Regional Vice President, Field Operations

Regional Vice President, Field Operations

• Negotiable within or near FCI territory,

The Regional Vice President, Field Operations leads and manages a team of regional field offices encompassing lending operations by planning and implementing strategic initiatives and tactics that support the Association’s vision and goals.

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• Lead, manage, and develop Lending Regional Managers and field office teams, setting performance standards and supporting career growth.
• Serve as a role model for the association’s vision, mission, and values, and mentor staff across the organization.
• Plan and implement strategic initiatives for lending operations, working closely with senior management.
• Collaborate with other field leaders to drive consistency, share best practices, and support organizational success.
• Communicate and execute corporate direction across regional offices, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Oversee credit administration, monitor adherence to policies, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Develop and execute business development strategies to grow lending portfolios and enhance customer experience.
• Advocate for a sales culture mindset and oversee product knowledge, sales, and servicing training.
• Ensure compliance with credit policies, procedures, and regulations; address audit findings and maintain internal controls.
• Serve as a liaison with third parties, including other Farm Credit institutions and service providers.

• Knowledge in business development, credit extension, credit administration, and portfolio management procedures
• Skill in selecting, managing, coaching, motivating and developing diverse teams
• Skill in identifying challenging goals, and motivating others to achieve them
• Skill in communicating objectives and delegating responsibility
• Skill in managing own emotions and understanding and managing the emotional reactions of others
• Skill in utilizing a systematic approach to problem solving
• Skill in establishing and maintaining relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts to advance the association’s interest and increase personal efficacy
• Skill in having perception of different dimensions of business issues and making sense out of complex issues while being decisive and flexible to change
• Skill in differentiating significant and insignificant details
• Skill in analyzing complex technical data by using logic and quantitative reasoning

Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, finance or agriculture and 7 years of related experience in agribusiness, credit analysis or sales, including 5 years of supervisory experience;
Or an equivalent combination of education, experience and skillset sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job