Sr Lead, Community Relations & BD

BCU • Vernon Hills, IL

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Support projects related to prospecting, building, and maintaining strong corporate and community partnerships within the community charter footprint, as well as support business development events and strategic marketing efforts to increase participation within these core audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of successful sales, customer service or event planning experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments and shift work efforts based on departmental needs and business goals.
• Proven track record of effective time-management and organization.
• Positive attitude and demonstrated ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team.
• Must be a self-starter, self-motivating, ability to operate efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation/public speaking skills.
• Travel is required – 80% of work week.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial services (private banking, customer service, sales, lending, etc) preferred.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish & English) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of community strategy for all potential credit union members.
• Independently manage a variety of business development and member acquisition projects.
• Collaborate closely with various credit union departments to manage completion of projects, particularly Marketing and Retail Banking.
• Represent BCU professionally to key corporate and local contacts and at a variety of business development events.
• Support logistics for promotional and educational on-site events, targeted campaigns, and other programs.
• Brainstorm creative promotional concepts, products, and campaigns that support relevant growth goals.
• Coach branch staff on successful sales techniques during events.
• Exceed goals as defined by Community Business Development Leader.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior