Chief Lending Officer

Chief Lending Officer (CLO)-Senior-level leadership position reporting directly to the President/CEO.Community bank seeking an experienced Chief Lending Officer to lead its lending team and drive loan growth while maintaining strong credit quality and regulatory compliance.Responsibilities:Lead, mentor, and manage lending staff.Develop and execute loan production and portfolio growth strategies.Generate new business and maintain relationships with referral sources.Oversee CRE, foreign national residential, and C&I lending.Review and approve loans within lending authority.Present credit requests to the Loan Committee.Monitor portfolio quality, pipeline, and lender performance.Ensure compliance with credit policies and BSA/AML requirements.Requirements:10–15+ years of commercial lending experience.5+ years in senior lending management.Strong CRE underwriting and loan structuring experience.Foreign national residential lending experience preferred.Proven loan production/business development track record.Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.