STCU is a growing regional organization rated one of the top-performing credit unions in the nation, and named as one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work. We look for employees who have a strong desire to serve others, are lifelong learners committed to working hard, with a fun-loving attitude and a desire to make a difference in our members’ lives. We love people who share our passion for integrity, service, innovation, education, people, and celebration.

STCU offers excellent benefits: 

• Paid time off—plus 11 paid holidays!
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance 
• Flexible schedules and remote-work opportunities
• Training and career development
• Success sharing plan
• 401(k) matching contributions
• Tuition reimbursement

The Director of Lending Administration partners with the consumer, real estate and commercial teams in the management, monitoring and administration of lending operations. The position oversees the management loan systems that are critical to the day to day operations and growth of the lending channels. Through collaboration and partnership with the lending teams, it also oversees and/or participates in process improvement initiatives, vendor management, regulatory compliance, quality control and loan reviews.

Core Job Requirements/Outcomes

• Partner directly with lending division leadership by identifying key areas of support and development and creating roadmaps with timelines for completion.
• Oversee the lending administration leaders and the lending administration function by providing oversight and direction to the team, key systems, processes, policies, and products.
• Provide guidance to the lending divisions by overseeing loan processes, procedures, system administration and the collection/organizing of data to enhance the team’s ability to perform their tasks both effectively and efficiently.
• Lead lending research initiatives and/or projects by providing guidance and support related to lending products and services.

Core Leadership Principles

• Lead by example by aligning actions with shared values.
• Embrace and communicate organizational direction by enlisting others in a common vision in support of organization values, goals and decisions.
• Effectively lead organizational change by demonstrating and fostering a growth mindset by inspiring your team to do things differently, seizing opportunities, working through challenges and persevering toward a better future.
• Lead performance by providing direction and delegation to create a climate where people are motivated to do their best.
• Encourage the heart by exhibiting empathy, actively listening and celebrating to cultivate team engagement.

Other Essential Functions

• Develop lending administration team members to include cross training of critical tasks to create department redundancy and succession plan.
• Monitor and interpret industry trends, best practices or other strategically valuable focuses that impact all lending divisions. 
• Annually, will prepare and present a detailed strategy plan and timeline that describes how Lending Administration will partner with the lending divisions in meeting their goals and objectives.
• Partner with key credit union stakeholders in the completion of projects and other critical lending initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal/external examiners for document retrieval and audit responses as requested by the auditors or examiners.
• Maintain knowledge of rules, regulations and industry standards in regard to regulatory compliance and any other matters of interest related to lending.
• Partner and participate as needed on items related to credit management, monitoring and reporting.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting is required.

Job Experience: Minimum eight years’ experience in consumer and/or real estate lending and strong business service knowledge. Minimum of five years successful leadership experience, preferably in a financial services environment.

Software Skills: Proficient knowledge of MS Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.

Physical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 10 pounds with accommodations.

Work Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

Please review our website for more informaiton at www.stcu.org/careers.