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AVP of Credit
Job Location:
Job Location:
Gainesville, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (28 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
AVP Credit
Position Purpose
The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Credit provides leadership and oversight of the Credit Unions underwriting operations across Consumer Real Estate Indirect and Business lending. The AVP ensures sound consistent credit decisions aligned with risk appetite policies regulatory requirements and organizational goals.
The AVP leads and develops the underwriting team supports lending policy development and promotes a culture of accountability professional growth service excellence and prudent risk management.
The AVP also provides leadership for the Credit Unions AI underwriting program including governance implementation monitoring and continuous improvement of AI and automated decisioning technologies. This includes partnering with Lending Risk & Compliance IT and other stakeholders to ensure AI-enabled solutions improve efficiency consistency and member experience while maintaining transparency explainability data integrity human oversight and regulatory compliance.
The AVP leads and develops the underwriting team supports lending policy development and promotes a culture of accountability professional growth service excellence and prudent risk management.
The AVP also provides leadership for the Credit Unions AI underwriting program including governance implementation monitoring and continuous improvement of AI and automated decisioning technologies. This includes partnering with Lending Risk & Compliance IT and other stakeholders to ensure AI-enabled solutions improve efficiency consistency and member experience while maintaining transparency explainability data integrity human oversight and regulatory compliance.
Essential Responsibilities:
Underwriting Operations
- Manages Consumer Real Estate Indirect and Business underwriting operations including production workload management quality and efficiency.
- Aligns underwriting strategies with organizational goals and provide insights on portfolio performance product development pricing and credit policy.
- Leverages data and technology to improve underwriting consistency quality and efficiency.
- Provides leadership with the AI underwriting program including system integration performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
- Evaluates emerging AI technologies and automated decisioning practices to ensure alignment with business objectives and risk appetite.
Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensures compliance with NCUA CFPB Fair Lending federal and state requirements and Credit Union policies.
- Updates underwriting procedures and policies as regulations and lending programs evolve.
- Establishes appropriate controls for AI-enabled underwriting including fair lending model risk data governance privacy compliance and operational risk.
- Monitors AI and automated decisioning for disparate impact data issues unintended outcomes and performance changes.
- Participates in audits addresses findings and implements corrective actions.
- Tracks and reports underwriting policy exceptions
Leadership & Staff Development
- Leads coaches and develops underwriting staff while establishing clear goals expectations and performance standards.
- Recruits trains and evaluates staff to ensure compliance productivity service excellence and professional growth.
- Develops and delivers training on underwriting policies procedures and standards.
- Builds staff capabilities in AI-assisted underwriting including appropriate use review challenge and override of AI-generated recommendations.
- Promotes a culture where technology supportsnot replacessound underwriting judgment and human oversight.
Member & Internal Support
- Reviews and resolves member escalations related to credit decisions ensuring timely effective resolutions that align with established policies regulatory requirements and member service standards.
- Provides guidance on complex or escalated decisions involving automated or AI-assisted underwriting.
Business Lending Support
- Participates in the weekly Business Loan Committee.
- Provides guidance on credit risk loan structures and policy adherence to support sound lending decisions.
Other Duties
- Performs other duties assigned by the VP of Credit in support of the Credit Unions underwriting and lending operations.
Minimum Education Experience & Skills Required:
Education
(1) A Bachelors degree in Finance Business Administration Accounting Economics or a related field or (2) or a minimum of a high school diploma with seven (7) years of directly related professional experience in lieu of a degree
Experience
Minimum three (3) years of similar or related experience
Skills
- Proficiency in credit underwriting systems Microsoft Office tools and data analysis software.
- Strong knowledge of credit analysis underwriting and loan portfolio management.
- Strong analytical organizational communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience leading staff preferred.
- AI experience preferred.
Required Experience:
Exec
About Company
Radiant Credit Union helps members in Florida communities move forward with competitive rates on auto loans, mortgages, credit cards, and everyday banking.
