Full-Time - Hybrid

Locations:

Hybrid Potential - Michigan, USA

Wackerly - Midland, MI 48640, USA

Job Details

Description

Do you have a passion for lending and leadership? Are you skilled in driving strategic growth and fostering innovation? Members First Credit Union is seeking an experienced executive to join our team and continue reaching new heights in the lending department as our Vice President of Lending. This pivotal role leads the business lending, mortgage lending and consumer lending teams. Apply today and join us in our mission to create a better tomorrow!

We strive to create an atmosphere of belonging with no judgment, just opportunity. We are interconnected to each other, and when we embrace out true authentic selves, we are stronger. We will empower you to be the best version of yourself while helping you to flourish in work and life. Come join us to help create thriving communities!

VICE PRESIDENT LENDING I

Exempt

Reports to: Chief Operations Officer

Position Overview

The primary purpose of this position is to assist Members First Credit Union to deliver on its mission: To encourage a better tomorrow. To achieve this mission, the position must deliver on our brand promise: We believe in you. Our promise is to be trustworthy, caring, and enthusiastic to help you succeed. You will do this by living out our core values in every service contact to both internal and external members.

Essential Duties

• Through leadership, create a positive, empowering environment for team members to allow for goal success and professional development.
• Be a strategic leader in the credit union.
• Innovate, develop and implement the long and short-term strategic plans for each lending team in alignment with the credit union strategic plan.
• Lead the business lending, mortgage lending, and consumer lending teams to reach portfolio performance goals.
• Collaborate with executive team to grow our credit union and strengthen overall market position.
• Ensure that professional business relationships are established and maintained with members, vendors, the business community, and trade organizations.
• Deliver on the Credit Union's promise in every service situation

Duties and Responsibilities

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of this position. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Responsible for the overall strategy accomplishment, success of growth, health, and viability of the lending portfolio.

Build collaborative relationships with departments and their leaders across the organization to reach credit union goals. Gain an understanding of their issues, challenges and opportunities and ensure transparency.

Develop an annual lending strategic plan and budget. This includes setting goals and objectives to increase growth, heighten the member experience, rate/fee structures, efficiency of systems, an increase in revenue, and a decrease in expenses.

Align department and individual team member goals with the credit union strategic plan.

Ensure that lending operations are in accordance with established policies, procedures and legal requirements and are properly documented. Present changes to the Board for approval.

Create and maintain professional and mutually beneficial vendor relationships. Lead the evaluation, pre