SVP Regional Sales Manager Illinois

Wintrust•Elmhurst, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wintrust Mortgage was founded in 1981 to help customers achieve the American dream of homeownership and has since successfully navigated the ever-changing real estate market. As a full-service, federally chartered lender with offices located across the country, we’re dedicated to providing customers with a wide range of mortgage products and have the capability to lend in all 50 states. To complement the basic conventional, FHA, and VA loan programs, we are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the continually evolving market. Wintrust Mortgage is part of Wintrust, a financial services company with more than $66 billion in assets. We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit and offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Must meet all NMLS requirements.
Proven leadership abilities and strategic management skills.
Thorough understanding of branch financials and business acumen and knowledge of financial products and services.
Must have superior interpersonal, organizational, communication (both written and oral), and telephone etiquette skills.
Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Must be a self-starter, motivated, energetic, with excellent time-management skills.
A minimum of 10 years in the mortgage industry and 5 years in a retail banking management.
Ability to provide timely and helpful information to others across the organization and encourage the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.
Ability to engage in difficult conversations, listen with empathy and deescalate situations.

Nice To Haves

Encompass experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Report to the Executive Vice President to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
Responsible for leading a team of branch managers and sales professionals across a group of retail branches within a defined geographic region.
Drives results through talent management strategies, behavior-based coaching and developing a team of direct and indirect report to achieve their full potential and meet business objectives.
Acts as a liaison between the retail branches and support areas by leveraging relationships with product and line of business partners to benefit the customer and achieve sales/financial results.
Oversees recruiting, hiring and training within region.
Responsible for overall financial performance of defined region, budget adherence, growing customer base and increasing the number of customers.