Lending Services

Location: On site at location listed in job posting.

At First Horizon Bank Operations, we are on a mission to deliver a seamless customer experience. We are passionate about doing things right and doing the right things. We collaborate with each other and with our internal business partners to delight our customers. We believe in creating an environment where everyone’s ideas are valued so that the team operates at its best. Our team members serve with humility and a deep commitment to their responsibility to be the best at serving their customers one opportunity at a time.

Summary:

The Life of Loan Manager is responsible for managing functions and technical processes for the following teams within Lending Services: Prep Scan Index; document filing and retrieval; Post Booking Quality Control and Exceptions Processing; Collateral Lien Release and Lien Perfection. This person is responsible for planning, directing, overseeing, and leading all Life of Loan teams, including their respective leaders. The Life of Loan Manager works to provide support to all lines of business involved in originating loan products. The Life of Loan Manager accomplishes department objectives by leading staff, planning, and evaluating department activities.

We are seeking dedicated, disciplined individuals who excel in a team environment, who take ownership and who are enthusiastic about a job well done.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

30% Leadership: Actively supports bank policy and Lending Services management decisions; promotes good will among fellow employees, lenders, and customers; presents a professional image; maintains good communication by relaying updated information and issues involving the department/company; manages relationships with areas that interface with the department; models exemplary customer service behaviors; identifies and evaluates trends and options, chooses course of action, defines objectives, evaluates outcomes. Lives our company values, embraces change, and ensures an inclusive, positive work climate.


30% Quality of Work: Responds both written and verbally to needs and requests from our stakeholders (customers, lenders and department staff) in a timely and professional manner. Utilizes outside resources to obtain information and cooperation necessary to accomplish objectives; adds value and completes assignments and projects within the established timeframes. Accountable for performance of team and self. Works with managers, coworkers, and customers to continuously improve processes; manages workflow and production for functional area and shares information that could impede or strengthen the department’s performance. Develops and implements new processes and standards for performance.


20% Employee Development: Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, onboarding, and training employees. Maintains a safe, secure, and legal working environment. Actively develops knowledge, skills and abilities of employees within his/her supervision to improve their performance and morale; trains and educates fellow employees, lenders and customers on processes under his/her supervision. Communicates job expectations; monitors and appraises results. Fosters an atmosphere that promotes customer orientation, enthusiasm, integrity, teamwork, and respect; participates in the development and implementation of processes that help to attract and retain highly motivated, able personnel


20% Personal Development: Provides support whenever and wherever needed within the department; improves personal performance through job related activities that develop knowledge and skills for the benefit of the department and the company; seeks additional responsibilities and challenges.



Areas of responsibility include:

Develop, implement, and maintain best practices in all Life of Loan related operations workflow, procedures, and processes that comply with internal compliance requirements and state and federal laws and regulations; maintain above average performance in areas of accuracy and compliance
Successfully interact with team members and business partners to improve accuracies and efficiencies; chair periodic meetings to discuss improvements and solutions to resolve issues
Interact with auditors, reviewers, and compliance examiners; follow up and correct items addressed and ensure necessary changes and/or recommendations have been documented and implemented as directed
Coordinate and represent Life of Loan team on various project teams; communicate changes and progress as appropriate; develop effective change management implementation plans; monitor transitions and results
Work within approved department budget; conserve organizational resources
Recruit, hire, onboard, develop, and evaluate team managers; build and sustain a diverse work environment that supports psychological safety and candid communication; provide regular performance feedback in order to develop staff skills and encourage growth
Review and approve employee timecards; ensure appropriate team staffing
Host regular team meetings as well as one on one conversations with Life of Loan Team managers
Maintain general knowledge of consumer, commercial, and syndicated lending procedures and products; ensure teams’ continued compliance with policy and procedures
Guide and supervise Life of Loan Team and direct workflow for Life of Loan teams to ensure productivity meets the needs of internal and external customers and stated service level agreements; manage daily operations of the department in an effective and efficient manner
Identify and solve problems in a timely manner; develop alternative solutions
Ensure all Life of Loan team members complete compliance training as assigned
Approve newly written or modified Life of Loan procedures
Approve all Life of Loan related system implementation and upgrades as appropriate
Report and track system issues and outages as appropriate
Support other leaders in Lending Services as needed
Represent the Life of Loan Team in various meetings and cross-functional discussions
Subject matter expert and/or business owner for the LDTS and ARX systems and related processes
Responsible for all other duties as assigned

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

At least 10 years of experience in lending operations or related field and 5 or more years of leadership experience required. College degree preferred but not required. This position requires the flexibility to work before and after normal business hours as necessary to meet deadlines and needs of the organization and its customers.

Knowledge: Loan documentation procedures, general bank operations, banking regulations, and organizational leadership


Skills: Excellent written and verbal communications skills; high attention to detail; leadership skills; teamwork/teambuilding skills; critical thinking/problem solving skills; decision making skills with limited information available; strong organizational and prioritization skills; professionalism; networking/relationship building; collaboration; general office skills including: typing, filing (alphabetically and numerically), 10-key adding machine, and applicable technology (ARX, ALS, FDR, Hogan, etc.); strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook); conflict resolution


Abilities: Strong analytical skills and the ability to research and collect data; ability to use intuition and experience to interpret and complement data
Ability to write business requirements to design/develop reports; ability to interpret reports
Ability to write business requirements for system design and upgrade
Ability to maintain confidential information
Strong computer skills
Group presentation skills
Ability to write clearly and informatively; edit work for spelling and grammar; vary writing style to meet needs; present numerical data effectively
Visionary leadership; display passion and optimism; inspire respect and trust; mobilize others to fulfill the department and/or organization’s vision
Ability to demonstrate confidence in self and others; inspire and motivate others to perform at a high level; effectively influence actions and opinions of others
Ability to work under pressure and remain calm & pleasant, accountable for all personal and team actions
Ability to be innovative; display original and creative thinking and a means to overcoming challenges; develop ideas and present them in a manner that gets attention
Ability to take a systematic approach to work & plan to train/educate others
Ability to coach and develop employees and leaders; give appropriate recognition
Ability to delegate responsibilities
Ability to construct and follow action plans to completion, demonstration of accuracy and thoroughness
Ability to set priorities; demonstrate strategic thinking
Understand business implications of decisions; set and achieve challenging goals; align work with strategic goals
Ability to solicit information through personal interviewing and personal conversation Ability to manage more than one department or unrelated functions; ability to balance team and individual responsibilities
Ability to manage an offsite function
Ability to distinguish between guidelines & policies and make decisions; accordingly, ability to support decisions made with appropriate data and information; include appropriate people in decision making process



Physical Requirements:

Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with or without the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 lbs.

About Us
First Horizon is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. With $81.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2023, we serve clients through a team of approximately ~7,300 associates and ~418 banking centers throughout the southeastern United States. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation’s best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank.

Benefit Highlights
• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits

Corporate Diversity Commitment:
We remain committed to creating a more equitable society, and that starts with our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. We do this by elevating equity, providing capital and counsel, and committing to excellence in everything we do.

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