a SME & providing recommendations and feedback when necessary to the appropriate partners. 
• Compliance reports: expiries, reporting & loan control / business loan review & any other control related reports. 
• Ensuring completion of required reporting for Capital Markets (Corporate Health Assessments, Expiry Management & other operating reports).
• Oversight & enforcement of monitoring & control procedures in the Capital Markets team, and regulatory requirements and necessary firewall procedures. 

Other:

• Participate in work groups relating to key initiatives / projects. 
• Set strategic priorities for the team that align with Portfolio Management & Capital Markets objectives.
• Aligning with ATB Business Banking Portfolio Management Directors on strategy, best practices & delivery
• Leading the deployment & ensuring the use of key tools & resources into the team.

Skills, experience & requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a Corporate Banking / Capital Markets environment and/or similar 
• 5+ years of experience in Senior Debt and/or Structured Debt solutions 
• Experience in Credit Adjudication on large commercial / corporate level transactions
• Experience in leading or coaching a team of professionals
• Strong understanding of credit and security documentation
• Strong financial and risk analysis skills with good understanding of accounting standards and financial modeling  
• MBA / CFA / CPA / CBV are considered an asset

Don’t meet all the requirements on the list?
A resume only goes so far in expressing who you are and the unique perspectives you bring. If you believe your skills and experience align with the role—but you might not check all the boxes—we want to hear from you. We encourage candidates from all work backgrounds, equity-seeking communities and experience levels to apply. If you’re seeking a career where your drive, perspective and growth are celebrated, we want to hear from you. We’re dedicated to building a workforce reflective of those within our communities, and a culture where our team members are equipped with what they need to succeed—their way. Part of creating an inclusive workplace is recognizing our role in advancing Truth and Reconciliation. We are committed to meeting and exceeding the standards set out in the Progressive Aboriginal Relations program created by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.

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