RM Team Lead Asset Based Lending (ABL)

Position OverviewWe are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Team Lead for our Asset-Based Lending (ABL) group. The ABL Team Lead is responsible for leading and managing the bank's ABL team of Relationship Managers, ensuring a strong credit portfolio and profitable customer relationships. The Team Lead should be a proven revenue generator and thought leader, with a track record of delivering meaningful business outcomes. This role involves overseeing portfolio management, and business development strategies to support the bank’s growth objectives while maintaining strong asset quality. The ABL Team Lead will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to structure, approve, and monitor ABL transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance and maximizing portfolio performance. Additionally, the ABL Team Lead will manage and mentor the ABL team, ensuring alignment with the bank's strategic goals and fostering a high-performance culture.  Emphasis placed on maximizing cross sell of bank products with existing and new customers.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and manage a team of relationship managers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to team members.Track and evaluate portfolio performance, identify emerging trends, and recommend actions aligned with IDB's strategic growth objectives.Oversee the team’s workflow by proactively managing client requests and ensuring the quality and timely completion of all credit deliverables, including client inquiries, periodic credit reviews, evaluation of all ABL diligence materials, and prompt updates to credit risk ratings.Manage and resolve portfolio issues relating to past due documentation, annual account reviews, expiring credit facilities, overdrafts, uncollected funds and advances.Contribute toward market wide vision and strategy, bringing deep understanding of Banking Industry and/or Customer Portfolio to represent customer trends and needs.Bring a business builder mindset driving the success of the portfolio through supervision of all portfolio management functions, crafting the strategic direction, and aligning resource allocation.Focus on developing profitable business strategies, cross-sell and fostering high-value client relationships within their client portfolio.Actively advocate for deals in client meetings and credit approval discussions, engaging thoughtfully and respectfully with business line and credit partners on deal structure, risks, and mitigants.Ensure proactive monitoring of client financial health and early identification of potential credit issues through adherence to credit risk policies, structuring sound transactions that mitigate risk while meeting client needs.Individually pursues business development efforts on aligned account(s) as part of direct KPI metrics expectations.Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring, and subject matter expertise to direct reports. Provide consistent feedback and effectively manage performance.