Commercial Banker II

Wintrust•Rosemont, IL

19h•$98,000 - $132,000

About The Position

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.” What You’ll Do Increase the Bank’s profitability by cultivating new commercial business relationships Nurture existing client relationships by assessing and meeting client’s business and personal needs Negotiate proper loan structure and effectively cross sell products Maintain properly documented files and manage renewals and collection efforts on past dues and defaulted loans Sustain comprehensive understanding of current commercial products offered in the market and keep informed of all relevant industry trends and practices Build and maintain a professional network of COI’s and referral sources to facilitate new business development opportunities Maintain a stable network of prospective customers with consistent approach to calling

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or accounting
Solid understanding of general credit and risk principles, mitigates, and banking policies/procedures; formal bank credit training is preferred
5+ years’ Commercial Lending experience with a focus on C&I
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability establishing client relationships and working within a team environment
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to proactively manage and prioritize workflow

Nice To Haves

formal bank credit training is preferred

Responsibilities

Increase the Bank’s profitability by cultivating new commercial business relationships
Nurture existing client relationships by assessing and meeting client’s business and personal needs
Negotiate proper loan structure and effectively cross sell products
Maintain properly documented files and manage renewals and collection efforts on past dues and defaulted loans
Sustain comprehensive understanding of current commercial products offered in the market and keep informed of all relevant industry trends and practices
Build and maintain a professional network of COI’s and referral sources to facilitate new business development opportunities
Maintain a stable network of prospective customers with consistent approach to calling