Senior Vice President, Head of Business Lending

Axos Bank

Target Range:

$180,000.00/Yr. - $250,000.00/Yr.

Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 50%Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 50%

These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.

About This Job

The Senior Vice President (SVP), Head of Business Lending is a senior executive responsible for leading and scaling the Bank’s Business Lending platform across multiple lending products and client segments. This role will oversee business development, loan origination, underwriting, product strategy, and overall performance across small-ticket C&I, relationship-based lending, HOA Lending, Business Management Lending, and other targeted lending programs.

The SVP will be responsible for building a scalable, disciplined lending platform that drives profitable loan growth while expanding broader banking relationships and deposit opportunities. This leader will also play a key role in developing strategic referral channels and alternative loan distribution capabilities to create greater flexibility in managing the Bank’s balance sheet.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the strategy for Business Lending, driving profitable loan and deposit growth
• Lead origination, underwriting, and portfolio performance across C&I, relationship-based, and specialty lending programs
• Build and scale lending products, strategic partnerships, referral channels, and loan distribution capabilities
• Provide oversight of deal selection, structuring, pricing, underwriting, and execution
• Partner with Credit, Risk, Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Finance to ensure disciplined growth and strong execution
• Establish performance metrics across production, profitability, credit quality, deposits, and portfolio performance
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, technology, and operating models to support scale and efficiency
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing Business Lending organization
• Represent Business Lending with clients, referral partners, industry participants, and executive leadership

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field; advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of commercial or business banking experience, including senior leadership responsibility
• Deep expertise in commercial lending, credit, underwriting, structuring, pricing, and portfolio management
• Proven success building and scaling lending businesses and driving profitable loan and deposit growth
• Experience across C&I, relationship-based, and specialty lending preferred
• Strong understanding of credit risk, loan distribution, and balance-sheet management
• Strong executive leadership, business development, communication, and relationship-management skills

Axos Employee Benefits May Include:

About Axos

Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.

Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).

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Pre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test:

All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug; therefore, we will not employ any person who tests positive for marijuana, regardless of state legalization.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Functions and Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

E-Verify and Right to Work Notices

Axos participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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