Sr. Manager of Credit - Denver or Sacramento

Role Overview

The Senior Manager of Credit is responsible for leading and overseeing a region’s credit risk management strategy, credit policy governance, and customer credit decisioning processes. This role also manages a regional credit team, partners with Sales and Finance to support growth objectives, and ensures strong controls around credit exposure, collections, and compliance.

• Contribute to the development, execution, and continuous improvement of company credit policies, procedures, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversee customer credit evaluations, approvals, and ongoing credit monitoring to balance risk management and commercial growth.
• Partner closely with Sales, Finance, and IT to support responsible revenue growth while managing credit exposure.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of credit professionals, ensuring strong performance, engagement, and succession planning.
• Analyze credit risk trends, aging, and exposure metrics; prepare and present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive consistency and compliance across credit practices, including adherence to internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Lead initiatives to improve credit processes, systems, and reporting, leveraging data and technology to increase efficiency and visibility.

• 8+ years of progressive experience in credit, risk management, finance, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading credit teams and managing complex credit portfolios.
• Strong knowledge of credit risk assessment, financial statement analysis, and collections strategies.
• Experience in agriculture, commodities, agribusiness, food, animal nutrition, or agronomic inputs is preferred, but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.

• You are a strategic thinker who can balance risk management with business growth objectives.
• You have strong leadership skills and enjoy developing and mentoring high‑performing teams.
• You communicate clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• You are comfortable making sound, data‑driven decisions in complex or ambiguous situations.
• You bring a collaborative, solutions‑oriented mindset to cross‑functional partnerships.

• Base compensation ranges from $126,700 - $185,930, depending on location, skills, and experience.
• Annual discretionary bonus, vacation, holidays, health, dental, vision, mental health, and retirement plan participation (up to 7% match into your 401(k)).