Commercial Loan Origination Associate Full Time

As a Loan Origination Associate I within JPMorganChase, you will play a crucial role in the loan lifecycle by ensuring smooth transaction closings for Community Development Banking. We value a collaborative team culture and are committed to providing opportunities for professional growth and development. Your role involves engaging with internal and external clients to facilitate the closing process for diverse commercial construction loans encompassing tax credits, equity investments, low-income housing components, bond enhanced/direct pay letters of credit, perm loan conversions and development loans with single and multi-bank collaboration. You will also contribute to process improvement projects, optimizing resources and achieving objectives. Join us to be part of a team dedicated to efficient and effective lending services.

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with Relationship Managers, Credit Officers, clients, and external counsel to facilitate loan documentation and closing.
• Engage with internal and external clients to gather necessary items for closing, managing expectations throughout the process.
• Conduct analytical reviews of due diligence items, ensuring compliance with credit, and policies and procedures.
• Contribute to projects aimed at improving processes and procedures.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Expertise in loan origination or a closely related field, with over two years of experience and proficiency in managing and resolving conflicts through collaborative solutions.
• Advanced strategic planning capabilities, demonstrated by effective resource allocation decisions.
• Strong critical thinking skills for evaluating various aspects of loan transactions, ensuring informed decision-making.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency in time management and organization, with the ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks and projects.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong emotional intelligence and listening skills, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Proven ability to manage change initiatives, adapting lending services to evolving market conditions and technologies.
• Expertise in driving continuous improvement and process automation to optimize lending workflows and efficiency.
• Ability to use market product knowledge to align lending services with industry trends and client needs.
• Skilled in developing and delivering presentations to effectively communicate insights and updates to stakeholders.