Commercial Lender

SNI Financial; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SNI Financial is seeking an experienced Commercial Lender to grow and retain profitable relationships by delivering value-added banking solutions. You will manage relationships independently, with strong product knowledge, credit process management, and a track record of revenue generation.

The role emphasizes loan origination, credit analysis, and cross-selling across a broad suite of banking products while expanding deposits and maintaining client satisfaction in the Milwaukee area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in banking, finance or related field is preferred.
• Typically a minimum of 5 years direct lending experience with focus on business relationships.
• Familiarity with sales, loan processing and closing processes.
• Extensive knowledge of Commercial Banking products and services.
• Must have good interpersonal and communication skills and a proven track record of business development.

Responsibilities

• Solicit commercial clients; aggressively seeks and obtains quality new business through client and prospect calls, referrals, and cross selling efforts.
• Obtaining and maintaining COIs and attending networking events in the assigned geographic area.
• Requires skills and experience loan structuring and credit analysis.
• Generating a wide variety of commercial and real estate loans.
• Closing loans typically in the $1 million to $7 million range.
• Contributes to deposit growth by cross selling and promoting additional banking products.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Relationship management

Business development

Cross selling

Education

Bachelor's degree in banking, finance or related field

Job description

As a commercial lender, your primary role will be to grow and retain profitable relationships. This is accomplished by focusing on the delivery of value-added solutions to our clients and prospects that will help them reach their goals and maximize our revenues over the life of the relationship. You will be a fully experienced, qualified relationship manager capable of independent activity. You should have proven client relationship skills, as well as extensive product knowledge, technical expertise and strong transaction execution skills. Credit process management is a critical component of your job. Performance will be measured by your effectiveness in many marketing areas, including but not limited to: calling activity, proposal generation, revenue generation, risk mitigation, and ability to build successful relationships. You will also seek opportunities to cross sell into every relationship and anticipate the future needs of the client.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

• Solicit commercial clients; aggressively seeks and obtains quality new business through client and prospect calls, referrals, and cross selling efforts.
• Obtaining and maintaining COI’s and attending various networking events in the assigned geographic area.
• Requires skills and experience loan structuring and credit analysis.
• Generating a wide variety of commercial and real estate loans.
• Closing loans typically in the $1 million to $7 million range.
• Contributes to deposit growth by cross selling and promoting additional banking products
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

Bachelor’s degree in banking, finance or other related field is preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Typically a minimum of 5 years direct lending experience with focus on business relationships

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

Familiarity of the sales, loan processing and closing processes.

Extensive knowledge of Commercial Banking products and services.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Ability to expand loans, client relationships and cross sell bank products.

Must have good interpersonal and communication skills and proven track record of business development.