The posting
Empowered to live. Inspired to work. Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.
How we support you:
- Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
- Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
- Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
- Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
- Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
- Learning and development programs
- Mentorship programs
- Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
- Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!
Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs.
To learn more about Compeer Financial visit www.compeer.com/careers.
Where you will work: This position offers a hybrid work option up to 50% and is open to any Compeer office location in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The contributions you will make: Serve as a trusted legal advisor supporting Compeer's Capital Markets and Large Animal Agriculture business units. In this role, you will provide strategic legal counsel, independently manage complex legal matters, and partner with executive and business leaders to balance growth opportunities with sound risk management. Key responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex syndicated credit agreements and commercial lending transactions while advising on legal, regulatory, and business risks.
Come join our growing legal and compliance team!
A typical day:
- Serve as the lead legal advisor on complex matters impacting Capital Markets, agricultural lending, and other assigned business areas.
- Provide practical, business-focused legal counsel to executives and business leaders on strategic initiatives, transactions, and risk management.
- Draft, negotiate, review, and interpret complex contracts, lending agreements, leases, and other legal documents.
- Lead legal support for commercial lending activities, including syndicated credit facilities, participations, and other complex financing transactions.
- Advise agricultural lending teams on legal, regulatory, and compliance matters affecting crop and livestock operations.
- Support the growth and management of a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of syndicated, participated, middle-market, large corporate, and institutional loans.
- Research, analyze, and advise on evolving laws, regulations, and industry developments impacting the financial services and agricultural lending industries.
The skills and experience needed to be successful:
- Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Licensed to practice law in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Illinois.
- Advanced level experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing complex syndicated credit agreements and other commercial lending transactions.
- Strong knowledge of agricultural and commercial lending, real estate, bankruptcy, contract, equipment leasing, and corporate law.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting legal and compliance matters within the financial services industry.
- Experience with agricultural finance, the Farm Credit System, or another regulated financial institution preferred.
- Additional expertise in banking, finance, credit, compliance, governance, or a related discipline preferred.
- Proven ability to provide practical, business-focused legal counsel, balancing organizational objectives with legal and regulatory risk.
- Strong analytical, communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
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How we will take care of you:
Our job titles may span more than one career level (associate, senior, principal, etc.). The actual title and base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for variable compensation and other benefits.
Base Pay
$133,000—$202,500 USD
Compeer Financial is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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