Commercial Lending & Business Services Director - Hybrid

Air Academy Credit Union; Pueblo (CO); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation time

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Air Academy Credit Union seeks a Director of Commercial Lending and Business Services to lead strategy, develop the team, and strengthen relationships with business members. You will oversee the commercial portfolio, balance growth with credit quality, and influence leadership decisions through clear risk and performance insights.

In this hybrid role, you’ll drive cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Risk, Finance, and Marketing, while advancing community ties and service excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• 5+ years commercial lending experience; 10 years preferred.
• 2–4 years direct people-management experience.
• Experience leading a commercial lending function or portfolio.
• Strong credit, underwriting, portfolio management and risk expertise.
• Proven ability to build relationships with business members and referral sources.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with portfolio concentrations, lending limits, participations, and problem assets preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the commercial lending strategy.
• Oversee credit quality, profitability, liquidity, and lending capacity.
• Develop people, coach the team, and build accountability.
• Represent AACU with executive leadership, the Commercial Loan Committee, and the Board.
• Partner with Operations, Lending, Risk, Finance, Technology, Marketing, and branches to improve processes.
• Strengthen relationships with business members and community partners.
• Translate portfolio performance and market conditions into actionable recommendations.

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic leadership

Credit risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation skills

Portfolio management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field

Job description

Air Academy Credit Union seeks a Director of Commercial Lending and Business Services to lead strategy, develop the team, and strengthen relationships with business members. You will oversee the commercial portfolio, balance growth with credit quality, and influence leadership decisions through clear risk and performance insights.

In this hybrid role, you’ll drive cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Risk, Finance, and Marketing, while advancing community ties and service excellence