Junior Business Development Officer

Celtic Bank is looking for a Junior Business Development Officer (BDO) to support our SBA lending team. In this remote role, you’ll partner with a BDO based in Tennessee to originate SBA loans, equipment leasing, and Asset-Based Lending (ABL) transactions for small businesses nationwide. You’ll help with everything from prospecting and credit analysis to closing and post-closing relationship support. The ideal candidate brings a commercial lending or credit background, along with strong organization and communication skills. Candidates in or near Tennessee are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You’ll Do

• Support your BDO in originating SBA, equipment leasing, and ABL financing for small businesses nationwide
• Help show small business owners the value of Celtic Bank’s entrepreneurial lending approach
• Build and maintain relationships with customers and brokers who market directly to small business owners
• Assist with prospecting, outreach, and tracking new opportunities
• Use Salesforce to track leads, opportunities, and accounts and keep the pipeline accurate
• Perform pre-underwriting due diligence and credit analysis, and prepare and organize credit files and checklists for underwriting
• Keep borrowers, brokers, and internal teams informed and moving during underwriting
• Follow up with borrowers on closing checklist items to keep deals on schedule
• Help obtain signed commitments after approval and coordinate funding with the Operations team
• Coordinate closing logistics and help borrowers deliver closing documents
• Support post-closing relationship and marketing efforts
• Provide general administrative support to the BDO

Celtic Bank is looking for a Junior Business Development Officer (BDO) to support our SBA lending team. In this remote role, you’ll partner with a BDO based in Tennessee to originate SBA loans, equipment leasing, and Asset-Based Lending (ABL) transacti...

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Commercial banking, lending, or credit analyst experience (retail banking experience alone does not qualify)
• Strong credit skills and working knowledge of credit analysis, underwriting, and loan structuring
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deals and competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including with borrowers, brokers, and internal teams
• Strong customer service skills
• Analytical skills and close attention to detail
• Proficiency with Salesforce, Microsoft Office, and the internet
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment

Preferred

• Located in or near Tennessee, to work closely with the supported BDO
• Experience with SBA lending, equipment finance, or ABL