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Position Summary
The Mortgage Sales Manager – Community Lending leads community-focused mortgage sales initiatives across assigned geographic regions, advancing Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and equitable lending objectives in alignment with Huntington’s Community Plan.
The role drives partnership-based business development, provides strategic sales leadership, and represents the Bank with key community stakeholders. While the position supports mortgage sales activity, it is not considered a loan originator under Regulation Z. The role also leads or supports homebuyer education, financial literacy, and community outreach initiatives aligned with local market needs.
Key Responsibilities
Community Lending Strategy & Sales Leadership
- Lead and execute community lending sales strategies aligned with CRA, fair lending, and equitable lending objectives across the assigned region.
- Own measurable CRA and equitable lending outcomes, including application flow, community engagement effectiveness, and sustainable mortgage production.
- Partner with Retail Sales Managers to establish performance expectations and success metrics for Community Mortgage Loan Officers.
- Achieve management objectives related to volume, quality, customer experience, compliance, and cross-business collaboration.
- Serve as a senior point of escalation for community product related lending questions, or topics requiring subject-matter expertise and leadership judgment.
Mortgage Loan Officer Coaching, Development & Talent Stewardship
- Support the success of Mortgage Loan Officers focused on CRA and equitable lending by providing:
- Ongoing coaching, guidance, and performance feedback
- Best-practice sharing and market insights
- Direction on community engagement, outreach, and referral development
- Reinforce consistent execution of community lending expectations, including participation in outreach activities, homebuyer education, and nonprofit partnerships.
- Educate branches and coordinate with Mortgage Loan Officers to ensure seamless customer handoffs.
- Apply a statewide perspective to identify gaps, scale proven programs, and prioritize resources to drive CRA outcomes and growth.
Community & External Partnership Leadership
- Serve as a visible representative of the Bank in the community by building and maintaining strong relationships with:
- Community-based organizations and housing advocates
- Non-profit partners and homebuyer education providers
- Real estate professionals and affordable housing stakeholders
- Local government and municipal partners
- Lead or support ongoing homebuyer education, financial literacy, and community outreach initiatives aligned with local market needs and CRA priorities.
- Identify emerging community needs and partnership opportunities and connect internal lines of business to deliver broader financial solutions when appropriate.
- Participate in community boards, committees, or civic organizations focused on housing access, economic development, or financial inclusion, as aligned with market strategy.
- Conduct proactive outreach at community events, nonprofit convenings, and municipal forums to advance affordable homeownership partnerships.
Enterprise Collaboration & Product Development
- Collaborate with internal partners across the Bank, including:
- Community Development Relationship Managers
- Community Development Lending and Investment teams
- Regional Presidents, branch leadership, and Retail Banking partners
- Provide market-driven insights and feedback to inform the development or enhancement of affordable home lending products, down payment assistance programs, and community-specific solutions.
- Promote consistent alignment between community lending activities and broader enterprise growth, relationship, and reputation objectives.
Market, Regulatory & Risk Management Leadership
- Maintain strong working knowledge of mortgage products, policies, procedures, and community-specific programs, including down payment assistance and affordable housing initiatives.
- Stay informed on local real estate market trends and competitive community lending practices.
- Partner with Compliance, Fair Lending, and Community Development teams to support regulatory exams, reporting needs, and executive-level updates.
- Ensure adherence to all bank policies, procedures, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure consistent community lending strategy execution across Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, St. Cloud, Duluth, and Mankato, tailored to each market’s housing and economic dynamics.
Basic Qualifications
- Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 5+ years of mortgage sales or sales management experience.
- 8+ years of residential mortgage lending experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven success in achieving sales, growth, and community impact objectives in a regulated lending environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build, influence, and sustain strong partnerships across business lines and external organizations.
- Experience working with community organizations, housing agencies, real estate professionals, and local government entities.
- Strong coaching, mentoring, and collaborative leadership skills.
- Customer-centric, solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for expanding equitable access to homeownership.
- Innovative, goal-oriented leader with the ability to translate community needs into sustainable business outcomes.
Exempt Status: Yes (not eligible for overtime pay)
Workplace Type:
Office
Our Approach to Office Workplace Type
Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.
Compensation Range:
$77,000-$154,000 Annual Salary
The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education. Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan. In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.
Note to Agency Recruiters: Huntington will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. All unsolicited resumes sent to any Huntington colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered Huntington property. Recruiting agencies must have a valid, written and fully executed Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work for consideration.
Description
Position Summary
The Mortgage Sales Manager – Community Lending leads community-focused mortgage sales initiatives across assigned geographic regions, advancing Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and equitable lending objectives in alignment with Huntington’s Community Plan.
The role drives partnership-based business development, provides strategic sales leadership, and represents the Bank with key community stakeholders. While the position supports mortgage sales activity, it is not considered a loan originator under Regulation Z. The role also leads or supports homebuyer education, financial literacy, and community outreach initiatives aligned with local market needs.
Key Responsibilities
Community Lending Strategy & Sales Leadership
- Lead and execute community lending sales strategies aligned with CRA, fair lending, and equitable lending objectives across the assigned region.
- Own measurable CRA and equitable lending outcomes, including application flow, community engagement effectiveness, and sustainable mortgage production.
- Partner with Retail Sales Managers to establish performance expectations and success metrics for Community Mortgage Loan Officers.
- Achieve management objectives related to volume, quality, customer experience, compliance, and cross-business collaboration.
- Serve as a senior point of escalation for community product related lending questions, or topics requiring subject-matter expertise and leadership judgment.
Mortgage Loan Officer Coaching, Development & Talent Stewardship
- Support the success of Mortgage Loan Officers focused on CRA and equitable lending by providing:
- Ongoing coaching, guidance, and performance feedback
- Best-practice sharing and market insights
- Direction on community engagement, outreach, and referral development
- Reinforce consistent execution of community lending expectations, including participation in outreach activities, homebuyer education, and nonprofit partnerships.
- Educate branches and coordinate with Mortgage Loan Officers to ensure seamless customer handoffs.
- Apply a statewide perspective to identify gaps, scale proven programs, and prioritize resources to drive CRA outcomes and growth.
Community & External Partnership Leadership
- Serve as a visible representative of the Bank in the community by building and maintaining strong relationships with:
- Community-based organizations and housing advocates
- Non-profit partners and homebuyer education providers
- Real estate professionals and affordable housing stakeholders
- Local government and municipal partners
- Lead or support ongoing homebuyer education, financial literacy, and community outreach initiatives aligned with local market needs and CRA priorities.
- Identify emerging community needs and partnership opportunities and connect internal lines of business to deliver broader financial solutions when appropriate.
- Participate in community boards, committees, or civic organizations focused on housing access, economic development, or financial inclusion, as aligned with market strategy.
- Conduct proactive outreach at community events, nonprofit convenings, and municipal forums to advance affordable homeownership partnerships.
Enterprise Collaboration & Product Development
- Collaborate with internal partners across the Bank, including:
- Community Development Relationship Managers
- Community Development Lending and Investment teams
- Regional Presidents, branch leadership, and Retail Banking partners
- Provide market-driven insights and feedback to inform the development or enhancement of affordable home lending products, down payment assistance programs, and community-specific solutions.
- Promote consistent alignment between community lending activities and broader enterprise growth, relationship, and reputation objectives.
Market, Regulatory & Risk Management Leadership
- Maintain strong working knowledge of mortgage products, policies, procedures, and community-specific programs, including down payment assistance and affordable housing initiatives.
- Stay informed on local real estate market trends and competitive community lending practices.
- Partner with Compliance, Fair Lending, and Community Development teams to support regulatory exams, reporting needs, and executive-level updates.
- Ensure adherence to all bank policies, procedures, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure consistent community lending strategy execution across Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, St. Cloud, Duluth, and Mankato, tailored to each market’s housing and economic dynamics.
Basic Qualifications
- Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 5+ years of mortgage sales or sales management experience.
- 8+ years of residential mortgage lending experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven success in achieving sales, growth, and community impact objectives in a regulated lending environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build, influence, and sustain strong partnerships across business lines and external organizations.
- Experience working with community organizations, housing agencies, real estate professionals, and local government entities.
- Strong coaching, mentoring, and collaborative leadership skills.
- Customer-centric, solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for expanding equitable access to homeownership.
- Innovative, goal-oriented leader with the ability to translate community needs into sustainable business outcomes.
Exempt Status: Yes (not eligible for overtime pay)
Workplace Type:
Office
Our Approach to Office Workplace Type
Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.
Compensation Range:
$77,000-$154,000 Annual Salary
The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education. Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan. In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.
Note to Agency Recruiters: Huntington will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. All unsolicited resumes sent to any Huntington colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered Huntington property. Recruiting agencies must have a valid, written and fully executed Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work for consideration.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Sales Manager
Document your specialty occupation case early
Sales Manager petitions draw more USCIS scrutiny than technical roles because officers question whether the job truly requires a degree. Gather job postings, internal org charts, and employer policy statements showing a bachelor's degree is a baseline requirement, not a preference.
Search LCA filings by SOC code
Sales Managers file under SOC code 11-2022. Run that code through the OFLC Wage Search to see which employers have active Labor Condition Applications, how many positions they've certified, and what wage levels they've committed to in your target metro.
Target employers enrolled in E-Verify
E-Verify enrollment signals an employer already has compliance infrastructure for work authorization. For H-1B purposes, it also becomes mandatory for STEM OPT employers, making these companies more familiar with sponsorship paperwork than those who've never enrolled.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers
Run your search on Migrate Mate to surface Sales Manager roles at employers with verified H-1B filing history. You can filter by industry and location so you're only applying to companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process for this occupation.
Negotiate offer timing around cap deadlines
H-1B cap petitions must be filed in April for an October 1 start. If you receive an offer in June, your earliest cap-subject start date is the following October. Clarify this timeline with hiring managers before signing, so neither side is surprised by the gap.
Build a prevailing wage paper trail before interviews
Pull the Level II and Level III prevailing wage figures for Sales Manager in your target city from the OFLC Wage Search. Walking into salary discussions with DOL wage data lets you anchor the conversation at a number USCIS will approve without an RFE.
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Does a Sales Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but USCIS examines Sales Manager petitions closely because the occupation covers a wide range of industries and seniority levels. Your employer must show that the specific position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field, such as business administration, marketing, or a field tied to the industry being managed. Generic management duties without that degree nexus increase the risk of a Request for Evidence.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Sales Manager positions?
Technology, pharmaceutical, financial services, and enterprise software companies account for a large share of H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed for Sales Manager roles. These industries typically require technical product knowledge that ties a degree requirement to the job. You can verify active LCA filings by employer and industry using the OFLC Wage Search before targeting your applications. Migrate Mate surfaces this filing history so you can prioritize employers with a track record of sponsoring this occupation.
Can my employer sponsor me for an H-1B if I'm currently on OPT as a Sales Manager?
Yes. Your employer files an H-1B cap registration in March, and if selected, submits the full petition in April. If your OPT expires before October 1, the cap-gap rule extends your work authorization automatically, provided you remain employed with the same employer who filed your petition. You must monitor your OPT end date carefully, because the cap-gap only applies if your I-20 extension is issued before your current EAD expires.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Sales Manager H-1B sponsorship?
Your employer must certify on the Labor Condition Application that your salary meets at least the Level I prevailing wage set by DOL for Sales Managers in your specific metro area. Most H-1B sponsors target Level II or higher to reduce RFE risk and demonstrate the role matches the experience they're hiring for. You can look up prevailing wage levels by location and job title using the OFLC Wage Search before finalizing your offer negotiation.
What should I look for in an employer's H-1B filing history before applying?
Look for employers who have filed LCAs specifically for Sales Manager or closely related SOC codes, not just for technical roles. An employer who has only sponsored software engineers may be unfamiliar with the specialty occupation argument for sales leadership positions and less equipped to defend an RFE. Check whether they use an experienced immigration counsel and whether their LCA filings show consistent wage levels. Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified H-1B sponsorship history so you can target employers with relevant filing experience from the start.
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