Senior Commercial Lender

Senior Commercial Lender

Career 1 Source is working with a well-established and growing community bank, to identify a Senior Commercial Lender for its Topeka, Kansas market.

This opportunity is driven by the upcoming retirement of a long-tenured lender and offers the ability to step into a meaningful, established commercial portfolio while continuing to drive new growth. The role is ideal for an experienced commercial lender who values relationship banking, strong credit culture, and long-term stability.

What’s in it for you:

• Step into an existing commercial portfolio with immediate impact
• Bank has grown nearly $20MM in loans year-over-year with a strong pipeline
• Direct access to leadership
• Immediate participation on Loan Committee
• Long-term stability with a community-focused bank
• Competitive compensation with flexibility for experienced lenders
• Opportunity to further grow your market presence and relationships

What you will be doing:

• Manage and grow an established commercial and CRE loan portfolio
• Develop new commercial relationships within the established footprint
• Structure and underwrite commercial credits with a focus on credit quality
• Partner with leadership on loan decisions, portfolio management, and growth
• Serve as a visible relationship banker in the local business community
• Maintain strong client relationships ranging from $50K to $5MM
• Work closely with internal support staff to deliver high-quality service

A successful candidate for this Senior Commercial Lender role will possess:

• 8-10+ years of commercial lending experience preferred
• Strong CRE lending background (primary focus)
• Solid underwriting and loan structuring skills
• Proven ability to build and manage long-term client relationships
• Business development mindset with disciplined credit approach
• High standards — no shortcuts on credit quality
• Self-starter who works well with autonomy

Compensation

• Willing to compete

Benefits

• Yes –  competitive community bank benefits package

Desired Location

• Topeka, Kansas

*Candidates must be eligible to work in the US as well as meet the qualifications listed above in order to be considered for the Senior Commercial Lender job.

Job Id: 17879