About Byline Bank
Headquartered in Chicago, Byline Bank is a full-service commercial bank serving small- and medium-sized businesses, financial sponsors and consumers. Byline Bank has approximately $9.6 billion in assets and operates 46 branch locations throughout the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. Byline Bank offers a broad range of commercial and community banking products and services, including small-ticket equipment leasing solutions, and is one of the top Small Business Administration lenders in the United States according to the national SBA ranking by the U.S. Small Business Administration by volume FY2023. Byline Bank is a member of FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.
At Byline Bank, we take pride in being an award-winning workplace. Some of our recent recognitions include:
- U.S. News & World Report named Byline Bank as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the Midwest in 2024-2025
- Best Workplaces in Illinois in 2024 by Best Companies Group and Illinois SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
- Forbes America’s Best Small Employers 2023
By joining our team, you will become part of an organization that values growth, collaboration, and innovation. We strive to create an environment where employees feel supported and are empowered to excel in their roles. If you're looking for a career with a company that puts people first and makes a difference in the communities we serve, Byline Bank is the place for you.
About The Opportunity
At Byline Bank, we're looking for hardworking, client-focused individuals to join our dynamic team. As part of our organization, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the success of our clients and make a real difference in the communities we serve. If you're passionate about delivering quality service and thrive in a supportive, growth-oriented environment, let's connect to discuss this Credit Officer opportunity!
Objective Of Position
The Credit Officer is responsible for maintaining company’s loan policies and credit risk review policies and procedures. This role identifies credit risk situations and provides guidance to line-of-business lending managers. This role will also review credit relationship to determine adequacy of underwriting.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Maintains the company’s loan portfolios as to risk management loan considerations to maintain quality control and minimize losses.
- Maintains the reviews and interpretations of new and pending laws and regulations that potentially affect the organization’s credit practices.
- Keeps the Chief Credit Officer informed of any material considerations affecting the loan portfolio, loan policy and unusual individual loan transactions of significant size. Reports findings to the asset review committee.
- Assists with the development or revisions of policies, procedures, and agreements to ensure compliance with regulatory process. Ensures that deviations from policy are corrected and reported.
- Reviews and analyzes all credits greater than specified amount prior to bank board approval. Determines if credits meet sound underwriting standards and do not pose greater-than-normal risk.
- Assists with the reviews all credit relationship to ensure that the underwriting adhere to existing credit policy guidelines.
- Help provide advice and guidance to the institution’s lending management. Consults with senior lending department managers as to risk on complex or unusual loan relationships. Reviews lending policies of the bank for each line of business to ensure regulatory statutes are met.
- Prepares, presents and interprets credit analysis and reporting from each line of business to senior management, shareholders and regulatory agencies.
- Resolves credit policy issues identified internally or by the regulators by coordinating due diligence efforts with line-of-business managers.
- All other duties as assigned.
Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related degree is required for this role.
- 5+ years of commercial credit administration experience with a financial institution.
- 5+ years of experience in management information and technology.
- Strong credit analysis, financial analysis, and knowledge of underwriting is a plus.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels.
- Be self-motivated and an effective time and project manager with a strong attention to detail.
- Have strong change management, organizational and planning capabilities.
- Ability to identify, understand and define problems, evaluate alternatives, set priorities, manage projects and implement high quality solutions.
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills with the ability to directly manage and communicate multiple projects and priorities depending on organizational needs and strategies.
- Possess strong communication skills both verbally and in writing.
Physical Demands/Work Environment
Usual office environment with frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing. Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office equipment. Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices.
At Byline Bank, we value work-life flexibility and support a hybrid work environment for this position. This role allows for a combination of remote and in-office work, with occasional visits to the office based on business needs. Specific in-office days may vary and will be discussed during the interview process.
Compensation & Benefits
Byline Bank offers competitive industry rate salary bands with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity across teams and levels.
The salary range for this position is between $104,000 to $145,000.
In addition, Byline provides benefits including medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, paid time off and much more! Depending on the specific role, compensation may also include discretionary bonuses and other benefit programs. The actual compensation package may vary based on factors such as skill set, experience level, and candidate's location.
Additional Information
Byline Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to providing an inclusive workplace where the unique differences of our employees are welcomed, respected, and valued. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
All employment decisions at Byline Bank are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, protected veteran status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Byline Bank will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Byline Bank is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us directly at 773-475-2900, Option #2.
If applying within the US, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Note To Recruitment Agencies And Third-Party Recruiters
Byline Bank kindly requests that third-party recruiters, staffing agencies, and recruitment firms refrain from submitting resumes or candidate profiles without a prior agreement in place. Any unsolicited submissions will be considered property of Byline Bank, and no fees will be paid for placements resulting from such submissions. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
