Role Overview:

Do you enjoy teamwork and the art of the transaction while also making an impact in the community? Come join Self-Help’s national Commercial Lending team! We are looking for colleagues who embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as a collaborative workplace where everyone feels valued – especially our customers.

About This Role:

Self-Help is seeking a Commercial Credit Officer to join our team in making a variety of commercial loans that have broad economic development impact and focus (e.g., small business, commercial real estate, nonprofit facilities, healthy food systems, public charter school, faith-based, and multifamily housing).Learn more about the position and our lines of business at https://www.self-help.org/careers.A successful candidate will have solid background in commercial lending, strong analytical skills, project management skills, a focus on teamwork, and a commitment to customer service.

A senior position that includes people management is also available depending upon the candidate’s experience.

In This Role, You Will:

• Advise and collaborate with teammates to structure, analyze, and underwrite credit requests that will advance Self-Help’s mission.
• Provide critical, objective review of credit requests to ensure consistency with Self-Help’s credit policies.
• Approve credit requests within delegated credit authority or prepare teammates for presenting requests to Self-Help’s credit committee.
• Contribute to credit coaching and training of other staff members on due diligence teams.
• Senior position will also manage other credit officers and provide ongoing coaching and feedback to achieve team goals and provide opportunities for career advancement.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s OR equivalent related experience; Graduate degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, City Planning, Public Policy or Law, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of related experience in commercial lending, finance or community development required.
• High level of emotional intelligence in support of a collaborative work culture.
• Ability to adapt quickly within a growing environment and help others to do the same.
• Strong quantitative/credit analysis skills and attention to detail to provide critical assessment of credit requests.
• Excellent interpersonal, written/verbal communication, and project management skills.
• Experience managing, coaching, and developing teammates.
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks to effectively manage workload.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 5% and occasionally work on a flexible schedule.

Benefits:

• Being a part of our mission to create economic opportunity for all.
• Medical, dental, and vision care plans with generous premium coverage by Self-Help.
• Strong 401(k) and health account matching.
• Paid vacation (15 days/yr.), sick (12 days/yr.), holidays (10/yr.), and up to 12-weeks parental leave.
• Hybrid remote work option (2 days remote; 3 days onsite).

Salary Range*: $90,400-$135,600 (Fresno), $91,200-$136,800 (Bakersfield), $97,000-$143,808 (Pomona), $97,000-$143,808 (San Diego), $97,000-$143,808 (South Los Angeles), $98,700-$143,808 (Vallejo), $110,500-$143,808 (San Francisco)

• Pay ranges vary by geographical location

About Us:

Self-Help Credit Union was chartered in 1983 to build a network of branches that partner with working families and communities often underserved by the financial marketplace. With over $1.6 billion in assets and serving more than 92,500 members in 32 branches -six in Florida, 22 in North Carolina, three in South Carolina, and one in Virginia -Self-Help Credit Union is one of the fastest-growing community development financial institutions in the country. It is part of the Self-Help family of non-profit organizations whose collective mission is to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity for all. For over 41 years, the national Center for Community Self-Help and its affiliates have provided more than $11 billion in financing to help over 198,000 people buy homes, start and grow businesses, and build wealth. For more information, please visit www.self-help.org.

Self-Help is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression (including transgender status), age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, class or family status.