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Vice President of Commercial Banking roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires your employer to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available. Regional and national banks with active lending portfolios regularly sponsor foreign professionals with advanced credentials in credit risk, portfolio management, and commercial lending.
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General Definition of Position
The Vice President of Commercial Banking is an experienced commercial banker responsible for independently developing, managing, and growing a profitable portfolio of commercial relationships. This position serves as a trusted financial partner to business owners and key decision-makers by understanding their financial needs and delivering appropriate lending, deposit, treasury management, and other banking solutions.
The Vice President of Commercial Banking is expected to be a self-directed, results-oriented business developer who actively identifies and pursues new opportunities, builds strong professional networks, and expands Reliance Bank’s presence within its target markets. The position requires sound credit judgment, strong financial analysis capabilities, and the ability to independently manage complex commercial relationships from initial prospecting through underwriting, approval, closing, and ongoing relationship management.
This individual will work collaboratively with Credit Administration, Loan Operations, Treasury Management, Retail Banking, and other internal partners while maintaining primary accountability for the overall quality, profitability, and growth of the assigned portfolio.
The final officer title may range from Assistant Vice President to Senior Vice President and will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, qualifications, demonstrated commercial banking performance, and established market presence.
Reports To: Chief Growth Officer
Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities
- Develop new commercial loan, deposit, treasury management, and fee-income relationships.
- Independently manage and grow an assigned portfolio of commercial clients.
- Build a strong pipeline through prospecting, referrals, community involvement, and centers of influence.
- Serve as a trusted financial partner by understanding each client’s business, financial condition, and long-term goals.
- Analyze financial statements, tax returns, cash flow, collateral, and other credit information.
- Structure, negotiate, and present commercial loan requests for approval.
- Approve loans within delegated authority and Bank policy.
- Monitor portfolio performance, credit quality, covenant compliance, and emerging risks.
- Complete annual reviews, renewals, and other portfolio-management requirements accurately and on time.
- Expand existing relationships through appropriate lending, deposit, treasury management, and other banking solutions.
- Participate in Credit Committee, sales meetings, and other Bank initiatives.
- Represent Reliance Bank professionally through community, civic, and business-development activities.
- Maintain compliance with Bank policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and commercial lending standards.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in an existing commercial banker, commercial lender, or comparable commercial relationship-management role.
- Demonstrated success developing new commercial business and managing an established portfolio.
- Strong knowledge of commercial credit underwriting, financial statement analysis, cash-flow analysis, collateral evaluation, and loan structuring.
- Ability to work independently, establish priorities, and take ownership of results with limited supervision.
- Self-motivated and proactive, with strong prospecting and relationship-development skills.
- Sound credit judgment and the ability to identify, communicate, and appropriately address risk.
- Strong negotiation, presentation, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with business owners, professional advisors, community partners, and internal teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant commercial banking experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing both commercial and commercial real estate relationships.
- Established professional network within the Bank’s target markets.
- Formal commercial credit training.
- Experience developing commercial deposit and treasury management relationships.
Pay: $105,800.00 - $158,800.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Education
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience
- Commercial Lending: 5 years (Required)
- Credit Underwriting: 5 years (Preferred)
- Business Development: 5 years (Preferred)
- Relationship Management: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Faribault, MN 55021
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Vice President of Commercial Banking
Document your credit underwriting credentials early
Gather transcripts, professional certifications, and performance records that establish your advanced degree or five-plus years of progressive commercial banking experience. USCIS scrutinizes VP-level PERM filings closely, so a well-documented credential file speeds the prevailing wage and petition stages.
Look up prevailing wages before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the DOL-certified prevailing wage for your target city and SOC code before salary discussions. Your offer must meet or exceed that wage, and gaps between the offer and DOL data are a common PERM denial trigger at the VP level.
Target banks with existing PERM filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify U.S. banks and financial institutions with verified green card sponsorship history for commercial banking roles. Employers who have already completed PERM for similar VP titles understand the process and are far less likely to withdraw sponsorship mid-filing.
Understand how the recruitment test affects your timeline
PERM requires your employer to run a 60-day recruitment campaign and document that no qualified U.S. applicants were displaced. Coordinate with HR to confirm the job description used in recruitment exactly matches the duties USCIS will evaluate in your I-140 petition.
File your I-140 as soon as PERM certifies
Your priority date locks in when DOL certifies the PERM application. For nationals of India or China, that date determines your place in the per-country backlog queue. The earlier your I-140 is filed and approved, the sooner you can invoke AC21 portability protections if you change roles.
Review your O*NET occupational profile before interviews
VP of Commercial Banking duties must align with the O*NET occupational profile that DOL and USCIS reference during adjudication. If your actual responsibilities skew heavily toward private equity or investment banking, your employer's attorney may need to reclassify the role to avoid a PERM denial.
Green Card Vice President of Commercial Banking: Frequently Asked Questions
Which green card category fits a Vice President of Commercial Banking?
Most VP-level commercial banking candidates qualify under EB-2, which covers roles requiring an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive specialized experience. Candidates with only a bachelor's degree and two or more years of relevant experience may qualify under EB-3. Your employer's immigration counsel will confirm the appropriate category based on the job's minimum requirements, not your personal credentials.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa grants temporary work authorization for up to six years and requires an LCA filed with DOL. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to permanent residence and uses a different process: your employer files a PERM labor certification, then an I-140 immigrant petition, and finally you file for adjustment of status or go through consular processing. There is no lottery, but per-country annual limits create priority-date backlogs for nationals of India and China.
What is the PERM process and how long does it take?
PERM, or Program Electronic Review Management, is the DOL labor certification process your employer must complete before filing your I-140. It includes a prevailing wage determination and a 60-day supervised recruitment period to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers were available. DOL processing after the application is submitted can take several months. Priority dates and I-485 adjudication timelines add additional time that varies by country of birth and USCIS workload.
Can I change employers after my green card is filed?
Once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more and your I-140 is approved, AC21 job portability lets you move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupational category without restarting the process. Your priority date from the original approved I-140 can also carry over to a new employer's petition, protecting your place in any backlog queue.
How do I find banks actively sponsoring green cards for commercial banking roles?
Migrate Mate shows U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location, so you can focus your applications on banks that have already completed PERM for similar VP-level titles. That history is a strong indicator that the employer has an established immigration process and understands the multi-year commitment that EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship requires.