VP Business Development

Wintrust Asset Finance is an equipment-focused financing group that offers sophisticated loan and lease products to commercial companies throughout the country in a wide range of industries including transportation construction manufacturing energy services aviation and turn-key property plant and equipment among others. Wintrust Asset Finance is an affiliate of Wintrust a financial services company with more than $66 billion in assets.

Remote: East Region United States

Why join us

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical dental vision life a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

• Family-friendly work hours

• With 200 community bank locations we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career

• Promote from within culture

Why join this team

• We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit

• We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility

What Youll Do

• Generate a minimum of $30MM in equipment finance/lease new business volume for WCFs portfolio $40MM including syndication

• Identify opportunities through a combination of prospecting activities and leveraging existing contact database

• Effective communication via a combination of telephone contact email communications and face-to-face meetings

• Travel 20-40% of the time to meet with prospects and customers

• Manage opportunities through the WCF credit asset management legal documentation and funding process

• Assist with portfolio management activities including gathering financials payment collections document deficiency resolution and customer communication

• Work with capital markets to structure win and syndicate large-ticket transactions

• Utilize WCFs existing CRM platform (Salesforce) to build and maintain a detailed and organized database.

• Coordinate with our marketing team to execute database marketing initiatives to generate new business opportunities.

• Work closely with Vice President Region Manager to analyze price and structure transactions.

• Help in the preparation of investment presentations with recommendations that exhibit thoughtful and well-reasoned decisions.

Knowledge/Skills/Background/Experience

• A minimum of 5 years in a business development role in the equipment leasing and financing industry

• Possess credit skills either through formal training and previous analytical work or through external education experience

• Experience in document negotiation and the tenets of secured asset financing

• Possess existing base of prospects/customers

• Ability to call into and effectively interact with C-Suite level executives

• Understanding structuring and the relationship between credit and asset values

• Relevant experience in calling into the B to BBB-/BB space

• Experience in pricing transactions between the bank and independent markets

• Knowledge of tax-oriented financing solutions (FMV TRAC/Split-TRAC Synthetic and First Amendment leases)

• Computer skills including proficiency in Salesforce SuperTrump and Microsoft Office products

Benefits

Medical Insurance Dental Vision Life insurance Accidental death and dismemberment Short-term and long term Disability Insurance Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount Critical Illness Insurance Accident Insurance Transportation and Commuting Benefits Banking Benefits Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $95000-$132000 along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors such as a candidates qualifications skills and experience.

From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Required Experience:

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