Our client, a $2Billion Community Bank, has asked us to assist in the search for a Small Business Lender to add to their growing team.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Independently makes retention and business development calls on existing and new potential clients. Continue developing growing network of outside referral sources for potential new business. Promotes favorable image of the bank in all business activities within the community.
- Develops, builds and retains commercial business relationships.
- Provide timely, personalized service for customers. Gather related financial and general business information, perform financial analyses needed to make credit decisions, participate in team credit decisions, and communicate with prospects and customers to close loans.
- Evaluate potential customer loan requests and make loan recommendations to management when the proposed loan is beyond lending authority.
- Develop broader knowledge base of commercial and other products and services, including loan policy, documentation, structuring and regulatory requirements.
- Manage difficult situations with customers and provide assistance, advice, and resolutions to customers with difficult issues as needed.
- Maintains appropriate records and provides assigned reports.
- Ensures that own work, as well as work of any employees supervised, is in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.
Key Requirements:
- Three years of progressively responsible commercial lending experience
- Three to five years of previous banking experience
- Prior sales and customer service experience
- Excellent leadership and customer service skills
- Excellent communication, management, analytical and interpersonal skills
- Extensive knowledge of bank policies and procedures, lending practices and related areas
- Proficient computer skills
Skills Required
- Three years of progressively responsible commercial lending experience
- Three to five years of previous banking experience
- Prior sales and customer service experience
- Excellent leadership and customer service skills
- Excellent communication, management, analytical, and interpersonal skills
- Extensive knowledge of bank policies and procedures, lending practices, and related areas
- Proficient computer skills
What We Do
Ressler Consulting is an executive search firm focused on the banking and financial services sectors. It helps banks and other financial institutions identify and place leadership and other specialized talent through contingent, exclusive, and retained search models. The firm emphasizes personalized service, strategic recruiting, trusted-advisor relationships, cultural alignment, and long-term placements, aiming to strengthen organizations and support sustainable growth for clients and candidates.
