Farm Credit Mid-America is a financial services cooperative serving financial needs of farmers and rural residents in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. Our purpose is to secure the future of rural communities and agriculture. We are passionate about serving the needs of our rural communities and creating positive customer experiences.
Farm Credit Mid-America is a great place to work! We have been named as a Best Places to Work in Kentucky for the past 12 years. At Farm Credit Mid-America we put our customers and team members at the heart of all we do.
SCHEDULE: Full Time
TRAVEL REQUIRED: 50% - 75%
LOCATION: Covers the Farm Credit Mid-America retail offices in Lafayette, Williamsport, Kokomo, Crawfordsville and Rensselaer, Indiana.
COMPENSATION: $108,840.00 to $275,551.00 base salary plus potential for variable compensation. Base pay is determined by your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st may compensate outside of the salary range for bona fide reasons not related to membership in a protected class.
About Our Opportunity
The Regional Vice President of Agricultural Lending provides strategic leadership of the retail sales team in achieving portfolio growth while maintaining sound loan quality and credit administration. Leading, coaching, and developing Financial Officers to deliver an exceptional customer experience through the delivery of financial services consistent with regional, state and association goals.
How You Will Spend Your Time
- Leads by modeling our values, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, encouraging and enabling others to act. Establishes and maintains a positive work environment that promotes continuous learning, development, recruitment, and retention of highly effective employees.
- Coordinates and collaborates with leaders across the association by supporting the overall customer experience and sales delivery to drive consistency, work share, and success through participating in committees, projects and strategic initiatives.
- Provides strategic leadership for the overall customer experience/relationship, sales delivery and credit function for the assigned region.
- Achieves results through remote leadership of team members throughout their assigned region as well as influencing team members in other areas of the organization.
- Leads and coaches' others, setting team's direction, evaluating performance, exercising management authority in performance, compensation and other employment decisions.
- Leads the region’s business development plan, marketplace analysis and marketing plans. Understands and engages in the development of the regional territory from an advocacy and growth perspective.
- Aligns regional goals and results measured by sales numbers, credit quality, credit administration, effective servicing and financial results to the state and association goals.
- Grants authorities, sets standards, evaluates performance, corrects deficiencies, coaches and develops skills, effective and efficient review of credit analysis, regulatory compliance and procedural compliance.
- Monitors the quality of loan portfolios, establishing and granting lending authorities as well as reviewing loans.
- Conducts joint sales calls and credit administration reviews to coach and develop sales team members. Provides meaningful feedback to the Directors of Retail Operations to ensure an accurate and consistent customer experience.
- Establishes and maintains internal and external relationships while participating in Association and industry organizations to gain knowledge, share information, and enhancing the Association’s brand.
Minimum Education & Experience
Bachelor's Degree in business, agriculture or related field.
4-6 years professional experience in financial services, agricultural sales and/or credit experience, with at least two years in a leadership role or having demonstrated skills to lead a team of people.
Mental & Physical Requirements
While engaged in this position, team members will routinely sit, use hands for tasks, and communicate orally. Standing or walking is frequently required, while occasional demands include reaching with hands and arms, and lifting or moving up to ten pounds. Vision requirements encompass close and distance vision. The work environment typically has a moderate noise level. This role may entail a blend of mental and physical capabilities, requiring strong mental acuity, problem-solving skills, and occasional physical tasks such as standing, lifting, or extended computer usage. Some roles may require physical or mental requirements related to driving, such as a valid driver's license, and the ability to drive a long-distance. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for individuals as requested.
Farm Credit Mid-America provides a competitive total rewards package to our team members. This includes an award winning 401(k) Plan. Our Health and Financial wellness benefits provide safety, security and peace of mind for you and your family. Here is a highlight of our Total Rewards and Benefits.
Farm Credit Mid-America is an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will receive consideration for employments without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by law.
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