Senior Loan Officer

Ag Resource Management; Victoria (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

PTO

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Ag Resource Management in Texas is seeking a Senior Loan Officer to develop complex lending relationships and manage a portfolio of high‑value agricultural and commercial customers. You will be the primary day‑to‑day relationship manager, drive annual renewals, coordinate with Credit, Operations and other teams, and ensure exceptional customer service and portfolio growth.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years of credit and underwriting experience, a strong agriculture background, and a proven

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of credit and underwriting experience.
• Strong agriculture background with business development experience.
• Ability to build relationships to promote loan volume and credit quality.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 30-40 customer relationships within the assigned territory or market.
• Focus on new and existing customer relationships with aggregate balances >$1M and/or long-standing ARM relationships.
• Attract, retain, and manage strategic, complex, high-value relationships not assigned to an Area Manager.
• Serve as primary day-to-day relationship manager for assigned accounts.
• Maintain regular communication to ensure satisfaction and identify financing or service needs.
• Drive annual renewal activities including pricing discussions and document coordination.
• Partner with Credit, Operations and other departments to facilitate renewals and issue resolution.
• Monitor portfolio performance, utilization trends and risk indicators; escalate when appropriate.
• Coordinate collection of financial statements and required documentation.
• Maintain customer records, pipeline activity, forecasts and updates in HubSpot.
• Participate in Regional Meetings with pipeline updates and closing forecasts.
• Support customer retention by addressing concerns and identifying opportunities.
• Assist customers with onboarding and use of the ARM portal.

Skills

Relationship management

Credit underwriting

Agriculture background

Communication skills

Business development

Portfolio management

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

The Senior Loan Officer is responsible for developing complex lending relationships while managing a portfolio of high-value agricultural and commercial customers. This role provides financing expertise, manages more advanced customer relationships, supports portfolio growth and retention, and serves as a trusted advisor to customers. A strong understanding of agricultural lending and commercial credit is essential.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 30- 40 customer relationships within the assigned territory or market.
• Focus on developing and maintaining new and existing customer relationships with aggregate balances greater than $1 million and/or long-standing ARM customer relationships.
• Attract, retain, and manage strategic, complex, and high-value customer relationships that are not assigned to an Area Manager.
• As Area Manager portfolios grow, assume responsibility for transitioned customer relationships to ensure continuity of service and ongoing relationship management.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day relationship manager for assigned customer accounts.
• Maintain regular communication with customers to ensure satisfaction, strengthen relationships, and identify additional financing or service needs.
• Drive annual renewal activities, including pricing discussions, term negotiations, and coordination of required documentation.
• Partner with Credit, Operations, and other internal departments to facilitate seamless renewals, issue resolution, and exceptional customer service.
• Monitor portfolio performance, customer utilization trends, and potential risk indicators, escalating concerns when appropriate.
• Coordinate the timely collection of financial statements, reporting requirements, and other required customer documentation.
• Maintain accurate customer records, pipeline activity, forecasts, and relationship updates within HubSpot CRM.
• Participate in Regional Meetings by providing pipeline updates, portfolio status, and closing forecasts.
• Support customer retention initiatives by proactively addressing customer concerns and identifying opportunities to strengthen existing relationships.
• Assist customers with onboarding and effective utilization of the ARM customer portal and its functionality.

Experience, Qualifications And Requirements

• Strong agriculture background with business development experiences a must

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• 3-5+ years of experience of credit and underwriting.
• Leadership experience a plus, but not required
• Ability to build relationships to promote loan volume and credit quality.
• Must be self-motivating and driven.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with loan documentation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Generally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, handle documents, bend and stoop as needed, and reach with hands and arms
• Required to use a keyboard and computer regularly
• Specific vision abilities required, including that required to perform extensive computer-related work
• Must be able to verbally communicate with others and exchange accurate information
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to distinguish sound and perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Moderate noise (i.e., home office with computer, phone, and printers)
• Ability to sit at a computer for an extended period
• Must be able to perform all the essential duties of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

About Ag Resource Management

Ag Resource Management, LLC (ARM) is a technology-based financial solutions provider, offering innovative lending products and services to the agricultural industry. ARM’s commitment to agriculture and its unique underwriting approach are unsurpassed in the industry. Our production lending and crop insurance services have helped thousands of farmers with millions of acres over the past several years.

The opportunity to work at ARM includes:

• 401(k) (Roth and Traditional options) with employer match and vesting
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Competitive compensation and benefits package