Hiring: Chief Lending Officer

May 8, 2025

JOB TITLE: Chief Lending Officer

DEPARTMENT: Lending

REPORTS TO: President & CEO

POSITION SUMMARY:

Working under the policy direction of Pathway Lending and under the general supervision of the President & CEO this position provides support in administrative areas. Along with the President & CEO, the COO and the SVP Chief Credit Officer, the Chief Lending  Officer will develop and implement strategic lending and operational  goals for Pathway Lending. The Chief Lending Officer is responsible for the oversight of lending and regional office operations

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Works with the President & CEO, COO, and SVP Chief Credit Officer to create and implement strategic growth and lending goals across Tennessee. Works with Regional Presidents to foster strong partnerships with financial institutions, governments, and other community leaders to facilitate sustainable growth in loans and other Pathway products and services.
  2. Works with the SVP Chief Credit Officer and Regional Presidents to identify business development opportunities and design and implement appropriate loan products and services for these opportunities within target markets. Leverages regional office network to support organizational lending goals.
  3. Works with the SVP Education to ensure that the advisory and educational services, i.e., WBC, VBOC, etc., are offered through each of the regional offices to loan clients and education clients.
  4. Works with the senior management and the marketing team to construct and elevate the Pathway Lending message and conduct outreach programs throughout the target markets. The outreach will include attendance at various seminars, meetings, and conferences and use these opportunities to increase the public’s knowledge about Pathway Lending and the regional offices.
  5. Works across the organization to ensure a strong working relationship between the teams and regional offices with the goal of a cohesive organization working together to generate a strong regional quality loan portfolio through strong financial information and appropriate collateral.
  6. Recruits, trains, mentors, and retains high performing business lenders across the state with emphasis on growing loan portfolio while enhancing entrepreneurial education.
  7. Other duties as assigned.

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