**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:** + CRE Business Development + Lead business development efforts identifying appropriate prospects and make personal calls on current and prospective customers under the direction of a Team Leader. + Take a leadership role representing Eastern Bank in business and community activities. + Actively identify opportunities to cross-sell other bank products and services to customers and prospects including Treasury Services, commercial insurance and deposit products. **Credit Underwriting** + Review existing credit facilities and new credit applications, analyze credit quality and make recommendations as to how to structure + Present relevant data and recommendations to the Team Leader and Credit Committee when appropriate. + Work with legal counsel to facilitate documentation of credit facilities. Portfolio Management + Maintain awareness of maturating credits, overdue payments, financial information reporting; etc, which could affect the status of the commercial relationships and take appropriate action. + Work with Portfolio Managers to insure that financial information is collected on a timely basis and that credit exposure is properly rated reflecting credit quality over time. + Maintain frequent contact with the clients and serve as representative of EB insuring that the clients deposit, cash management, insurance and investment management needs are being properly handled. + **Qualifications** : + Proven underwriting abilities, including 5 plus years experience in commercial real estate analysis and/or commercial banking. + Formal bank credit training preferred. + Familiarity with top tier and middle market commercial companies within the New England marketplace. + Incumbent should be able to excel with integrity in an entrepreneurial, team-oriented environment. + Incumbent should be energetic and comfortable in an environment offering base salary plus performance oriented compensation. + Proficient/computer literate in Microsoft Word and Excel with the willingness/ability to learn new software as necessary.