Senior Commercial Loan Closing Specialist

Wells Fargo•Salt Lake City, UT

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Commercial Loan Closing Specialist as part of Commercial Middle Market Banking. This role involves leading a variety of post-close activities for moderately complex to complex commercial loans, including direct customer contact, executing servicing and portfolio-related tasks transitioned from credit, service, and sales partners with accuracy, timeliness, and strict adherence to policies, procedures, regulatory expectations, and performance key performance indicators. The specialist will accurately evaluate and upload data into systems of record to ensure compliance with all bank policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. They will interact collaboratively with internal customers including Credit, Sales, Back Office, and Legal regarding proper procedures and documentation requirements. The role also requires identifying, assessing, and promptly escalating credit, servicing, operational, and documentation-related risks, evaluating risk impacts, developing mitigation strategies, and recommending procedural enhancements. The specialist will deliver clear, timely, and effective communication, conduct quality reviews, and monitor key performance metrics. They will receive direction from leaders while exercising independent judgment to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements. A key aspect is championing standardized execution of the Portfolio Execution operating model within Credit Servicing, ensuring alignment with governance, documented procedures, Wells Fargo risk philosophies, and rapid adoption of new tools and processes. Collaboration with peers, colleagues, managers, and partners is essential to resolve issues, achieve goals, and support team objectives, demonstrating accountability, adaptability, and a positive, solutions-oriented mindset.

Requirements

4+ years of Commercial Loan Closing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice To Haves

Commercial loan documentation, preparation, or review experience
Intermediate Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) skills
Ability to navigate multiple computer systems, applications, and utilize search tools to find information
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels; where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
Exposure to Wells Fargo BLAST (Business Lending and Sales Tracking) system
Exposure to Wells Fargo AFS (Automated Financial Systems) and LoanIQ
Exposure to Wells Fargo CreditView application
Exposure to nCino credit application

Responsibilities

Lead a variety of post-close activities for moderately complex to complex commercial loans, including direct customer contact
Execute servicing and portfolio‑related tasks transitioned from credit, service, and sales partners with accuracy, timeliness, and strict adherence to policies, procedures, regulatory expectations, and performance key performance indicators
Accurately evaluate and upload data into the systems of record to ensure compliance with all bank policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
Interact with internal customers collaboratively including Credit, Sales, Back Office and Legal regarding proper procedures and documentation requirements necessary to ensure accuracy with negotiated terms and ensure alignment with appropriate compliance standards
Identify, assess, and promptly escalate credit, servicing, operational, and documentation‑related risks, including those arising from complex legal agreements; evaluate risk impacts, develop mitigation strategies, and recommend procedural enhancements to ensure appropriate visibility, compliance, and resolution
Deliver clear, timely, and effective communication using appropriate tools to drive alignment and support urgent servicing needs and serve as escalation point for the resolution of issues
Conduct quality reviews and monitor key performance metrics as related to efficiencies and effective processes
Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
Champion standardized execution of the Portfolio Execution operating model within Credit Servicing, ensuring alignment with governance, documented procedures, Wells Fargo risk philosophies, and rapid adoption of new tools and processes
Collaborate and consult effectively with peers, colleagues, managers, and partners to resolve issues, achieve goals, and support team objectives, while demonstrating accountability, adaptability, and a positive, solutions‑oriented mindset that contributes to consistently high‑quality execution within established service‑level timeframes