
Live Oak Bank is a digital bank for small business owners across the country. Our goal is to be America’s Small Business Bank, and we’re getting there by pairing exceptional service with smart technology. We support owners at every stage with products:
Our people are the heart of Live Oak. We take care of each other here, and that care carries over to how we serve our customers. If you want to help small business owners chase the American dream, we’d love to meet you.
The Senior Credit Officer, Commercial (Solar & Renewable Energy) is the embedded credit officer for the Bank’s solar and renewable energy lending team. This role approves solar and renewable energy credit requests within individual loan authority, adhering to Bank policies and Government program guidelines, and serves as the primary credit partner to Energy & Infrastructure bankers and underwriters from early deal structuring through approval, closing, construction, and ongoing portfolio management. They lead the credit review of the Bank’s solar and renewable energy portfolio to help prevent or reduce loan losses. Responsibilities include verifying that documentation aligns with loan approvals and regulatory requirements, identifying early signs of project, sponsor, or counterparty deterioration, and ensuring compliance with policy objectives. As capacity allows, this role also supports loan transactions and portfolio activities across other Commercial Bank lending verticals.
Location Preference: This position is ideally based in Wilmington, NC; however, remote designations may be considered for qualified candidates.
For a detailed overview of our employee benefits please visit: http://www.liveoakbank.com/careers/
Live Oak Bank is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. We consider applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status or disability. Equal access to programs, service and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify human resources at HumanResources@liveoak.bank.
The base pay range for this position is $190,180.00 - $262,140.00 per year. Compensation may also include annual bonuses and long-term incentives, subject to various metrics and company policy. A candidate’s salary is determined by several factors including travel, relevant work experience or skills and expertise.
Please note that we provide at least the minimum requirement of paid sick leave to our employees who reside in states that require employer-paid sick leave, including but not limited to Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

Live Oak Bank has had the privilege of helping thousands of passionate, driven people turn their dreams into reality. These everyday heroes aren’t in it for the fortune or the fame. They’re in it to make a difference, just like we are.
As one of the last banks to get a charter before the start of the Great Recession, Live Oak emerged out of the rubble of 2008 as the first bank to keep the customer at the center of the business model. We put a groundbreaking spin on what banking could be, focused on service and technology to redefine banking.
Live Oak is a digital, cloud-based bank serving small business owners in all 50 states. We are America's Premier SBA Lender and our mission is to be America’s small business bank. We aim to fulfill that mission through banking products that help business owners buy, build and expand, along with FDIC-insured checking, high-yield savings and CD accounts to grow their hard-earned money. Our family of companies under the holding and parent company Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE: LOB), and our subsidiaries, partner with businesses who share a groundbreaking focus on service and technology to redefine banking.
Our mantra is to treat every customer like the only customer and our mission is to be America’s small business bank.