A large Northeast regional bank is seeking a Director, Credit Administration Technology to provide strategic leadership, delivery oversight, and people management for technology solutions supporting Credit Administration functions across the organization.
Location: Fully Remote — Arizona, North Carolina and Texas.
This role is accountable for the technology strategy, application portfolio, operational excellence, and delivery outcomes that enable efficient credit lifecycle management, regulatory compliance, risk management, and business growth. The Director partners closely with Credit Administration, Risk, Operations, Product, and Enterprise Technology leaders to align technology investments with business priorities. The role leads teams of architects, engineers, analysts, and delivery professionals while ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards.
Responsibilities
Technology Strategy and Leadership
Develop and execute the technology strategy and roadmap for Credit Administration platforms and capabilities. Align technology investments with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and enterprise architecture standards. Act as the primary technology leader and trusted advisor for Credit Administration stakeholders. Drive modernization initiatives, automation opportunities, and continuous improvement efforts across the credit technology landscape.
Delivery and Portfolio Management
Oversee the successful delivery of technology initiatives supporting credit administration processes, including workflow management, collateral management, covenant monitoring, document management, servicing, and reporting. Manage technology portfolios, budgets, resource allocation, and prioritization activities. Ensure programs and projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business outcomes. Establish and monitor KPIs, service levels, and operational performance metrics.
Business Partnership
Build strong relationships with Credit Administration, Credit Risk, Operations, Compliance, and Audit organizations. Collaborate with business leaders to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, control effectiveness, and customer experience. Translate business strategies and regulatory requirements into actionable technology plans. Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
Application and Platform Management
Provide oversight for the application portfolio supporting Credit Administration functions. Ensure platforms are reliable, secure, scalable, and well supported. Lead vendor management activities, including product evaluations, contract negotiations, and strategic partnerships. Drive adoption of modern technologies, cloud services, APIs, and automation capabilities.
Risk, Compliance and Governance
Ensure solutions comply with applicable regulatory, security, audit, and risk management requirements. Establish strong governance processes for architecture and change management.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of IT leadership experience in enterprise applications and technology delivery.
- Experience leading technology teams within banking or financial services.
- Proven success managing technology portfolios, budgets, and strategic initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture, software development, application integration, and data management.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and executive stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Background leading technology modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
Experience supporting Commercial Lending, Credit Administration, Loan Operations, or Credit Risk.
Knowledge of banking regulations and governance frameworks.
Experience with Azure, APIs, microservices, and modern engineering practices.
Compensation: DOE