Webster Bank · 8 hours ago
Director Commercial Bank Credit Governance
Webster Bank is a leading commercial bank founded in 1935, focused on helping individuals, families, and businesses achieve their financial goals. The Director of Commercial Bank Credit Governance will be responsible for building and managing a comprehensive governance framework for credit processes within the Commercial Bank, ensuring alignment with credit policy and operational compliance.
Responsibilities
Own and manage the lifecycle of commercial lending templates, forms, and operating procedures, ensuring timely updates, version control, and audit readiness
Ensure alignment of first-line credit procedures with credit policies, in close partnership with second-line Credit Risk
Design and maintain a transparent change management process for credit procedures, including documentation, approvals, and communication protocols
Collaborate with FLCO teams to embed frontline controls, risk mitigations, and escalation protocols into credit procedures and practices
Support remediation of control gaps identified during audits, exams, or self-assessments related to commercial credit processes
Contribute to regulatory and internal reviews, including documentation preparation, walkthroughs, and response coordination
Aid in the resolution of complex operational risk issues related to credit execution and contribute to a risk-aware culture through training and procedural clarity
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
7+ years of experience in commercial banking, credit operations, or credit risk governance
Strong understanding of credit policy, lending operations, and first-line risk responsibilities
Experience working with second-line risk and control functions
Control-minded, systems-oriented individual with exceptional organization skills and acute attention to detail
Strong project management and documentation skills; experience with governance tools such as SharePoint, How2Work, or similar platforms
Preferred
Familiarity with commercial lending systems (e.g., Sageworks, nCino, PrecisionLender, Salesforce, Fiserv, LoanIQ, Nautilus) is a plus
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Company
Webster Bank
Webster is a commercial bank that provides financial services to corporations, individuals, families, and partners.
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Funding
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