SBA Director
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SBA Director executing SBA lending strategy for Banner Bank. Leading a high-performing team and driving portfolio performance across California.
Responsibilities:
- Establish and execute the SBA lending strategy, aligning growth objectives, risk appetite, and portfolio optimization with enterprise goals.
- Lead and develop a high-performing SBA leadership team, shaping organizational structure, staffing, and succession planning.
- Serve as the primary SBA subject matter expert and strategic advisor to executive leadership.
- Maintain accountability for the SBA portfolio, including credit quality, performance trends, concentration risk, and loan repurchase management.
- Direct end-to-end SBA operations, including loan processing, servicing, liquidation, and guaranteed loan sales strategy.
- Manage financial performance through pricing strategies, gain on sale optimization, cost efficiencies, and performance metrics.
- Ensure compliance with SBA, federal, state, and bank regulations while serving as a key liaison with regulators, auditors, and internal partners.
- Partner cross-functionally with Credit, Risk, Finance, Operations, and Business Banking to drive execution and strengthen collaboration.
Requirements:
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, Law, Computer Science, or a related field (Required).
- You have an MBA or related advanced degree (Preferred).
- You bring 10 or more years of progressive experience in SBA lending, including portfolio management, servicing, and special credits, with enterprise or multi-function leadership experience (Required).
- You have 8 or more years of supervisory or management experience leading teams, projects, or processes (Required).
- You understand that an equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive employee benefits, including: medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD and life
- Paid vacation time, sick time and 11 company paid holidays
- 401k (with up to 4% match)
- Tuition reimbursement


















