Senior Business Development Officer, Government Banking

Wintrust•Rosemont, IL

22h•$117,000 - $158,000

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.” Why Join This Team? We are a high performing, collaborative, and diverse team focused on transforming the business through engaging work on enterprise-wide product innovation We work across disciplines and departments, with opportunities for exposure to and partnership with executive management in leading strategic initiatives We are seeking a critical thinker who’s ready to take on new challenges in support of our stakeholders’ ever-evolving business needs What You’ll Do: The Government Funds Senior Business Development Officer will cultivate new business opportunities within the public sector across the Wintrust footprint, through direct calling, association and conference participation and working in tandem with Wintrust’s local Relationship Managers. The position will also be responsible for assisting in the management of prospects and clients by providing industry specific knowledge.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years in Treasury Management Sales focusing on Government Sector
BA in business, finance, or similar area
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships and interact with various business lines and management
Successful track record of driving new business growth and developing well rounded client relationships
Strong analytical and organizational skills, detail-oriented, and ability to multitask
Extensive experience in building and supporting business line development and operations
Leads by example; fostering collaboration, ownership and results

Responsibilities

Develops new public sector relationships – actively participates in external community activities as required to promote bank and develop a business referral network
Provides a superior level of customer relations and service, ensuring internal and external client satisfaction by responding promptly to customer inquiries and request
Leads the RFP response process for new opportunities
Participates in miscellaneous public funds portfolio specific projects, as necessary
Moderate travel required to attend conferences