Senior CRE & Structured Lending Documentation Lead

Seacoast Bank; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Seacoast Bank seeks a CRE/Structured Lending Document Manager to lead a specialized team supporting Commercial Real Estate and Complex Lending. The role oversees documentation preparation, closing coordination, policy compliance, and risk management for complex transactions including CRE, syndications, tax-exempt financings, SBA 504, and structured lending.

Primary SME for documentation, partnering with Relationship Managers, Credit, Legal, and Loan Administration to ensure accurate closings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Legal Studies, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of commercial loan documentation with a $20+ billion regional banking organization.
• 7+ years’ experience managing Loan Documentation team supporting Middle Market and CRE Banking.
• Advanced experience supporting Commercial Real Estate lending.
• Significant experience with syndicated loans, participations, municipality/tax-exempt bond financings, SBA 504 lending, and other complex structured lending transactions.
• Strong understanding of commercial loan documentation, collateral perfection, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with attorney-prepared loan documents and negotiating documentation requirements
• LaserPro experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and manage a team of CRE Document Officers and Document Services Specialists.
• Establish team goals, service standards, productivity expectations, and quality metrics.
• Manage staffing, performance evaluations, employee development, succession planning, and compensation recommendations.
• Build and maintain a specialized training program focused on complex lending and commercial real estate documentation.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate resource allocation and workload balancing to support lending production demands.
• Review and approve documentation structures for complex lending relationships.
• Provide guidance regarding legal documentation requirements, policy interpretation, and exception management.
• Partner with internal and external counsel on sophisticated transactions.
• Ensure compliance with participation agreements, syndication structures, servicing agreements, and bond documentation requirements.
• Oversee preparation, review, and closing of complex commercial loan documentation.
• Coordinate with Credit, Underwriting, Relationship Managers, Loan Administration, and Legal throughout the loan lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain procedures, job aids, and documentation standards.
• Implement process improvements to increase efficiency while reducing operational risk.
• Monitor service level agreements and manage departmental reporting.
• Embrace new technology and stay updated on industry changes to foster innovation and idea generation.
• Prepare for overnight travel and/or deployment for up to 4 weeks in case of a Business Continuity event.
• Adhere to Seacoast Bank’s Code of Conduct.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Relationship management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Legal Studies, or related field

Tools

LaserPro

Job description

Seacoast Bank seeks a CRE/Structured Lending Document Manager to lead a specialized team supporting Commercial Real Estate and Complex Lending. The role oversees documentation preparation, closing coordination, policy compliance, and risk management for complex transactions including CRE, syndications, tax-exempt financings, SBA 504, and structured lending.

Primary SME for documentation, partnering with Relationship Managers, Credit, Legal, and Loan Administration to ensure accurate closings.