Senior SBA Lending & Business Growth Lead

Bank Midwest; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank Midwest is seeking a Senior Business Development Officer to identify SBA prospects, manage client relationships, and drive loan origination across SBA products including 7a, Express, CAPLines, ITL and 504.

You will develop credit presentations, support cross‑sales, and work with bankers to expand and deepen relationships while maintaining portfolio credit quality. Some travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in commercial banking or small business banking.
• Minimum 5 years SBA lending experience in a business development role with demonstrated past success.

Responsibilities

• Identify SBA prospects and referrals in the footprint and grow client relationships.
• Develop credit presentations and lead loan structuring and submission.
• Coordinate term sheets, commitment letters and loan closings with SBA products.
• Cross-sell lending, depository and treasury products to clients through bankers and staff.
• Maintain high credit quality and strong client rapport in the portfolio.
• Travel within market area (~70%+) and occasional HQ/conferences.

Skills

Prospecting & outreach

Relationship building

Credit knowledge

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree (preferred)

Bank/credit training programs

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Job description

Bank Midwest is seeking a Senior Business Development Officer to identify SBA prospects, manage client relationships, and drive loan origination across SBA products including 7a, Express, CAPLines, ITL and 504.

You will develop credit presentations, support cross‑sales, and work with bankers to expand and deepen relationships while maintaining portfolio credit quality. Some travel is required.