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Valley National Bank Loan Workout Officer in Fairfield, New Jersey
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Lead the end to end management of a portfolio of criticized, classified, and non performing commercial loans.- Develop and execute strategic and legal action plans for each relationship, for cost effective maximum recovery for the bank.- Maintain strict oversight of financial performance, covenant compliance, collateral integrity, and borrower-operating trends.- Identify emerging risks early and take immediate corrective action to minimize loss exposure.- Conduct financial, cash flow, collateral, and global exposure analyses to determine the most effective workout strategy.- Recommend forbearance structures, repayment strategies, liquidations, or exits based on quantitative and qualitative assessments.- Prepare clear, defensible credit memoranda and recommendations for senior credit authorities.- Lead negotiations with borrowers, guarantors, and third parties with a firm, disciplined approach that prioritizes the Bank's recovery and risk position.- Establish performance expectations, enforce compliance timelines, and escalate when borrowers fail to meet requirements.- Build professional but authoritative borrower relationships that drive transparency and accountability.- Partner closely with internal and external legal counsel on litigation, bankruptcy, foreclosure, receivership, and other enforcement actions.- Ensure full adherence to regulatory guidance, including OCC requirements for problem loan oversight, classification accuracy, and documentation integrity.- Maintain complete and audit ready files, action plans, and system records.- Provide clear direction and subject matter expertise to internal partners, including credit risk, operations, valuation teams, and senior management.- Communicate credit deterioration, strategic options, and projected losses with precision and urgency.Valley National Bank is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.