Commercial Banking Manager - Real Estate Finance

(CBM) Commercial Banking Manager - Real Estate Finance
Team Commercial & Private Banking
Location AMAZE Central - Holborn
County Greater London
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Closing Date 07-Nov-2026

At Metro Bank, we believe the best banking experience starts with people who genuinely care. We're not just delivering banking services - we're building trust through authentic connections. Here, our people come first; our colleagues are part of a team that values individuality, collaboration, and long-standing relationships. We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.

You are key component for delivering the business model for Real Estate Finance.

Real Estate lending as an Asset Class makes up an increasingly significant part of the Commercial Balance Sheet, and you will support the Head of Real Estate in being Metro Banks external face to the property market (customers and professionals), building our brand reputation in this key market place.

• As a Commercial Banking Manager in the Real Estate lending team at Metro Bank you will use your Commercial Real Estate lending experience to help grow the bank through new customer acquisition and by maintain an active portfolio of existing customers
• Our Commercial Banking Manager are proactive external faces to the large commercial real estate market, working closely with our Commercial Banking Directors to build on Metro Bank's brand reputation in this key marketplace - Real Estate lending as an Asset Class makes up an increasingly significant part of our Commercial Balance Sheet
• Deliver on lending and other objectives, responding to external market challenges, regulatory requirements, and internal risk challenges
• Manage, influence and build a network across the bank to ensure a One Team approach for customers and colleagues and to deliver required propositions and pricing requirements, risk policies and reporting set and managed within appetites
• Manage aspects of risk, including Credit, Operational and Regulatory
• Work closely with Commercial Relationship Managers and Commercial Analysts, leading by example to ensure a high performance, objectives driven and customer focused team

Oversee the customer onboarding experience, including completion of KYC, liaison with customer, as well as Financial Crime and Account Opening Teams.

And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the ability to call out any concerns.

• You will have experience structuring and delivering commercial property lending deals across asset classes such as residential investment (BTL & HMOs portfolios), commercial property (including offices, retail, industrial, leisure, PBSA etc), and mixed-use portfolios (residential & commercial use).
• You will have experience of regularly delivering transaction sizes between £5-£10m
• Experienced in business development in commercial/corporate Real Estate lending, within a banking or similar financial services environment
• Excellent credit origination and deal structuring skills, with a track record of lending to complex Real Estate Finance customers, including large residential and mixed residential sub asset classes
• In-depth knowledge of commercial banking, property investment and development lending, with general wider commercial banking and product knowledge
• Experienced in credit writing, financial analysis and report writing for customers with complex requirements
• Ability to confidentially represent your team and the Bank on various Committees, Forums and other formal groups both internally and externally
• Excellent communication…