[Hiring] Loan Operations Specialist @Somewhere

Role Description

This is a highly critical, fast-paced role that sits at the intersection of high-volume data entry, technical loan processing, and foundational credit analysis. In this seat, you are not just blindly typing information into a database. You will take raw application files passed over by Sales Support, independently build out the digital loan files, and run all required due diligence backend logistics.

Key Responsibilities

• Complex Loan Processing & Structural Analysis
  • Loan File Construction: Receive raw application packages from the sales support team to structurally build out new loans, file re-underwrites, modifications, and complex loan addendums inside our internal systems.
  • Structural Diagnosis: Read between the lines of complex, multi-borrower application files to understand the underlying credit structure, identifying whether additional searches are required or if multiple loans are crossed.
  • Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Collaborate actively with Underwriting, Sales, and Risk departments to ensure data entry matches credit program guidelines and to resolve processing blocks.
• Comprehensive Due Diligence, Searches & Reporting
  • Background Logistics: Independently initiate, retrieve, and analyze all mandatory compliance and legal verification reports, including lien searches, bankruptcy reports (PACER), credit checks, and OFAC verification.
  • Entity Verification: Conduct rigorous due diligence checks on corporate farm entities, references, and legal entity documentation to verify borrower legitimacy.
  • System Mapping: Interpret the data from external reports and cleanly map the validated information into our internal software infrastructure with near-zero error margins.
• Data Hygiene & Compliance Auditing
  • Meticulous Record Keeping: Maintain thorough digital file organization and data updates in accordance with strict regulatory standards and company compliance policies.
  • Process Iteration: Proactively flag missing or inconsistent documentation and participate in refining operational procedures to improve team throughput.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of direct experience as a Loan Analyst, Credit Analyst, Junior Underwriter, or senior-level Loan Data Processor within a bank, lending firm, or fast-paced financial services environment.
• Advanced Structural Aptitude: Deep comfort handling, reviewing, and interpreting complex legal and financial loan documents.
• High-Volume Execution: Proven ability to hit strict daily and weekly processing deadlines within a lean, fast-moving operations ecosystem without sacrificing data accuracy.
• Elite English Communication: Fluent C1 English proficiency with a professional, accessible verbal accent for clear internal communication across US-based management teams.
• Technical Mastery: Highly proficient working inside Microsoft Office 365 (advanced Excel comfort) alongside financial CRM platforms and document repositories.

Preferred Pluses (Nice to Have)

• A formal Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Banking, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Direct prior experience navigating legal background search portals such as PACER, lien registries, or commercial credit reporting tools.
• Familiarity with agricultural lending parameters, terminology, or crop-cycle funding constraints.