Lending Team Lead

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for leadership and a deep understanding of commercial lending? We're looking for a dynamic professional to step into a pivotal role within our loan department, someone who thrives on driving business development, guiding high-impact lending decisions, and fostering a balanced, customer-focused lending culture. In this role, you'll work closely with lenders, senior leadership, and UBB customers to shape the future of our loan operations, all while ensuring strong asset quality and sustainable growth. If you're ready to lead and make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Ideal candidate will be located in the Twin Cities and work a hybrid schedule in office 3 days per week, Tuesday - Thursday.

Essential Responsibilities

* Actively participate and lead business development activities of the loan department.

* Provides consultation and advice to commercial lenders on the disposition of loan opportunities presented by client banks, guidance in negotiation of terms, and resolution of difficulties.

* Measures and manages lender workloads and individual lender contributions to profit and overhead, providing performance feedback as required.

* Measures and manages the loan pipeline, and progress toward departmental loan growth target.

* Encourages a lending culture in which customer service and loan growth and the need for uncompromised asset quality balance each other.

* Chair the UBB loan committee, in the absence of the Chief Credit Officer.

* Co-approve, with the Chief Credit Officer, loans exceeding individual loan officer authority but below the approval threshold of the Loan Committee.

* Represent the loan department at various events and in client interactions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related field

* 2+ years supervisory experience

* 8+ years of experience in credit analysis and bank lending and/or compliance experience

* Thorough knowledge of commercial credit analysis, commercial loan structure, commercial loan documentation, relevant business law, banking regulations, and loan workout.

* Up to 15% travel may be required.

Benefits

* Medical, Dental, and Vision

* HSA with a generous company contribution

* Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

* 401(k) plan with a 3% company contribution, plus up to an additional 1% match -Roth option available

* 12 Paid holidays

To continue to learn more about our superior benefits package and apply for this position, please visit our Careers page at https://www.ubb.com/about-us/careers.

Pay Range

* $150,000.00 - $175,000.00 Salary; depending on education, qualifications, experience

* Annual bonus target: 10% of annual pay dependent on company and personal performance

Headquartered in Bloomington, MN and chartered in 1975, United Bankers' Bank (UBB) is the nation's first bankers' bank. Today, UBB has over $1 billion in assets, and is a trusted correspondent banking partner to over 1,000 community banks from the West Coast to the Great Lakes and South Atlantic. Our "First for Your Success" motto is a guiding principle that establishes the success of each and every customer and UBB employee as our number one priority.

United Bankers' Bank is an EEO/AA employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.