Commercial Development Officer Job West Lafayette area,Indiana USA,Finance & Banking

Job Title:

Commercial Development Officer

Last Revision:

2/2026

Percentage of Time Allocated:

100%

Department:

Commercial Lending

Reports To:

VP / Commercial Loan Department Officer

Supervises:

None

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Summary

This position is leader of Commercial Lending and will report directly to the VP / Commercial Loan Department Officer. The primary responsibilities of this position include: establishing initial contact and acquiring new business relationships with area industries and commercial business owners, attracting new consumer relationships, promoting growth of the Bank’s commercial loan portfolio which in result should lead to bank and asset growth, and to aggressively create, and grow our commercial department, by soliciting, structuring, approving, and closing loan commitments.

Participates in and promotes the financial institution’s community activities.

Job Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years’ lending experience and working knowledge of the banking industry, rules, and regulations.
Must possess verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with staff and management.
Must have good analytical and organizational skills and be able to support and maintain strong and positive working rapport with various Bank departments.
Working knowledge of arithmetic and its applications. Use mathematics to solve problems.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including (but not limited to) Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Must be able to use internet and business applications that require use of internet.
Successful completion of in-house training programs
Comprehensive knowledge of new accounts operations
Comprehensive knowledge of consumer lending
Exceptional customer service and professional skills
Strong telephone skills
Ability to multi-task, work independently, delegate, and make decisions
Team Player
Valid driver’s License
Must maintain Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) credentials.

Specific Job Functions

Strategic Objectives

Reviews, executes, and practices objectives within SFSB’s Strategic Plan.

Realize and support strategies developed through strategic thinking process and integrate these back into the branch goals.

Lending Objectives

Maximize bank profitability through appropriate pricing of new loan originations, fee income, and selling of bank products and services.

Negotiate terms, structure loan financing based on risk considerations and present credits for approval as required.

Take loan applications, complete financial statements, negotiate terms and close loans on major projects and substantial loan requests.

Promotes and participates in financial institutions’ special credit programs and other CRA programs.

Supports the collection of delinquent loans.

Communicates approvals or denials to the borrower, real estate agent or builder.

Branch Growth

Assists Branch Manager with developing branch goals and budgets to aid in meeting profitability standards.

Utilizes branch income and financial statements to improve performance and implement plans for meeting branch commercial goals.

Actively promote commercial and consumer loan growth by identifying potential markets and developing strategies to secure new business and expand on the existing customer base.

Acts on all potential leads that are presented in a timely manner.

Reviews lists, records, newspapers, etc., for business development leads.

Solicits commercial deposit accounts and cash management relationships from new and existing customers.

Building Customer Relationships

Actively participates in local business and community activities and maintains close contact with local builders, real estate brokers and agents, customers and prospects.

Promotes a favorable image of the bank in all business activities within the community.

Must spend a considerable amount of time outside of the bank to promote new business and to promote the bank.

Is a leader in community organizations, activities, and civic organizations.

Responsible for knowing and cross selling bank products to help the…