Director Food and Agribusiness Credit

Farm Credit Mid-America is a financial services cooperative serving financial needs of farmers and rural residents in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. Our purpose is to secure the future of rural communities and agriculture. We are passionate about serving the needs of our rural communities and creating positive customer experiences.

Farm Credit Mid-America is a great place to work We have been named as a Best Places to Work in Kentucky for the past 13 years. At Farm Credit Mid-America we put our customers and team members at the heart of all we do.

SCHEDULE: Full Time, Hybrid

TRAVEL REQUIRED: 0% - 25%

COMPENSATION: $124,759.00 to $249,703.00 base salary plus potential for variable compensation. Base pay is determined by your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st may compensate outside of the salary range for bona fide reasons not related to membership in a protected class.

The Director Food and Agribusiness Credit provides direct leadership to credit team members supporting Farm Credit Mid America's Food and Agribusiness initiative. This team supports large originations including situations where Farm Credit Mid-America is the Administrative Agent, or Joint Lead Arranger. The Director Food and Agribusiness Credit is responsible for ensuring sound credit practices, maintaining portfolio quality, and enabling strategic growth through effective credit structuring and risk management. This role partners closely with sales and operations teams to evaluate complex transactions, guide credit decisions, and support the delivery of tailored financial solutions to large agribusiness clients.

At Farm Credit Mid-America, Directors provide leadership to their team of individual contributors, ensuring the effective delivery of services and achievement of organizational goals. This role focuses on coaching, developing, and empowering team members to deliver exceptional experiences while maintaining operational excellence. Directors maintain accountability for team performance, facilitate workflow and processes, and collaborate with other departments to drive strategic initiatives. Directors are pivotal in fostering a high-performing, customer-centric team culture.

• Provides support for large and complex loan analyses that results in effective credit delivery, outstanding customer service, timely decision making, effective credit administration, and a sound portfolio.
• Collaborates with sales, operations, and credit leaders to achieve portfolio growth goals and determine ways to deliver value beyond the customer's capital needs.
• Maintains strategic oversight of credit policy implementation to ensure alignment with Association risk appetite and monitors the quality of the loan portfolio to communicate performance to impacted stakeholders.
• Works with team members to establish appropriate loan terms and structures to manage loan risk and approves or denies loans within their delegated authority.
• Provides day-to-day oversight and leads team members and self by modeling values, inspiring a shared vision, and encouraging continuous learning and development.
• Defines team operating standards, monitors internal procedures, and processes and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements to manage operational risks.
• Develops and implements strategies to achieve organizational goals.
• Monitors market and other relevant changes, adjusting plans to address resource and operational challenges, as appropriate.
• Uses data-driven insights to make informed decisions and effectively address challenges.
• Establishes and maintains trusting, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to recommend and implement improved processes and tools that facilitate operational excellence and enhance customer and team member experience.
• Participates in committees, projects, and strategic initiatives to support overall customer experience and drive organizational success.

Bachelor's Degree in business, agriculture, or related field.

5 years building foundational leadership skills, understands team responsibilities, and develops emerging competence in leadership practices, coaching, decision-making, and technical mastery to effectively support their team and achieve operational goals.

While engaged in this position, team members will routinely sit, use hands for tasks, and communicate orally. Standing or walking is frequently required, while occasional demands include reaching with hands and arms, and lifting or moving up to ten pounds. Vision requirements encompass close and distance vision. The work environment typically has a moderate noise level. This role may entail a blend of mental and physical capabilities, requiring strong mental acuity, problem-solving skills, and occasional physical tasks such as standing, lifting, or extended computer usage. Some roles may require physical or mental requirements related to driving, such as a valid driver's license, and the ability to drive a long-distance. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for individuals as requested.

Farm Credit Mid-America provides a competitive total rewards package to our team members. This includes an award winning 401(k) Plan. Our Health and Financial wellness benefits provide safety, security and peace of mind for you and your family. Here is a highlight of our Total Rewards and Benefits.

Farm Credit Mid-America is an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will receive consideration for employments without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by law.