Business Lending Specialist Sr. - Grand Rapids, MI area

Description Covers the follow branches. Your office can be located at any of these locations. Grand Rapids East District: Caledonia, Grand Rapids – Eastcastle, Grand Rapids – Plainfield Ave, Grand Rapids – Waters Circle, Greenville – West Washington, Kentwood Lansing District: Okemos, West Saginaw Highway, Battle Creek - Riverside Summary: Business Lending Specialist Sr. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial services, with a focus on business lending. This role involves evaluating loan applications, managing client relationships, and ensuring compliance with lending policies and regulations. Duties and Responsibilities Drives business development activity across a specific geography working with external referral sources as well as internal retail partners Develop and maintain strong relationships with business clients, providing exceptional customer service and support. Evaluate and process business loan applications, including analyzing financial statements and credit reports. Provide guidance and support to clients throughout the loan application and approval process. Take on leadership roles on team initiatives and/or mentoring roles with both retail and business banking partners. Performs other duties as assigned. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree Minimum of 5 years of experience in business banking business development, credit and lending experience Preferred Qualifications Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and assess creditworthiness. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer-focused approach. Knowledge of lending regulations and compliance requirements. Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills with the ability to present in front of clients and COIs. Strong organizational skills with attention to detail. Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes Workplace Type: Office Our Approach to Office Workplace Type Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team. Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details. Welcome to Huntington! At Huntington, we look out for people. From reinventing banking with game-changing innovations to building an internal culture that creates lifelong bonds, together, we can make people’s lives better. And amazing things happen when we look out for each other. We prove it every day. Whether it’s helping a colleague or collaborating on a new tool that will revolutionize the way we save money, our actions can have a huge impact. Our colleagues look out for people with a Can-Do Attitude, Service Heart and Forward Thinking. Those are our values—simple but powerful. Each of them pushes us do the right thing, to do right by people. Because people are what matter. If you’d like to learn more about how Huntington looks out for people, visit We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of this site or if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform the essential functions of the job, please send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io Reasonable Accommodations Various methods will be used throughout the recruitment process to verify candidate authenticity. Any interviews conducted virtually must be joined from a distraction-free environment, with the candidate on camera and without the use of virtual backgrounds. EEOC Disclaimer Know Your Rights CA Data Privacy CA Data Privacy Rights Tobacco Disclaimer Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice #J-18808-Ljbffr 0101 The Huntington National Bank