Regional credit union managing $4.1B in assets across the Southwest
Sunward is a 170,000-member credit union headquartered in Albuquerque, operating 18 branches across New Mexico, Colorado, and California. The tech stack—Encompass, Genesys Cloud CX, Workday, ADP, and Keystone—reflects a traditional retail banking infrastructure focused on member-facing services and back-office operations. Active hiring across finance, ops, and data roles, combined with project roadmaps centered on lending scalability, portfolio analytics, and risk frameworks, signals internal focus on tightening loan performance and compliance operations.
Sunward is a federally insured credit union founded in 1948 by Sandia National Laboratories employees. It serves over 170,000 members across 18 branches in the Southwest with a full-service product portfolio: checking and savings, mortgages, auto loans, business lending, personal loans, and investment services. The organization manages $4.1 billion in assets and operates with 501–1,000 employees. Core operational challenges revolve around delinquency and loan-loss management, regulatory compliance, and membership growth.
Sunward serves 170,000+ members and manages $4.1 billion in assets across 18 branches in New Mexico, Colorado, and California.
Primary systems include Encompass (lending platform), Genesys Cloud CX (customer service), Workday (HR/finance), ADP and Dayforce (payroll), and Keystone for core operations.
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