Vice President of Lending Operations

1 week ago


Little Rock, Arkansas, United States African American Alliance of CDFI Full time
Job Summary

Southern Bancorp is a unique financial institution that combines traditional banking services with community development tools to empower low-wealth and underbanked populations. As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), we prioritize lending to minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. We are seeking a seasoned professional to lead our lending team and drive our mission forward.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement financing strategies to support our lending goals and borrower needs.
  • Collaborate with our President to define organizational outcomes and lending objectives, and monitor progress toward those goals.
  • Develop key external relationships to promote our Loan Fund and increase its profile.
  • Evaluate and improve lending processes to ensure efficiency, consistency, and a positive borrower experience.
  • Supervise and support our Lenders and Loan Assistants, and develop a capacity-building plan for those supervised.
  • Develop and oversee a business development/project pipeline strategy with our Lenders.
  • Maintain strong credit quality through annual loan/borrower reviews, regular monitoring of borrower compliance, and conducting periodic site visits.
  • Mitigate loan portfolio risk through enhanced monitoring, extensions, and restructurings.
  • Negotiate and manage consultant contracts and budgets related to lending.
  • Monitor and report on our loan originations and portfolio performance.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, banking, or business administration, with an advanced degree preferred.
  • Certificate from an accredited lending school and/or a registered NMLS number preferred.
  • A minimum of five years in CDFI industry, community finance, or community development lending.
  • A minimum of five years of experience lending to minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs.
  • Experience working with Small Business Administration products and other loan guarantee programs.
  • Experience lending to and providing technical assistance in a culturally competent manner to minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs.
  • Experience lending to borrowers historically and systemically denied access to credit.
  • Experience providing small dollar consumer loans to low-wealth individuals.
  • A minimum of three years of progressive management and supervisory experience.
  • Advanced experience in risk management, including underwriting and risk management for complex portfolios.
  • Advanced experience in underwriting consumer and commercial transactions.
  • A minimum of three years experience in program management.
  • Experience raising CDFI loan capital from banks, corporations, and/or philanthropic organizations.


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