Senior Vice President, Corporate Agribusiness Banking Group

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose. Stand for something!
• Time-Off Packages, 20 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to 10K
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Job Description

At CoBank, our Senior Vice President, Corporate Agribusiness Banking Group is responsible for the operation of the bank's Corporate Agribusiness Banking Group (CABG) in support of the Board of Directors approved business and financial plan. Contributes to the overall management of the bank through participation at the executive level in the development of strategic and operating objectives and plans. CABG is responsible for managing relationships with the bank's largest and most complex customers, characterized by highly sophisticated executive management teams and many of which have company operations covering a regional, national or international scope. The portfolio includes but is not limited to customers organized as cooperatives, publicly-traded, and large privately-held companies involved in the agribusiness, food processing, consumer packaged goods, commodities, forest products, and packaging sectors. Manages the overall profitability, credit, and operations of a large and diverse portfolio with national scope. Responsible for private equity and sponsor finance market engagement and portfolio management capabilities in our agribusiness platform. Serves as an Enterprise Leader. Maintains effective relationships with governmental, industry, financial, and community groups to enhance financial performance and business effectiveness.

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership, organization, staffing, development, direction, and day-to-day management for the Corporate Agribusiness Banking Group to ensure effective allocation of resources to support the achievement of strategic objectives and CoBank’s business plan.
• Manages CABG through effective organization of resources to ensure growth, profitability, sound lending, and superior customer service consistent with the directives of board and executive management. Provides consistent direction and develops internal controls which enhance achievement of the bank and group goals while encouraging and developing a marketing focus for the group.
• Selects, develops, and motivates an effective collaborative management team, who develop appropriate business strategies, set standards of performance, evaluate performance of associates, and generally take actions necessary to allow the division to accomplish established standards of performance. Takes corrective action as necessary.
• Effectively communicates goals and objectives internally and externally so that customer satisfaction is maintained at high levels and the group/division business objectives are attained.
• Develops and implements marketing and business development strategies which emphasize new business, fee income and the cross-selling of the bank’s suite of financial products and services. Interacts and engages with C-suite executives to support origination and relationship management capabilities for the enterprise.
• Complies with the bank’s board approved portfolio strategy.
• Works with other units of the bank to assure that the Farm Credit System Cooperation Philosophy is successfully executed.
• Provides appropriate strategic leadership and builds a cohesive team that is focused on both internal and external customers and is capable of partnering effectively across the firm.
• Establishes and maintains contacts at the highest levels with important stakeholders, including FCS leaders, trade associations, cooperative councils, universities, governmental organizations, and others who can have a positive impact on the bank’s overall image and operations.
• Oversees the preparation of the operating budget for areas of responsibility. Participates in the approval process for the ove