Senior Vice President Commercial Lending Manager - Grand Rapids, MI

Job Title: SVP Commercial Lending Manager

Primary Location: Grand Rapids, MI (5540 Glenwood Hills Pkwy)

Employee Status: full-time salary

Estimated Hours/Week: 38

Fully On Site

​What You’ll Get: (note varied offerings based on role and hours)

Weekly Pay

Comprehensive Health & Wellness package including Medical (with prescription coverage), Dental, and Vision

Matching Health Savings Account Contributions, Dependent Care flexible spending account (FSA)

Retirement options like 401 (k) with company match

Paid time off: Vacation, Personal days, paid holidays, paid volunteer time, sick days, & flex time

Tuition reimbursement

To see a full list of our benefit offerings – check out this helpful guide !

About this position:

The Senior Vice President Commercial Lending Manager is responsible for loan portfolio management, growth and maintenance as well as the review of individual performance, training and guidance for a group of Commercial Lenders. The Senior Vice President Commercial Lending Manager will possess thorough knowledge of commercial lending policy and depository services as well as an understanding of the LMCU mission, vision and values, business model philosophy, risk tolerance and culture. In addition to insuring high standards for client service, work quality, presentations, and compliance with policies.

What you’ll do:

Commercial Lending Team Leadership

Lead and develop commercial loan officers through performance management, pipeline oversight, credit deal review, and strategic coaching while ensuring accurate forecasting, sound loan structuring, risk-based pricing, and compliance with lending policies.

Commercial Business Development

Originate, develop, manage, and grow a commercial loan portfolio consisting of C&I, investment real estate and development projects. This will be accomplished through prospecting, relationship management, creating lending solutions, pipeline management, and cross-selling of lending and depository products while maintaining strong member relationships and portfolio quality.

Commercial Credit Administration and Portfolio Management

Ability to analyze financial statements, assess credit risk, maintain accurate risk ratings, oversee annual reviews and loan renewals, ensure loan documentation compliance, manage loan closings, and monitor portfolio performance to maintain asset quality and minimize credit losses.

Compliance & Regulations

Maintains comprehensive knowledge of commercial banking policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and industry trends to effectively manage business opportunities and achieve assigned production goals. Applies market knowledge and strategic business development skills to drive loan growth while ensuring compliance with organizational standards.

What you’ll bring:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field.

10+ years of experience as a senior commercial lender or related experience and prior management experience.

Solid financial analysis capabilities and understanding of financial statements.

Thorough knowledge of commercial lending policy, depository services, credit union/banking operations and ability to present the outcomes of complex, technical analytic approaches.

Who We Are:

We’re proud of our past, thrilled with our present, and couldn’t be more excited about our future! Lake Michigan Credit Union has grown to become one of the largest credit unions in the nation with our headquarters in West Michigan.

As a credit union, LMCU is a not-for-profit institution, owned by its members, instead of corporate stockholders. We are accountable directly to our members, and they directly share in our success – benefitting by lower and fewer fees, better savings and checking interest rates, lower cost mortgages and a host of other advantages that simply don’t exist at traditional banks. It’s about always doing what’s best and right for our members - it guides everything we do. From friendly, knowledgeable and professional employees who greet you by name, to offering stellar value at every turn, LMCU works for its members. Working with LMCU you can grow and advance in your career and work with talented teams that help you become better each and every day. As an employee you can have confidence in knowing your work is having an impact by supporting our mission of serving our members’ lifetime financial needs.

You’ll be encouraged to innovate and excel, and we're committed to your empowerment as an employee, providing ongoing training, development, support, and opportunities for you to achieve your career goals.

Have additional questions about the role?

You may email us at: Careers@lmcu.org .

If you lack access to the internet or internet connectivity, or have a disability that hinders your ability to apply online, please choose one of the following options to obtain assistance:

Call us at: (616) 242-9790

Mail your resume to: 5664 Prairie Creek Drive, Caledonia, MI 49316

Please Note: These options are reserved for use by individuals requesting accommodation as a candidate. Information received via these options will be routed to our HR team, who will provide appropriate assistance to facilitate the completion of LMCU’s online application.

LMCU is an Equal Opportunity Employer