Credit Review Manager (Financial Services Risk Consulting)

Location: Chicago, United States

Salary: $101,000–$203,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides professional services and risk consulting to middle-market clients globally.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary credit risk teams on client engagements.
• Deliver credit risk mitigation expertise across credit risk reviews, loan reviews, credit administration, policy assessments, and internal audits.
• Present credit risk observations, industry trends, best practices, and actionable recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to talent development, business growth, service innovation, and market development for the risk consulting practice.
• Support team members through coaching, feedback, and career guidance while continuing to develop technical and industry expertise.
• Travel as needed to meet client requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience as a commercial credit analyst, credit officer, loan review officer, commercial portfolio manager, or in a related credit risk role within a bank or regulatory agency.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CRC, or CFA.
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical, leadership, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to present findings to senior stakeholders and committees.
• Expertise across multiple lending industries or deep specialization in one area, such as asset-based lending, agriculture, hospitality, healthcare, or energy.

Nice to have

• Experience in commercial real estate underwriting or regulatory credit review for banking organizations.
• Familiarity with SBA, construction, agricultural, syndicated, shared national credit, or leveraged lending.
• Knowledge of credit lifecycle processes, credit policy development, risk rating methodologies, stress testing, and federal and state banking regulations.
• Prior consulting experience or progressive leadership and supervisory experience.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain profitability targets.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance while serving clients.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation available during the recruitment process.
• Discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.