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Commercial Lender roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a related field. Large regional banks, community lenders, and commercial finance companies all file H-1B petitions for this title. Competition is real, but the role's degree requirement is well-established with USCIS.
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With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term.
The VP, Operations & Lender Support will be responsible for the operational vision, leadership, management and administration of Origence Lending Services (OLS), the business process outsourcing (BPO) division of Origence. Lead the OLS operations team including the implementations, processing, underwriting, funding, contact center, quality assurance, and training functions.
MUST BE LOCATED IN THE DENVER/GREENWOOD VILLAGE AREA OR OPEN TO RELOCATION
What You’ll Be Doing:
Lead BPO Business Unit
- Provide the operational vision and leadership necessary to meet OLS’s strategic objectives for growth, diversification, and operational excellence.
- Demonstrate quality analysis and judgment in planning, implementation, and execution of business initiatives. Identify required resources and timelines to achieve set goals. Analyze the impact of changing business conditions and adjust operational plans to maximize value for OLS and its clients.
- Coach, support, and manage staff. Collaborate with recruiting on talent acquisition efforts. Lead talent development and retention through effective management of department leadership, the application of internal and external resources and programs, and significant personal engagement.
- Focus on continuous business improvement by developing meaningful performance metrics, analyzing results, implementing program enhancements, and providing services that create value (e.g., increase revenue, reduce costs, or improve experience) for OLS and its clients.
Support Internal and External Stakeholders
- Engage directly with clients, when appropriate, to ensure satisfaction with current service and to gather intelligence on improving competitive differentiation and/or expansion opportunities.
- Continuously and effectively work collaboratively across all business units within the organization to meet collective goals and objectives.
- Develop and present insightful reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders. Actively participate in prospecting and client calls, presentations, and events as needed.
- Develop relevant resource materials and facilitate training for internal and external partners and clients.
The Ideal Candidate:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, or combination of related certifications and experience.
Experience:
- 5+ years in a senior leadership position for consumer lending at a credit union, bank, or consumer finance company.
- 10+ years of consumer loan origination experience (underwriting and processing) with a financial institution or relevant provider.
- Success in building sound and scalable operational programs (teams, practices, policies and procedures) in a growth-oriented business with the challenge of conflicting priorities and resource constraints.
- Indirect auto lending and management of multiple product lines (e.g. card, consumer, mortgage, etc.) required.
- Contact center and remote delivery experience is highly preferred.
- Success managing large teams across multiple business units with direct and indirect reports in a high-volume, fast-paced support environment.
- Experience managing remote teams is a plus.
- Experience in creating and managing meaningful operational key performance indicators (KPIs), as well as experience in developing and managing the tools and processes required to produce actionable insights that drive continuous improvement.
- Experience with sophisticated loan origination systems required, and product development experience preferred.
Specialized Skills:
- Ability to lead large multi-functional teams with little direction or oversight
- Comfortable working with aggressive goals and balancing conflicting priorities in a fluid environment
- Strong empathy for customers and a passion for client retention, revenue and growth
- Ability to manage influence through collaboration, persuasion, negotiation, and consensus building
- Excellent collaboration and communications skills including C-Level presentation skills
- Analytical and process-oriented mindset
- Up to date with modern technologies & tools for managing lending operations
- Enthusiastic and creative leader with the ability to inspire others
- Strong organization and planning skills
- Extensive expertise in staff training, development and team building
- Solid understanding of business contracting
- Clear understanding and successful execution of change management concepts
- A change agent in operational processes with an innovative mindset
- Extensive working knowledge of PC Systems, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
Why you should apply:
- Flexible Working Environment
- Paid Time Off
- 401k (8% match)
- College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
- Good Benefits options
- Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.
The starting salary range for this full-time position in Greenwood Village, CO is $161600 - $202000 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals. Bonuses are awarded at company’s discretion on an individual basis.
Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individuals’ qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
About Origence
With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term.
The VP, Operations & Lender Support will be responsible for the operational vision, leadership, management and administration of Origence Lending Services (OLS), the business process outsourcing (BPO) division of Origence. Lead the OLS operations team including the implementations, processing, underwriting, funding, contact center, quality assurance, and training functions.
MUST BE LOCATED IN THE DENVER/GREENWOOD VILLAGE AREA OR OPEN TO RELOCATION
What You’ll Be Doing:
Lead BPO Business Unit
- Provide the operational vision and leadership necessary to meet OLS’s strategic objectives for growth, diversification, and operational excellence.
- Demonstrate quality analysis and judgment in planning, implementation, and execution of business initiatives. Identify required resources and timelines to achieve set goals. Analyze the impact of changing business conditions and adjust operational plans to maximize value for OLS and its clients.
- Coach, support, and manage staff. Collaborate with recruiting on talent acquisition efforts. Lead talent development and retention through effective management of department leadership, the application of internal and external resources and programs, and significant personal engagement.
- Focus on continuous business improvement by developing meaningful performance metrics, analyzing results, implementing program enhancements, and providing services that create value (e.g., increase revenue, reduce costs, or improve experience) for OLS and its clients.
Support Internal and External Stakeholders
- Engage directly with clients, when appropriate, to ensure satisfaction with current service and to gather intelligence on improving competitive differentiation and/or expansion opportunities.
- Continuously and effectively work collaboratively across all business units within the organization to meet collective goals and objectives.
- Develop and present insightful reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders. Actively participate in prospecting and client calls, presentations, and events as needed.
- Develop relevant resource materials and facilitate training for internal and external partners and clients.
The Ideal Candidate:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, or combination of related certifications and experience.
Experience:
- 5+ years in a senior leadership position for consumer lending at a credit union, bank, or consumer finance company.
- 10+ years of consumer loan origination experience (underwriting and processing) with a financial institution or relevant provider.
- Success in building sound and scalable operational programs (teams, practices, policies and procedures) in a growth-oriented business with the challenge of conflicting priorities and resource constraints.
- Indirect auto lending and management of multiple product lines (e.g. card, consumer, mortgage, etc.) required.
- Contact center and remote delivery experience is highly preferred.
- Success managing large teams across multiple business units with direct and indirect reports in a high-volume, fast-paced support environment.
- Experience managing remote teams is a plus.
- Experience in creating and managing meaningful operational key performance indicators (KPIs), as well as experience in developing and managing the tools and processes required to produce actionable insights that drive continuous improvement.
- Experience with sophisticated loan origination systems required, and product development experience preferred.
Specialized Skills:
- Ability to lead large multi-functional teams with little direction or oversight
- Comfortable working with aggressive goals and balancing conflicting priorities in a fluid environment
- Strong empathy for customers and a passion for client retention, revenue and growth
- Ability to manage influence through collaboration, persuasion, negotiation, and consensus building
- Excellent collaboration and communications skills including C-Level presentation skills
- Analytical and process-oriented mindset
- Up to date with modern technologies & tools for managing lending operations
- Enthusiastic and creative leader with the ability to inspire others
- Strong organization and planning skills
- Extensive expertise in staff training, development and team building
- Solid understanding of business contracting
- Clear understanding and successful execution of change management concepts
- A change agent in operational processes with an innovative mindset
- Extensive working knowledge of PC Systems, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
Why you should apply:
- Flexible Working Environment
- Paid Time Off
- 401k (8% match)
- College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
- Good Benefits options
- Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.
The starting salary range for this full-time position in Greenwood Village, CO is $161600 - $202000 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals. Bonuses are awarded at company’s discretion on an individual basis.
Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individuals’ qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
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Verify your degree aligns with USCIS criteria
Commercial Lender petitions require a direct connection between your degree field and the role. A finance, economics, or accounting degree maps cleanly. A general business degree may need supporting documentation showing coursework in credit analysis or lending.
Target banks enrolled in E-Verify
Federal contractors and FDIC-regulated institutions often use E-Verify and have structured HR processes for work authorization. These employers are more likely to have existing H-1B filing infrastructure than smaller independent lenders.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your metro area and job title. Run the OFLC Wage Search yourself before negotiating so you know the floor your employer is legally required to meet.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified H-1B sponsors
Filter Commercial Lender roles by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history on Migrate Mate. This surfaces institutions that have already cleared DOL certification for this job title, not just employers who might consider sponsoring.
File before the April 1 cap deadline
H-1B cap-subject petitions must be submitted by April 1 for an October 1 start date. Coordinate with your employer's immigration counsel in January or February to complete the registration, gather documents, and avoid last-minute delays.
Document credit analysis experience in your petition
USCIS scrutinizes Commercial Lender petitions for specialty occupation status. A detailed job duty letter from your employer that ties credit underwriting, financial statement analysis, and portfolio risk assessment to degree-level knowledge strengthens the petition significantly.
H-1B Visa Commercial Lender: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Commercial Lender role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, Commercial Lender qualifies as a specialty occupation when the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a directly related field. USCIS evaluates whether the specific duties, such as credit underwriting, financial statement analysis, and loan structuring, require theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge. A well-drafted job duty letter from your employer is essential to establish this.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Commercial Lenders?
Regional and national banks, credit unions, commercial finance companies, and specialty lenders have all filed H-1B petitions for Commercial Lender roles. Publicly traded financial institutions and large community banks tend to have established immigration processes. You can find employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history for this title on Migrate Mate, filtered by location and industry.
How does the DOL prevailing wage requirement affect my Commercial Lender offer?
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application certifying your offered wage meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for Commercial Lenders in your specific metro area. Wage levels are tiered from Level I to Level IV based on experience and complexity. Run the OFLC Wage Search before finalizing your offer to confirm the minimum your employer is required to pay under DOL rules.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new commercial lending employer mid-status?
Yes. H-1B portability allows you to start working for a new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed with USCIS, without waiting for approval, provided your current H-1B was properly maintained and you have not accrued unlawful presence. Your new employer files a fresh I-129 petition. The specialty occupation requirement still applies, so the new role must also require a qualifying degree.
Does my foreign banking or lending credential count toward the specialty occupation requirement?
Foreign degrees are accepted if a credential evaluation confirms they are equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree in a relevant field. A three-year finance or commerce degree from certain countries may require additional coursework documentation or a foreign credential evaluation report. USCIS also accepts three years of specialized work experience as a substitute for one year of formal education in limited circumstances.