Job Title

Commercial Relationship Manager / Commercial Lender (Full-Cycle)

Location

Portland Metro (Portland + Oregon City offices) / Willamette Valley footprint (Eugene–Portland corridor)

About the Role

We are a relationship-focused community bank with a conservative balance sheet, strong capital and liquidity, and a long-term approach to serving our customers. We’re looking for a full-cycle commercial lender who can both develop new relationships and own the credit process end-to-end—from sourcing and structuring, through underwriting and approval, to ongoing portfolio/relationship management.

This is not a “hand-off” model. Our lenders are expected to be capable commercial bankers who can drive opportunities, build trusted partnerships, and deliver high-touch service with local decision-making.

What You’ll Do

• Originate and grow commercial lending relationships through strong centers of influence (COIs) and community presence.

• Manage the full commercial lending lifecycle:

  • Prospecting and relationship development

  • Financial statement collection and analysis

  • Deal structuring and credit writing

  • Presenting approval recommendations

  • Closing coordination (with support staff)

  • Ongoing relationship and portfolio management

• Partner with internal teams (credit, operations, support staff) to deliver a smooth client experience.

• Provide high-service, high-touch banking—prioritizing long-term customer success and “win-win” outcomes.

• Operate within the bank’s credit risk appetite, maintaining prudent structure and documentation standards.

• Participate in community and business development activities with direct access to senior leadership/executives.

Our Lending Focus

• Diverse commercial portfolio with meaningful opportunity to grow in areas where peers may be constrained.

• Strong capabilities in commercial real estate (including capacity to expand).

• Significant experience in agricultural lending given our footprint and market presence.

• Typical in-house relationship size has a soft cap around $10MM, with the ability to go larger for the right relationships.

What We’re Looking For

• Demonstrated success as a true commercial lender (not solely a business development officer).

• Ability to underwrite and complete credit packages independently (with support resources available).

• Strong working knowledge of commercial credit analysis, structuring, and risk management.

• Proven relationship management skills, including the ability to retain and expand full banking relationships (with emphasis on operating accounts and primary bank positioning).

• High integrity, strong customer service mindset, and a collaborative, community-bank orientation.

• Comfortable operating with local decision-making and close access to executive leadership.

Preferred Background

• Experience in community banking or a role where the lender owns the credit process (vs. heavily centralized underwriting).

• Market knowledge and COIs in the Portland metro and/or Eugene–Willamette Valley corridor.

• Exposure to CRE and/or agriculture is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits (Summary)

• Competitive base salary model (less bonus-driven than many regional banks).

• Strong benefits package, including generous 401(k) match.

• Culture emphasizes stability, long-term relationships, and quality of life—rather than maximizing short-term incentive compensation.

Why Join

• Highly stable institution with strong capital and liquidity.

• Local decision-making and access to senior leadership (including credit leadership support in the field).

• A relationship-first, long-term approach—designed to be a “bank for the long haul” for customers and employees.