Associate Director, Commercial Real Estate Finance

Requisition : 267497

Salary Range:  -

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian capital markets and investment banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.

Global Banking and Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange, and precious metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.

Be part of an innovative, global capital markets and investment banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future!

The Associate Director is a key member of the Warehouse Finance team within Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF). CREF provides secured debt financing solutions to public corporations, private equity sponsors, REITs, real estate credit funds, and institutional asset managers. This role is responsible for originating, structuring, underwriting, executing, and managing commercial real estate warehouse lending facilities and other asset-backed financing transactions.

The position will work closely with Capital Markets, Credit Risk Management, Loan Transaction Management, Securitization, Legal, Asset Management, and other internal stakeholders to deliver financing solutions while ensuring adherence to the Bank’s risk appetite, policies, and regulatory requirements.

• Drive a customer focused culture throughout the team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge. Acts as a role model for the team and an ambassador of the Bank’s values.
• Support the origination, structuring and execution of commercial real estate warehouse financing facilities. This involves creating cash flow models, performing collateral analysis, and reviewing legal documentation.
• Ensure all transactions adhere to the bank's credit policies, risk profile, and regulatory requirements. This professional provides oversight for the credit approval process and proactively manages the portfolio to mitigate potential risks.
• Lead transaction underwriting, collateral analysis, cash flow modeling, stress testing, and preparation of credit approval materials for complex financing transactions.
• Manage all aspects of transaction execution from initial screening through closing and funding.
• Monitor portfolio performance and proactively identify and mitigate credit, collateral, operational, and market risks.
• Partner with REGAL Corporate Banking and other business units on client coverage, business development initiatives, and cross-sell opportunities across the commercial real estate sector.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and training to Associates and Analysts while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.

• Experience in CRE underwriting, financing, and…