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Location: Columbus, OH, United States

Are you looking to shape the future of operational excellence and efficiency? Interested in leading transformation and growth? If so, join our team today!

Asset Based Lending Originations is a team within Specialty Operations in Wholesale Lending, responsible for originating all syndicated and bilateral transactions for Corporate Investment and Commercial Banks.

As the the Asset Based Lending Operations (ABL) Executive Director, you will lead a team that works closely with ABL sales, customers, bankers, risk, legal, and other stakeholders to onboard ABL client transactions. You will be at the forefront of intelligent automation, driving digitization and operational innovation to deliver measurable outcomes and support Asset Based Lending strategic objectives.

Job responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Collaboration:
Develop a strategic plan to recruit and build a highly visible, client-facing, global operations team. Oversee partnerships across multiple stakeholders, using your deep understanding of business success factors and data to define and manage Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and metrics.
Business Analysis & Solution Delivery:
Direct strategy and execution of business analysis activities to deliver actionable insights and solutions, influencing cross-departmental strategies, decisions, and readiness for automation initiatives.
Senior Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate with senior management and stakeholders to resolve complex problems, making broad decisions that impact operational efficiency and growth.
Operational, Financial, and Technical Oversight:
Manage operational, financial, and technical activities, including budgeting and business planning, while ensuring adherence to firm standards, controls, and governance for Asset Based Lending originations operations.
Capability Assessment & Roadmap Development:
Assess and build intelligent automation capabilities within the organization, collaborating with technology teams to establish the operating model and develop a strategic roadmap for capability growth and development.
Team Leadership:
Manage team members and key resources directly or indirectly, holding accountability for operational success and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Develop talent within the team through effective learning plans, training, coaching, and ongoing support.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

10+ years of experience (or equivalent expertise) in leading operations and/or large-scale business transformation.
Bachelor’s degree.
Experience in commercial lending transactions and loan documentation.
Strong influencing and communication skills with all levels of stakeholders, building strong partnerships to deliver results.
Relevant process management experience, including analyzing as-is business processes, mapping process flows, analyzing complex data, recommending improvements, and implementing them using industry-standard practices and tools.
Ability to lead in a continuously changing and agile business environment.
Inclusive, supportive leadership with the ability to collaborate across functional teams; lead across boundaries and realize the benefits of a globally diverse workforce.
Proven ability to make decisions and advise others with a strong understanding of business risk implications.
Extensive business and technical expertise, with advanced problem-solving methodologies focused on analyzing complex operating models, anticipating issues, and leveraging technology.
Demonstrated experience applying advanced knowledge of at least one intelligent automation application.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

MBA or Master’s degree
Advanced skills with a broader understanding of business analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment

ABL Ops Director leads originations in Specialty Ops, with stakeholders to onboard deals, driving automation and digital outcomes.

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Executive Director - Asset Based Lending, Operations Director

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City: Columbus

Country: United States

Lead the Asset Based Lending (ABL) originations operations team, overseeing onboarding of syndicated and bilateral transactions and partnering with sales, bankers, risk, legal and technology. Drive intelligent automation, digitization, and operational innovation to improve efficiency and deliver measurable outcomes aligned to strategic objectives. Build and develop a global, client-facing operations capability, set OKRs/KPIs, manage budgets and governance, and influence senior stakeholders to resolve complex operational issues.

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Full Job Description

Location: Columbus, OH, United States

Are you looking to shape the future of operational excellence and efficiency? Interested in leading transformation and growth? If so, join our team today!

Job responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Collaboration:
Develop a strategic plan to recruit and build a highly visible, client-facing, global operations team. Oversee partnerships across multiple stakeholders, using your deep understanding of business success factors and data to define and manage Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and metrics.
Business Analysis & Solution Delivery:
Direct strategy and execution of business analysis activities to deliver actionable insights and solutions, influencing cross-departmental strategies, decisions, and readiness for automation initiatives.
Senior Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate with senior management and stakeholders to resolve complex problems, making broad decisions that impact operational efficiency and growth.
Operational, Financial, and Technical Oversight:
Manage operational, financial, and technical activities, including budgeting and business planning, while ensuring adherence to firm standards, controls, and governance for Asset Based Lending originations operations.
Capability Assessment & Roadmap Development:
Assess and build intelligent automation capabilities within the organization, collaborating with technology teams to establish the operating model and develop a strategic roadmap for capability growth and development.
Team Leadership:
Manage team members and key resources directly or indirectly, holding accountability for operational success and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Develop talent within the team through effective learning plans, training, coaching, and ongoing support.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

10+ years of experience (or equivalent expertise) in leading operations and/or large-scale business transformation.
Bachelor’s degree.
Experience in commercial lending transactions and loan documentation.
Strong influencing and communication skills with all levels of stakeholders, building strong partnerships to deliver results.
Relevant process management experience, including analyzing as-is business processes, mapping process flows, analyzing complex data, recommending improvements, and implementing them using industry-standard practices and tools.
Ability to lead in a continuously changing and agile business environment.
Inclusive, supportive leadership with the ability to collaborate across functional teams; lead across boundaries and realize the benefits of a globally diverse workforce.
Proven ability to make decisions and advise others with a strong understanding of business risk implications.
Extensive business and technical expertise, with advanced problem-solving methodologies focused on analyzing complex operating models, anticipating issues, and leveraging technology.
Demonstrated experience applying advanced knowledge of at least one intelligent automation application.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

MBA or Master’s degree
Advanced skills with a broader understanding of business analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment

ABL Ops Director leads originations in Specialty Ops, with stakeholders to onboard deals, driving automation and digital outcomes.

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