Senior Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Underwriter
Location: Hybrid from one of the Florida office locations or Fully Remote (for exceptional candidates)
Department: Commercial Credit
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Opportunity
A well-capitalized, publicly traded regional bank is continuing to expand its Commercial Banking platform and is seeking experienced Senior C&I Underwriters to join its growing Commercial Credit team.
This is a highly visible role supporting a collaborative, relationship-driven credit culture focused exclusively on Commercial & Industrial lending (no CRE). The ideal candidate is a strong technical underwriter who enjoys partnering with Relationship Managers, structuring complex transactions, and serving as a trusted credit advisor on middle-market and corporate lending relationships.
This opportunity offers exposure to executive credit leadership, a collaborative team environment, strong work-life balance, and long-term career growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently underwrite and structure new and existing middle-market and corporate C&I credit relationships
- Prepare comprehensive credit memorandums including detailed financial statement analysis, global cash flow analysis, covenant analysis, collateral evaluation, and risk assessment
- Analyze complex borrower structures, repayment sources, guarantor support, industry trends, and policy exceptions
- Structure credit recommendations and clearly communicate risk, mitigants, and approval rationale
- Partner closely with Relationship Managers to structure financing solutions that meet both client needs and the bank's credit standards
- Perform annual reviews, renewals, modifications, risk rating assessments, and portfolio monitoring
- Monitor covenant compliance, emerging risks, criticized assets, and policy exceptions
- Present and defend underwriting recommendations to senior credit leadership as appropriate
- Mentor and support junior underwriters while contributing to a collaborative team environment
- Ensure compliance with internal credit policy, regulatory requirements, and sound underwriting practices
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of commercial credit underwriting experience with a strong emphasis on Commercial & Industrial lending
- Proven experience underwriting middle-market and larger corporate C&I relationships
- Demonstrated experience writing complete credit memorandums from initial analysis through recommendation
- Strong financial analysis, cash flow modeling, covenant analysis, and credit structuring skills
- Experience with larger and more complex commercial transactions, typically in the $20MM-$50MM+ range
- Ability to independently evaluate credit risk and confidently defend underwriting recommendations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Asset-Based Lending (ABL), Trade Finance, Syndicated or Participation Lending
- Formal commercial credit training and/or Finance degree
- Experience within a large regional or national banks
- Experience underwriting multi-entity and complex borrower structures
- Experience mentoring junior underwriters or serving as a senior technical resource
- Familiarity with commercial loan origination and credit platforms (nCino, FIS IBS, Salesforce, or similar)
What We're Looking For
The successful candidate is more than just a strong underwriter—they're a collaborative business partner who combines sound credit judgment with excellent communication skills. They can confidently defend their recommendations when appropriate, remain receptive to constructive feedback, and thrive in a team-oriented environment where relationship building and mutual respect are highly valued.
Why Join?
- Well-capitalized, publicly traded regional bank with continued commercial banking growth
- Strong executive visibility and exposure to senior credit leadership
- Clear opportunities for career growth and pipeline to leadership roles for driven candidates
- Collaborative, supportive, family-oriented culture
- Emphasis on work-life balance and employee development
- Hybrid flexibility throughout Florida, with fully remote consideration for exceptional candidates
- Competitive compensation:
- Base Salary: $150,000-$160,000
- Target Annual Incentive: base of 15% (up to 24%)
- Comprehensive benefits package