CEO • BANK PRESIDENT • COMMERCIAL LENDING • CREDIT OFFICER • AND MORE
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Access Faster Growth with the Right Executive Talent
Attracting top talent isn’t just a hiring challenge—it’s a growth strategy. As a banking leader, you know your institution’s future depends on the strength of your people. That’s why Versique’s Banking & Financial Services practice is built to help you find and hire the key executives who will drive profitability, enhance client relationships, and navigate regulatory complexity.
Deep Industry Knowledge Meets Proven Search Expertise
Our recruiters bring a unique combination of hands-on banking experience and specialized executive search capabilities. We understand the nuances of financial services leadership because we’ve lived it. That perspective enables us to identify candidates who not only align with your business goals but also with your institution’s culture.
Relationship-Driven Results
We don’t just place people—we build long-term partnerships. Our approach is high-touch, tailored, and focused on delivering lasting impact. From community banks and credit unions to regional financial institutions and fintech companies, we help clients across Minnesota and beyond build leadership teams that move business forward.
Positions Filled:
- C-Level Executives (CEO/CCO/CRO),
- Bank President
- Market President
- Senior Lending Officer
- Assistant Vice President, Vice President, and Senior Vice President
- Commercial Lending
- Business Development Officer
- Credit Officer
- Portfolio Manager
- Credit Analyst
- and more
Let’s find your people, together.
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LEADERS IN Minnesota Banking & Financial Services recruiting
Why Companies Choose Versique for Banking & Financial Services Hiring
The Minneapolis/St Paul banking market is built on long-standing relationships, localized expertise, and a close-knit professional network. Breaking through that circle—and attracting top talent within it—requires more than just a job posting. It requires deep connections, industry fluency, and a reputation that earns trust on both sides of the hiring table.
At Versique Executive, Professional & Interim Recruiting, we bring all of that and more. Our Banking & Financial Services team has decades of hands-on experience in the field, from commercial lending to compliance. We know the players. We understand the pressures. And we recognize what makes a leader not just qualified, but impactful.
Hiring a senior banking executive isn’t a one-time decision—it’s an investment in the future of your organization. The person you hire today will shape your institution’s talent, operations, and culture for years to come. That’s why we focus on delivering candidates with the vision, values, and experience to lead high-performing teams in a fast-changing financial landscape.
If you’re ready to elevate your institution with leadership that drives results and builds lasting value, we’re ready to help.
Meet Our Banking & Financial Services recruiters
Willie Pudvah
Director, Banking & Financial Services
Willie is a Minneapolis native and a graduate of the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. Willie leads our Banking & Financial Services vertical after spending time in the FinTech and Community Banking sectors. As a former Banker who has managed complex portfolios and served on multiple Loan Committees, Willie brings firsthand knowledge and technical expertise to the Banking & Financial Services team; his background, combined with a personable and genuine approach to networking, relationship management and problem-solving, manifests into a results-based approach that has led to numerous successful partnerships.
PEOPLE, TEAMS, SYSTEMS, SUCCESS
Recent Banking & Financial Services Placements
Corporate Banking Executive
$25B Regional Bank
VP Specialty Commercial Lender
$700MM Community Bank
Senior Commercial Portfolio Manager
Multi National Bank
Commercial Real Estate Credit Analyst
$7B Credit Union
SVP Commercial Banker
$9B Regional Bank
CRA and Fair Credit Officer
$3B Regional Bank
Bank President
DeNovo Bank
Vice President Commercial Banker
$1B Business Bank
Additional Banking & Financial Services Roles We Fill:
- Commercial Lending
- Credit
- Deposits/Treasury Management
- Specialty Lending, SBA, CRE, Equipment Leasing
- Professional Practice and Private Banking
- Risk/Compliance
Don’t take our word for it
“Paul placed me in a great opportunity as a young banker and today he is very helpful in finding the talent we need. He takes the time to listen to the requirements and presents only candidates that he thinks will fit. He is a great partner to have in the HR department”
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Let’s find your people, together.
People are more than their education. They’re more than past experience. They do more than meet salary requirements. People invent, propel, unearth and build. They transform teams, markets, industries, and bottom lines to take you from good to great, zero to one, in months versus years. People open greater potential—potential that can’t be reached by relying on a resume alone. We’re here to help fill your human potential and build your human capacity. Let’s find your people together. Let’s make the best possible.