What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle Market Commercial Banking Portfolio Manager II position at Citizens?
Description
At Citizens, we work together to make a difference for companies that are building, supplying, and serving industries and consumers across the country. We are partners from a diverse set of backgrounds who truly listen — to understand where our clients are trying to go and bring the tools, data, and strategic insights to help them get there. As a Middle Market Corporate Banking Portfolio Manager II, you will be responsible for credit underwriting, monitoring, and portfolio management of new and existing commercial banking relationships to ensure strong credit quality and achieve efficient internal processes to retain and expand customer relationships. Additionally, you will be responsible for prudent underwriting and effective credit and risk administration with particular emphasis on financial analysis/modeling, risk evaluation, ongoing portfolio maintenance activities, regulatory compliance, and customer support. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of the most complex credits and will be expected to perform your role responsibilities with limited supervision and exhibit expert knowledge of your clients/credits when interacting with peers, relationship managers, your team leader, and senior managers across departments. As part of our team, you’re made ready for a fulfilling career with exciting new challenges and opportunities to stretch yourself.
Primary Responsibilities Include
Equal Employment Opportunity
Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.
Why Work for Us
At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth
Posting End Date: 05/23/2026
At Citizens, we work together to make a difference for companies that are building, supplying, and serving industries and consumers across the country. We are partners from a diverse set of backgrounds who truly listen — to understand where our clients are trying to go and bring the tools, data, and strategic insights to help them get there. As a Middle Market Corporate Banking Portfolio Manager II, you will be responsible for credit underwriting, monitoring, and portfolio management of new and existing commercial banking relationships to ensure strong credit quality and achieve efficient internal processes to retain and expand customer relationships. Additionally, you will be responsible for prudent underwriting and effective credit and risk administration with particular emphasis on financial analysis/modeling, risk evaluation, ongoing portfolio maintenance activities, regulatory compliance, and customer support. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of the most complex credits and will be expected to perform your role responsibilities with limited supervision and exhibit expert knowledge of your clients/credits when interacting with peers, relationship managers, your team leader, and senior managers across departments. As part of our team, you’re made ready for a fulfilling career with exciting new challenges and opportunities to stretch yourself.
Primary Responsibilities Include
- Managing a portfolio of the most complex credits and performing the functions of the position with only periodic oversight and is expected to perform with very limited supervisory intervention.
- Exhibit expert knowledge of clients/credits included in the portfolio when interacting with peers, Relationship Manager, team leader, and senior managers across departments/teams.
- Effective credit underwriting, credit and risk administration with particular emphasis on adherence to credit policy and requirements, financial analysis/modeling, risk evaluation, ongoing portfolio maintenance activities, and client support as needed for an assigned portfolio.
- Structuring, underwriting, and documenting new business, renewals, and modifications as the credit expert within the first line of defense.
- Oversee assigned portfolio of credits and anticipate portfolio problems and take action to develop solutions, handling multiple demands and competing priorities.
- Meet deadlines and schedules associated with maintaining portfolio compliance with credit and risk policies.
- Provide client management support for assigned portfolio, maintaining a regular level of direct client interaction, and demonstrating ability to resolve the most complex issues related to credit monitoring and administration with client directly.
- Understands and stays up to date with industry and market information related to assigned markets and customers. Shares insights and learnings with other RMs and PMs.
- Required Qualifications
- 8 years underwriting and portfolio management experience with regional commercial bank or larger institution
- Middle Market or Mid-Corporate experience in C&I
- Bachelors degree required and formal credit training
- 4 days a week in office minimum.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in financial modeling preferred in Excel with advanced user capability
- Strong collaboration skills with internal partners and client-centric focus
- Hours per Week: 40 hours
- Work Schedule: Mon - Fri
Equal Employment Opportunity
Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.
Why Work for Us
At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth
Posting End Date: 05/23/2026