Lending Manager - Carbondale IL

SIU Credit Union•Carbondale, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Leading the Path to Financial Growth Are you a strategic thinker with a talent for mentorship and a deep understanding of the lending landscape? As our Lending Manager, you are the architect of our credit portfolio's growth and health. We are looking for a proactive leader to manage our direct and indirect lending channels, cultivate partnerships, and empower a high-performance team. If you're ready to balance aggressive service goals with expert risk assessment to help our Southern Illinois community thrive, we want you at the helm. About SIU Credit Union We are built on a simple idea: "People Helping People." We're working for you, our members, and our neighbors to keep our community's finances strong. We believe in building a supportive environment where we all work together to help Southern Illinois grow. How You'll Make a Difference The Lending Manager is vital to our organization's equity and stability. By formulating long-term strategic goals and overseeing high-volume indirect lending accounts, you drive the asset growth that allows us to serve more members. Your leadership ensures that our lending team is not only technically proficient but also deeply committed to a "people-first" service culture and absolute regulatory compliance.

Requirements

The Heart: A genuine desire to help others through your technical expertise.
The Experience: 3–5 years of lending or loan document experience is required.
The Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
The Technical Edge: Proficiency in lending software, databases, spreadsheets, and word processing.
The Skills: Excellent math skills, strong decision-making abilities, and the diplomatic communication style needed for corporate ambassadorship.
The Essentials: Must be bondable and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

Strategic Oversight: Formulate long-term goals for asset growth and forecast industry trends to recommend innovative policy changes.
Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor personnel to enhance their technical and service skills while optimizing departmental workflows.
Portfolio Management: Adjudicate consumer credit and VISA applications with exception authority and audit partner performance to ensure collateral quality.
Partnership Development: Cultivate and manage partnerships, serving as a corporate ambassador for the credit union.
Operational Excellence: Execute disbursement for high-volume accounts and synthesize operational data into insightful performance reports.
Compliance Governance: Govern internal processes and audit staff and partners to ensure strict adherence to federal and state regulations.