Chief Lending Officer

CHIEF LENDING OFFICER - EVP

Community Bank

My client is seeking a candidate that would be interested in hearing about a great opportunity to lead and manage the Lending group for this $500+ million bank. This individual will have management responsibility for all things lending: Commercial, Consumer and Mortgage.

The PRIMARY goal of this position is to train and mentor the lending team while growing the overall book of business.

This is community banking at its best and this position will participate in the Executive Team incentive plan as one of the Executive members of the bank.

Their bank culture is customer centric, employee centered with a collaborative environment. The Executive Team is seeking to grow the bank organically, with your help

Competitive compensation plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establishes departmental goals, strategies, policies, and procedures that are consistent with overall bank policies, operating objectives, and regulatory requirements.
• Works with ALCO to develop and maintain an interest rate structure that harmonizes with overall bank management policies, is competitive, and affords the bank maximum profitability.
• Supervises, directs, and guides the activities of loan officers making commercial, agricultural, real estate and consumer loans.
• Assists officers with loan requests to the board of directors’ executive loan committee. Reviews for the committee major loans approved at the departmental level.
• Authorizes or rejects credit requests exceeding the lending authority of the officer handling the loan application.
• Directs the department’s business development activities, leading the team to achieve individual and departmental sales and service goals.

Do not hesitate This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate