Job Description

Senior Loan Officer – Agricultural & Commercial Lending

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Loan Officer to develop and manage high-value agricultural and commercial lending relationships. This is an excellent opportunity for a relationship-driven lender with a strong agriculture background and a passion for the ag community. 

The Senior Loan Officer will manage an established portfolio while developing new relationships and serving as a trusted financing partner to customers throughout the market.

Responsibilities Include

• Take over management of a portfolio of agricultural and commercial customer relationships
• Develop and maintain complex, high-value lending relationships
• Grow the portfolio through new business development, referrals, and expansion of existing relationships
• Lead annual renewals, including pricing discussions, terms, financial documentation, and coordination with credit
• Analyze financial information and identify credit risks, trends, and opportunities
• Partner with Credit, Operations, and other internal teams to move loans efficiently through underwriting, renewal, and closing
• Maintain regular customer contact and proactively identify additional financing needs
• Maintain accurate pipeline, customer, and portfolio information within the CRM
• Assist customers with onboarding and utilization of available lending technology and customer resources
• Travel throughout the assigned market to maintain and develop customer relationships
  
  Qualifications
• Strong agricultural background and knowledge of agricultural operations
• Preferred 3+ years of credit, underwriting, or lending experience
• Proven business development and relationship management ability
• Understanding of agricultural lending and commercial credit
• Experience analyzing financial statements and assessing credit risk
• Familiarity with loan documentation and the lending process
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Self-motivated, relationship-oriented, and comfortable working independently

If you have a strong agricultural background, understand credit, and enjoy building long-term relationships with producers and commercial customers, we would like to speak with you.

To express interest, or for more information, reply here, or email chris.popp@gogpac.com. All resumes and conversations are kept confidential.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.