Lead Commercial Banking Portfolio Manager

Wells Fargo Bank • Salt Lake, UT

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Commercial Banking Portfolio Manager within its Commercial Banking group. The role supports oversight of lending activities for a wholesale banking business and geographic market, and involves leading complex initiatives with broad and cross-functional impact. The position requires evaluating multifaceted business challenges and making decisions that account for functional policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.

The role also involves collaborating with colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals, leading projects and teams, and serving as a peer mentor. The position may be based at one of the listed locations in Salt Lake City, Utah; Chandler, Arizona; or Scottsdale, Arizona. It requires the ability to travel up to 10% and to work a hybrid schedule. Visa sponsorship is not supported.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Commercial Banking Portfolio Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to work a hybrid work schedule.
• Visa sponsorship is not supported.
• If hired, provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and comply with applicable requirements concerning outside activities or personal investing, where applicable.
• Represent one's own experience during the recruiting and hiring process and provide accurate information and supporting documentation for lawful employment and education verification.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced credit structuring and portfolio analysis skills, including the ability to evaluate complex and unique lending situations.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving Credit, Risk, Relationship Management, and Operations.
• Strong understanding of commercial credit policy, regulatory considerations, and risk rating methodologies.
• Proven ability to mentor and guide peers or junior portfolio managers in underwriting quality, portfolio monitoring, and credit decisioning.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex credit findings and recommendations to leaders and credit partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives, including cross-functional initiatives with broad impact.
• Oversee lending activities for a wholesale banking business and geographic market.
• Review and research complex, multifaceted, large-scale, and long-term business challenges, evaluating multiple factors, including intangible or unprecedented factors.
• Make decisions in complex situations based on understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Influence and lead the broader work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Lead projects and teams or serve as a peer mentor.
• Support a risk-mitigating and compliance-driven culture by following applicable policies and procedures, fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, and escalating and remediating issues appropriately.
• Proactively monitor, govern, identify, and escalate risks, and make risk decisions consistent with the business unit’s risk appetite and program requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed