SVP, Lending Technology Leader

Regions Bank•Atlanta, GA

1d•$163,316 - $240,170•Onsite

About The Position

The SVP, Lending Technology Leader provides executive ownership of a critical consumer lending technology portfolio spanning origination, decisioning, underwriting, servicing, and collections. The role manages two or more large departments, oversees strategy development, and ensures the application portfolio meets business requirements while remaining operational, stable, and technically mature. The leader is responsible for an organization of approximately 100 technology professionals through a strong leadership team and for improving delivery consistency, predictability, transparency, and execution across a complex, visible domain. The position establishes and executes technology strategy and roadmaps aligned with business priorities and modernization goals. It balances innovation and transformation with operational stability, resiliency, security, and risk management; strengthens engineering practices and architecture standards; and leads complex, cross-functional, multi-year technology initiatives from strategy through implementation and adoption. It also owns technology financial planning, investment prioritization, workforce strategy, and strategic vendor relationships, while operating within a regulated environment with responsibility for audit, controls, privacy, compliance, and technology risk. The role is intended to be onsite, now or in the near future, with regular work hours that include full days in the office three or more days a week. The manager sets the work schedule and in-office expectations. Available role locations are Birmingham, Alabama, or Atlanta, Georgia; the listed location is Riverchase Operations Center in Hoover, Alabama. Relocation assistance is not provided. Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; visa sponsorship is unavailable. The position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay. It is incentive eligible, including participation in an annual discretionary incentive plan and the Long Term Incentive Plan.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Twelve years of relevant experience.
Three years of supervisory or managerial experience.
Ability to manage multiple projects.
Strong organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
Understanding of and ability to interpret applicable rules, regulations, and industry guidance.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a technology role in banking or financial services.
Senior technology leadership experience within banking, consumer lending, or a highly regulated financial services organization.
Deep understanding of lending technology, including loan origination, decisioning, underwriting, servicing, collections, recovery, workflow, and customer communications.
Proven success improving delivery performance and leading technology organizations with both run-the-bank and change-the-bank responsibilities.
Strong technical breadth across architecture, software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, data, integration, cybersecurity, resiliency, and modern engineering practices.
Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders, navigate complex trade-offs, and lead with transparency, accountability, and strong business judgment.

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of system design, development, deployment, acquisition, and ongoing maintenance for application systems within areas of responsibility.
Serve as the primary technology contact for senior management across the organization, developing technology solutions that improve internal business efficiency, resolve business problems, and support business opportunities.
Create and refine operational processes and systems to support regulatory and audit compliance.
Plan, design, develop, and verify lifecycle-balanced systems and system solutions through an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach.
Evaluate customer and operational needs, define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of interfaces.
Support the planning, organization, implementation, and monitoring of requirements through management processes.
Partner across Technology, Operations, Digital, and Data to design, implement, and monitor controls that strengthen risk management, compliance, and cybersecurity and mitigate risk within the company’s risk appetite.
Ensure disciplined change management by evaluating risk and control impacts when designing or implementing changes to processes, systems, products, or services.
Lead and develop an organization of approximately 100 technology professionals through a strong leadership team.
Establish and execute technology strategy and roadmaps aligned with business priorities and modernization goals.
Improve delivery consistency, predictability, transparency, execution, quality, accountability, and stakeholder confidence.
Balance transformation and innovation with operational stability, resiliency, security, and risk management.
Strengthen engineering practices, architecture standards, automation, observability, cybersecurity, and production ownership.
Partner with senior leaders across lending, credit, servicing, collections, operations, finance, and risk.
Own technology financial planning, investment prioritization, workforce strategy, and strategic vendor relationships.
Lead complex, cross-functional, multi-year technology initiatives from strategy through implementation and adoption.
Position the lending technology organization for large-scale modernization and transformation opportunities.