This executive leadership role will drive a strong people and controls agenda across the WLS Real Estate organization and lead with the firm’s vision and values. The individual will also be responsible for leading & driving common initiatives across WLS as needed. Full P&L responsibility for the Servicing Operations Cost Centers, including Activity Based Costing (ABC) rates used to allocate costs back to the LOBs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Management oversight of a large scale operations team through 5 to 6 Executive Directors and Vice Presidents and their staff responsible for executing the departmental objectives.
- Building a presence with all WLS employees promoting diversity, equity & inclusion, employee engagement, and culture and representing WLS in cross functional working groups.
- Responsible for capacity plan based headcount decisions and overall performance management of the team
- Creating and driving strategic innovations focused on improving the client and employee experience, while improving the team’s effectiveness
- Developing and maintaining key partnerships with Risk, Banking, Technology, and WLS
- Maintaining a strong risk and control environment which aligns with the firms control agenda
- Staying abreast of industry and competitor trends and work with strategy teams to continue to improve the overall client delivery
- Overseeing the management and evolution of key KPIs; provide regular executive management updates to partners and senior management
Required Qualifications, capabilities and skills:
- Minimum of 15+ years in commercial loan operations and large team management experience;
- Commercial real estate Lending experience preferred, not required;
- Exceptional leadership qualities with high-energy as a leader and passionate to drive the organization forward
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate across a highly matrixed organization
- Deep experience managing complex client impacting functions; strong analytical and financial acumen and expertise in operational management and governance
- Demonstrated ability to lead and implement transformational change in a fast paced and complex environment
- Management of a multi-million dollar budget with demonstrated results
- BA/BS degree required
- Ability to travel on an as needed basis
Preferred Qualifications, capabilities and skills:
- MBA Preferred
- Experience with Government-Sponsored Enterprises Preferred