**About this role:**

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Commercial Banking Portfolio Manager in our Hotel Franchise Finance (HFF) group. HFF is a national hotel lending platform focused on providing real estate financing of branded select-service and extended-stay hotels for national and regional owner operators. This is a senior level position focused on middle market commercial banking portfolio management and underwriting. Duties include: Providing transaction support for new business origination in a customer facing role. Position is focused on credit management, working with clients to understand credit needs and represent the bank in developing and maintaining client relationships. Includes analysis of financial performance of individual customers and underwriting credit products and operating exposures. This role will also have responsibility for developing strategies to create efficiencies around credit and origination data maintenance, reporting, and complying with all policies and procedures. The Portfolio Manager will work with the most complex mid-to-large corporate financing transactions including those with investment banking/capital markets components. In addition, they will work on a team in the structuring and underwriting of complex large corporate transactions, and will be involved in the credit approval process with Middle Market The Portfolio Manager will also be expected to work as a mentor to other team members. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com. #CommercialBanking

**In this role, you will:**

+ Lead complex initiatives including those that are cross functional, with broad impact, and act as a key participant in overseeing lending activities for a wholesale banking business and geographic market

+ Review and research complex multifaceted, large scale, and long term business challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors

+ Make decisions in complex and multifaceted situations requiring understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that 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

**Required Qualifications:**

+ 5+ years of Commercial Banking Portfolio Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

**Desired Qualifications:**

+ Hotel industry portfolio management and underwriting experience or other applicable commercial real estate portfolio management

+ Experience negotiating loan documentation and working with attorneys and loan administrators on closing real estate transactions

+ Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of commercial or specialty group: lending, loan servicing, products, and credit practices

+ Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of risk management

+ Experience effectively working and communicating with customers

+ Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

+ Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills

**Job Expectations:**

+ Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

+ This position does not support Visa Sponsorship

+ Ability to work a hybrid work schedule

+ Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process

**Job Locations:**

+ 8601 N Scottsdale Rd - Scottsdale, AZ 85253

**Posting End Date:**

24 Jun 2025

**_*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants._**

**We Value Equal Opportunity**

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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**Drug and Alcohol Policy**

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a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

**Req Number:** R-466947