VP, Diversified Banking

Coastal Community

VP, Diversified Banking at Coastal Community Credit Union developing strategies to optimize balance sheet performance and leading the specialized lending team in financial operations.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$153,407 - CA$193,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and deliver strategies that optimize balance sheet performance when member-based loan growth is insufficient
Provide leadership, coaching, and support to the specialized lending team
Lead development and delivery of the specialized lending/third-party transaction strategic plan, annual operating plan, and budget
Use industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging risk insights to shape strategy and guide decisions
Lead the origination, structuring, and ongoing management of specialized lending and liquidity transactions (syndications, participations, whole-loan purchases, secondary market activity, investment products, CUSO/correspondent partnerships)
Monitor markets and risk indicators to adjust tactics and optimize liquidity deployment opportunities
Provide people leadership for the specialized lending management team (oversight, coaching, development, performance expectations, succession planning)
Approve transactions within delegated authority and escalate higher-limit items to the appropriate committees
Ensure end-to-end risk management processes are in place across credit, operational, reputational, and regulatory risk
Ensure regulatory/policy compliance, partner with Risk/Compliance/Legal, oversee second-line testing and audit responses, and prepare executive/Board reporting on activity, risk, and performance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Successful completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline (minimum 4 years full-time study or equivalent)
Advanced degree preferred
Advanced understanding of credit union operations, principles, and values
Minimum fifteen (15) years of progressive experience managing a financial services environment, including specialized lending, syndications, and liquidity management
Minimum ten (10) years in a senior lending, treasury, or capital markets role
Superior knowledge of specialized lending, third-party transactions, regulatory requirements, and risk management
Solid understanding of the competitive environment in the financial marketplace and local communities within the credit union’s market area.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Commitment to work/life balance
Substantial extended benefits package
Impressive 11.75% employer-paid RRSP contribution
Investments in your education and training
Banking perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

specialized lendingliquidity managementsyndicationsparticipationswhole-loan purchasessecondary market activityinvestment productsrisk managementregulatory compliancefinancial analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingstrategic planningperformance managementcommunicationoversightdevelopmentsuccession planningdecision makingteam management