ABL National Underwriting Managing Director and Team Lead

The Huntington National Bank

Consumer Finance Houses and Credit Grantors

Philadelphia, PA - USA

CxO, CEO of a small or medium sized company

Experteer Overview

In this leadership role, you steer the ABL Underwriting team to deliver high‑quality credit recommendations and disciplined risk management for complex facilities. You partner across credit, coverage, and operations to drive prudent growth and solid portfolio performance. You will shape underwriting standards, handle complex structures, and mentor a high-performing team in a regulated environment. This is an opportunity to influence risk posture and strategy at scale within a market-leading bank.

Compensation / Benefits

health insurance
wellness program
life and disability insurance
retirement savings plan
paid leave programs
paid holidays and PTO

Responsibilities

Set team strategy, capacity planning, and coach underwriters to improve structuring quality and speed to decision
Hire, mentor, and upskill team; cultivate accountability and data-driven decision making
Lead underwriting of new money, amendments, and renewals across revolvers, term loans, and seasonal lines; present risks and mitigations
Collaborate with Business Development on prescreens and proposals; structure ABL facilities
Present complex credits to senior credit forums with clear risk-reward articulation and stress analysis
Oversee collateral diligence, borrowing-base discipline, and field exams; adjust advance rates and controls
Interpret and implement ABL credit policy; ensure compliance with OCC guidance and enterprise risk management
Collaborate with Legal, Operations, and Collateral Ops to finalize documentation and controls
Utilize analytics to monitor cycle time, quality, and exceptions; drive process improvements and tech adoption
Act as escalation point for complex or policy-exception credits; provide market intelligence on structuring trends

Key requirements

10+ years in ABL underwriting
2+ years leading underwriters or a formal team lead role
Bachelor in Finance, Accounting, or related field (advanced degree or CFA/FRM a plus)
Strong financial statement analysis, modeling, cash-flow, and liquidation analysis
Experience with complex capital structures and stressed/distressed credits
Ability to influence senior stakeholders including Credit Risk, Coverage, and Executive Leadership

leadership and people management ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders collaboration across cross-functional teams underwriting standards and risk assessment collateral monitoring and field exams borrowing-base concepts and covenants

Description

In this leadership role, you steer the ABL Underwriting team to deliver high‑quality credit recommendations and disciplined risk management …

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