Chief Lending Officer

Job Description

Chief Lending Officer (CLO)-Senior-level leadership position reporting directly to the President/CEO.

Community bank seeking an experienced Chief Lending Officer to lead its lending team and drive loan growth while maintaining strong credit quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

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• Lead, mentor, and manage lending staff.
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• Develop and execute loan production and portfolio growth strategies.
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• Generate new business and maintain relationships with referral sources.
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• Oversee CRE, foreign national residential, and C&I lending .
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• Review and approve loans within lending authority.
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• Present credit requests to the Loan Committee.
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• Monitor portfolio quality, pipeline, and lender performance.
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• Ensure compliance with credit policies and BSA/AML requirements.
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Requirements:

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• 10–15+ years of commercial lending experience.
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• 5+ years in senior lending management.
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• Strong CRE underwriting and loan structuring experience.
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• Foreign national residential lending experience preferred.
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• Proven loan production/business development track record.
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• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
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