SVP Loan Operations

Location: Texas
Salary: $200,000+ Depending on Experience

Are you a strategic banking leader who understands that exceptional loan operations require far more than processing paperwork and moving transactions from one desk to another? Do you have the expertise to transform complex lending operations into a streamlined, efficient, compliant, and performance-driven engine that supports institutional growth? An outstanding opportunity is available for a Senior Vice President of Loan Operations to provide executive leadership, operational oversight, and strategic direction across the full loan lifecycle.

This senior leadership position is designed for an experienced banking professional who can connect the dots between lending strategy, operational execution, regulatory compliance, risk management, technology, and customer experience. The ideal candidate brings a comprehensive understanding of commercial and consumer lending operations, loan documentation, booking and servicing, collateral administration, payment processing, loan maintenance, and portfolio integrity. Equally important, this individual understands how to build strong teams, strengthen internal controls, improve operational workflows, and establish procedures that allow a financial institution to grow confidently without compromising quality or sound banking practices.

As SVP of Loan Operations, you will work closely with executive leadership, lending officers, credit administration, compliance, risk management, finance, technology, and other key stakeholders to ensure that loan operations remain accurate, responsive, scalable, and aligned with the institution's strategic objectives. This is an opportunity to influence the direction of the lending platform, elevate operational performance, develop future leaders, and create sustainable processes that support both the institution and its customers.

Executive Leadership and Strategic Direction: Develop, communicate, and execute a comprehensive loan operations strategy that aligns with organizational goals, lending objectives, risk appetite, and long-term business plans. Translate executive priorities into practical operational initiatives, measurable performance targets, and sustainable improvements.

Loan Lifecycle Management: Oversee the operational components of the lending process from approval and closing through documentation, booking, servicing, payment administration, collateral tracking, maintenance, payoff, and loan termination. Ensure each stage is completed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Operational Excellence: Evaluate existing workflows, identify inefficiencies, eliminate unnecessary complexity, and implement standardized processes that improve productivity, reduce errors, strengthen accountability, and support consistent execution across the department.

Regulatory Compliance and

Risk Management:

Maintain strong operational controls designed to support compliance with applicable banking regulations, internal policies, contractual requirements, and audit standards. Partner with compliance, legal, credit, and risk management teams to address findings, mitigate exposure, and maintain a proactive approach to regulatory expectations.

Loan Documentation and Quality Control: Establish rigorous standards for loan documentation, approval verification, collateral perfection, lien tracking, covenant monitoring, system setup, and document retention. Ensure loan records are complete, accurate, properly authorized, and readily accessible for review.

Commercial Lending Operations: Provide oversight of commercial loan operations, including complex loan structures, commercial real estate,…