SBA Director

Banner Bank

SBA Director executing SBA lending strategy for Banner Bank. Leading a high-performing team and driving portfolio performance across California.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $178,000 - $235,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

SBA lendingportfolio managementloan processingservicingliquidationcredit qualityperformance metricspricing strategiescost efficienciesrisk management

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic advisingteam developmentorganizational structurecollaborationcommunicationaccountabilitysuccession planningcross-functional partnershipperformance optimization

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBA