Director, Portfolio Management, Real Estate Finance
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Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of lending, credit risk management or portfolio management experience with a commercial finance company or bank required
- Comfortable with quickly raising potential, material issues and negative trend to the Specialty Lending management team as soon as identified
- Willingness to learn how to read and interpret loan and legal documentation
- Exceptional attitude and commitment to teamwork
- Strong quantitative analytical skills, with a willingness to learn analysis techniques and methods
- Understanding of accounting and finance matters with a willingness to learn additional topics relevant to Specialty Finance
- Travel: 20% Travel to clients and internal portfolio meetings required as needed (1-2 multi-day trip a month)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills
- Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented
- Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach
Additional Information
COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries. COMPANY CULTURE: We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful. COMPANY MISSION: We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbright's capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future. JOB SUMMARY: The Director, Portfolio Management, Real Estate Finance, is responsible for managing the Real Estate Finance portfolio at Forbright Bank. The Director works with the portfolio management team to ensure the portfolio of loans and investments are being closely monitored and all portfolio management actions are being undertaken as required. This portfolio management team will monitor loan performance, identify potential issues, and minimize the risk of loss for the Bank. The Director also contributes to portfolio reporting requirements to ensure accurate and timely portfolio reports are prepared. This role is also responsible for the Real Estate Finance operations to ensure that all operational aspects have an owner who is engaged and effective in their role. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are capable of performing their job position. Work is primarily conducted in an office setting while certain positions may allow for remote work through the use of technology at management discretion. The functions described below are representative of those to successfully perform duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required for extended periods of time to: - Remain in a stationary position - Use hands and fingers - Utilize a computer monitor with visual acuity - Operate technology or other office machinery such as printers, scanners, etc. - Communicate clearly verbally and/or in writing with others ADDITIONAL DUTIES: For Forbright Bank to remain efficient and nimble as a growing organization, team members are expected to exhibit a high level of flexibility regarding any duties that may be situationally assigned outside of this job description. PERKS/BENEFITS: - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans - 4 weeks PTO - 401k + company match - Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo) - Remote or hybrid (4 days per week in-office) work schedules for most positions - Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc. - Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more! - Best Workplaces for Commuters 2023 & 2024 winner - The Washington Post Top Workplaces 2023, 2024, and 2025 winner - American Banker Best Banks to Work For 2023 winner CORE PRINCIPLES: - Excellence: Excellence is not a goal, but a standard, reflected in the precision of our work and the quality of our decisions. Excellence is a discipline that compounds over time and creates lasting value; it must be measured and managed. - People: Our people are our greatest strength. We foster a culture of respect, inclusion, and ambition - where everyone matters. We celebrate collaboration and teamwork and prize loyalty - to one another, the company, our mission, and values. - Innovation: We invest boldly in technology, harnessing innovation not for its own sake but to make banking and lending better, faster, and smarter for our clients, more efficient for our team, and more profitable for our shareholders. By combining human insight with technological excellence, we strengthen our ability to serve, to adapt, and to succeed in a changing world. Innovation is a continuous investment in new ideas. - Sound Practices: Our foundation rests on prudence, care, integrity, and discipline. We manage credit and business risk with rigor and fundamentals-based judgment, act with transparency, and uphold the highest standards of corporate governance and regulatory compliance to ensure sustainab
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