Impact Finance Affordable Housing - Project Management Team Lead

U.S. Bank • Saint Louis, MO

21d • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description Our Affordable Housing team is hiring for a new Team Lead. Lead underwriting and closing efforts for both debt and equity client transactions, with a focus on owning the customer experience while balancing the Bank’s risk profile. Work with each Project Manager to balance delivery expectations, work product quality, preservation of profitability, and the client experience. This position manages customer relationships to negotiate, underwrite, approve, and close new equity investment and loan opportunities, primarily for the construction and development of affordable housing. Manages workflow both individually and for a 2-3 person peer team. Reviews due diligence standard with underwriting real estate transactions. Works closely with internal teams (financial modeling and syndications) and engages third-party professionals (attorneys, construction inspectors) to coordinate drafting, collection, and review of documents and financial projections. Leads team working with customers to solve problems quickly, including programmatic compliance or lending, tax and accounting considerations. Has demonstrated ability to simplify complex investment and finance concepts and multifamily development projects by focusing on key issues, activities and goals, and identifying and acting upon a critical path. Coordinates internal stakeholders in preparing and funding initial closing funds and transitions closed assets to the Asset Management team for ongoing relationship management. Ensures all investments and loans are underwritten and closed in compliance with USB Credit Policy, and all other internal and external regulatory requirements as first line

Requirements

• Typically Bachelor's degree and eight or more years of related experience OR
• MBA/JD with five or more years of directly related experience

Nice To Haves

• Thorough understanding of tax credit investment management and knowledge of regulatory and company risk policies
• Strong knowledge of construction finance, legal documentation and requirements, real estate property management, and accounting
• General real estate development and/or property management background preferred
• Strong knowledge of LIHTC
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead underwriting and closing efforts for both debt and equity client transactions, with a focus on owning the customer experience while balancing the Bank’s risk profile.
• Work with each Project Manager to balance delivery expectations, work product quality, preservation of profitability, and the client experience.
• Manage customer relationships to negotiate, underwrite, approve, and close new equity investment and loan opportunities, primarily for the construction and development of affordable housing.
• Manage workflow both individually and for a 2-3 person peer team.
• Review due diligence standard with underwriting real estate transactions.
• Work closely with internal teams (financial modeling and syndications) and engages third-party professionals (attorneys, construction inspectors) to coordinate drafting, collection, and review of documents and financial projections.
• Lead team working with customers to solve problems quickly, including programmatic compliance or lending, tax and accounting considerations.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders in preparing and funding initial closing funds and transitions closed assets to the Asset Management team for ongoing relationship management.
• Ensure all investments and loans are underwritten and closed in compliance with USB Credit Policy, and all other internal and external regulatory requirements as first line

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees