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Direct Lending Jobs in Delaware (NOW HIRING)

$150 - $200/hr

... Lending, we provide the people, processes, technology and banking capabilities that turn bold ideas into outcomes. Join a team that brings urgency and rigor to every challenge and plays a direct role ...

The Director, Data Science - Competitive Intelligence, AI Insights & Strategic Analytics is a ... Analyze portfolio performance across lending products, identifying opportunities related to growth ...

Chief Legal Officer

Harrington, DE · On-site

$72 - $96/hr

... direct oversight of the compliance officer. The Chief Legal Officer actively participates in the ... Deep knowledge of consumer finance and regulatory compliance, with hands-on experience in lending ...

... direct oversight of the compliance officer. The Chief Legal Officer actively participates in the ... Deep knowledge of consumer finance and regulatory compliance, with hands-on experience in lending ...

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Direct Lending information

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$84.1K

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How much do direct lending jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for direct lending in Delaware is $84,108.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $61,100.00 and $125,100.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is direct lending?

A Direct Lending job involves evaluating, originating, and managing loans provided directly to businesses or individuals without intermediaries like banks. Professionals in this field assess credit risk, structure loan terms, and ensure compliance with financial regulations. Roles can vary from credit analysis to portfolio management, focusing on providing customized financing solutions. Strong analytical skills, financial modeling, and an understanding of market trends are essential for success in this field.

What does a direct lending professional do?

A typical day in Direct Lending involves conducting due diligence on potential borrowers, analyzing financial statements, structuring loan terms, and preparing credit memos for approval. Team members often collaborate closely with credit committees, relationship managers, and legal specialists to ensure seamless deal processing and compliance with internal policies. Regular communication with clients is also a key aspect, as it helps address borrower inquiries and manage ongoing relationships. While the workflow can be dynamic, strong organization and prioritization skills help professionals stay on top of multiple concurrent transactions.

What skills and qualifications are needed for direct lending?

To thrive in Direct Lending, you need a solid understanding of credit analysis, financial structuring, and underwriting, often supported by a degree in finance, business, or a related field. Familiarity with loan origination systems, financial modeling software, and regulatory compliance requirements is typically expected. Strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and effective negotiation abilities are crucial for building client relationships and managing transactions. These competencies ensure accurate risk assessment, efficient deal execution, and successful portfolio management in a competitive lending environment.

How to get a job in direct lending?

To get a job in direct lending, candidates typically need a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a related field, along with strong analytical and communication skills. Relevant experience in banking, credit analysis, or financial services can improve chances, and certifications like the CFA or credit-specific training may be beneficial. Applying through financial institutions, networking, and demonstrating knowledge of lending processes are key steps.

What do direct lenders do?

Direct lenders provide loans directly to borrowers without intermediaries, often offering personal, business, or mortgage loans. They evaluate applicants' creditworthiness, set loan terms, and handle the approval process, typically using financial analysis and underwriting skills.
Infographic showing various Direct Lending job openings in Delaware as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 78% Full Time, 15% Part Time, and 6% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $84,108 per year, or $40.4 per hour.

Senior Lead Product Manager, Personal Loans Strategy

Wells Fargo

Wilmington, DE • Hybrid

$122K - $162K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Wells Fargo rating

7.8

Company rating: 7.8 out of 10

Based on 714 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

89th of 175 rated banks


Job description

About this role:

Wells Fargo's Consumer Lending businesses empower millions of customers to achieve their dreams every day. Whether it's buying a home, purchasing a car, funding a significant purchase, or making important daily credit card purchases, Consumer Lending provides important credit products and services that help our customers succeed. The group includes Home Lending; Auto; Personal Loans, Cards, Retail and Merchant Services.

Within Consumer Lending, the Personal Loans and Line team leads Personal Loans, Lines, and Flex Loans, with a focus on product innovation, pricing, and portfolio performance. This Senior Lead Product Manager role will drive product strategy and business performance through data-driven analysis, financial evaluation, and strategic planning. The individual will leverage portfolio performance insights, forecasting, lending economics, and market dynamics to identify opportunities, develop business recommendations, and influence product and portfolio decisions across a highly matrixed organization. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.

In this role, you will:

  • Advise experienced leadership to develop or influence business plans, business requirements, direct product design and implementation for complex business and technical needs

  • Identify actionable insights through portfolio, product, and business performance analysis; develop business cases, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and evaluate strategic opportunities to support growth initiatives and investment decisions

  • Perform forecasting, performance evaluations, and actual versus forecast analysis to identify key drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommendations that improve product and portfolio outcomes

  • Oversee overall product management and strategic focus for the lending products and services

  • Lead the strategy and resolution of complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth understanding of potential synergies, opportunities companywide

  • Deliver solutions that are long-term, large scale, and require consideration of global market dynamics, trends, regulatory impact, and risk management

  • Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are strategically focused for the personal loans product lines

  • Articulate product vision, define scope, establish goals, and provide direction for teams to design, develop, and deliver technology and processes for updating, upgrading technologies and vendor relationships

  • Engage with leaders, stakeholders, subject matter experts across marketing, finance, credit risk, legal, and product development

  • Serve as an adept advisor to leadership

Required Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of Product Management, product development, strategic planning, process management, change delivery, or agile product owner experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of experience in P&L management, pricing, product management, credit risk, or finance in financial services

  • In-depth experience in lending product management with P&L responsibilities, preferably within consumer lending personal loans

  • Knowledge and understanding of lending strategies and methodologies, and key performance drivers

  • Strong financial and quantitative analysis skills to help maximize performance metrics linked to lending P&L

  • Strong analytical skills, including segmenting performance, conducting funnel analytics, and deriving insights from large datasets

  • Demonstrated ability to use data, competitive insights, and costbenefit analysis to drive decisions in crossfunctional, matrixed environments

  • Experience performing forecasting, performance evaluations, and actual versus forecast analysis to identify drivers, risks, and opportunities and inform strategic recommendations

  • Experience extracting, analyzing, and synthesizing data to develop business insights and recommendations; experience with SAS, SQL, Python, or similar analytical tools preferred

  • Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop actionable, insightdriven recommendations

  • Experience building strong relationships, influencing without authority, and collaborating effectively across multiple lines of business in complex, matrixed environments

  • Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to build executiveready presentations that translate complex analysis into clear, compelling insights

  • Resultsdriven, highly organized and adaptable, skilled at prioritizing and delivering results in fast-paced, dynamic settings

  • Consulting experience (internal or external) strongly preferred

  • Master's Degree, MBA or higher preferred

Job Expectations:

  • This role offers a hybrid work schedule

  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

  • This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Posting Locations:

  • 2200 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803

  • 550 S Tryon Charlotte, NC 28202

  • 401 Las Colinas Blvd Irving, TX 75039

  • 300 Highway 169 S, Minneapolis, MN 55426

Required location(s) listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$139,000.00 - $239,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. VisitBenefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

5 Sep 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visitDisability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.


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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets, proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of small businesses in the U.S., and is a leading middle market banking provider in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 41 on Fortune's 2022 rankings of America's largest corporations. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health and a low-carbon economy.

Industry

Finance and insurance

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

San Francisco, CA, US

Year founded

1852

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