Manager, SME Business Central

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

26029

Category

Intermediate Professional

Status: Permanent

City

Vancouver

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

14-Apr-2025

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

City

Vancouver

Province/State

British Columbia

Area of Interest: Advisory services, Commercial banking

Manager, Small Medium Entities (SME)

A career as a Manager, SME in our Vancouver commercial banking team at Canadian Western Bank, a part of National Bank, is to act as a trusted financial partner for commercial clients. This job allows you to have a positive impact on the organization through your business development expertise, relationship management skills, and understanding of credit assessment.

Your job

Ensure outstanding client experiences at every interaction, in line with National Bank’s brand promise.
Meet the objectives of growing a diversified commercial portfolio with average loan and deposit volumes under $2MM.
Realize business development strategies by proactively identifying, pursuing, and onboarding new commercial clients.
Make sure you deliver full-service banking and financial solutions by collaborating with internal partners.
Accompany and influence clients by understanding their business needs and providing tailored financial solutions.
Identify opportunities for cross-selling and referrals to other business partners across the bank.
Take part in risk management by assessing credit applications and ensuring sound risk assessment practices in collaboration with the commercial credit team.

Your team

Within the Commercial Banking sector, you are part of a team of commercial banking professionals; our team stands out for its client-centric approach, collaboration, and expertise in commercial lending. We ultimately aim to offer you maximum flexibility and quality of life.

Our training programs use on-the-job learning to help you master your role. You can access personalized training content on topics such as banking solutions, credit analysis, and advisory strategies to support your ongoing learning. You’ll also have access to colleagues with a wide range of expertise and experience to enrich your professional development.

Basic requirements

Hold a bachelor’s degree in commerce, finance, accounting, or a related field and 5+ years of experience in commercial lending or equivalent experience.
Proven experience developing and implementing successful sales and business development strategies.
Expertise in financial analysis, credit risk assessment, and relationship management.
Strong negotiation skills and the ability to optimize profitability of client relationships.
Knowledge of business modeling and financial software tools is an asset.
Being available to travel locally for client meetings.

Languages:

French

Skills

Communication Diversity & Inclusion Driving Results Emotional Intelligence Teamwork Accountability Client-focused Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency Humility

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Flexible group insurance

* Generous pension plan

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and Family Assistance Program

* Preferential banking services

* Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

* Telemedicine service

* Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. 

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people.   Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees. 

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

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For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?