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Director of Commercial Underwriting

Busey Bank
life insurance, paid time off, 401(k), profit sharing
United States, Kansas, Leawood
11440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway (Show on map)
Sep 19, 2025
Position Summary The Director of Commercial Underwriting manages the commercial credit underwriting training, processes, and policies. Duties & Responsibilities Administer formal training programs and provide and arrange ongoing, informal credit training from internal and external sources. Write, refine, and continually communicate policies and procedures to credit analysts and underwriters. Write, refine, and continually communicate spreading and underwriting standards to credit analysts and underwriters. Liaison between credit administration and other areas of the bank including Loan Coordinators, Doc Prep, Service Support, Legal, Loan Review, and Audit. Coordinate and provide responses for reviews by examiners, Loan Review, and Audit. Implement policy and procedure enhancements to address any concerns identified by examiners, Loan Review, and audit. Portfolio analysis through review of reports prepared by credit risk, and make recommendations for additional or enhanced reporting, as well as use information derived from reports to implement new or improved credit procedures. Work with credit software vendors and consultants to ensure that systems work effectively and provide guidance and support for any enhancements or updates. Workflow management between teams and regions as needed Assist with other duties and special projects as assigned. Education & Experience Knowledge of: Strong oral and written communication skills Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, presentation, and critical thinking skills Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite Knowledge of financial accounting Ability to: Multi-task and work independently Analyze and solve problems Take independent action within established guidelines and develop new procedures and approaches when needed Perform duties under frequent time pressures Education and Training: Requires Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Business or Finance. Requires 7 or more years of Commercial Credit experience. Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office. Compensation and Benefits Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance. (Base Pay Range: $110,000 - $150,000/year) Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being-now and in the years to come-are important to us. Busey's Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information. Equal Opportunity Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey's commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey's Equal Opportunity Employment. Unsolicited Resumes Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.