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Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.

Why join us?

• Promote from within culture
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 9 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
• Family-friendly work hours
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

Roles And Responsibilities

• Create an annual plan of attack that considers competitor market disruption, relevant market swings/adjustments and a minimum of 10% advancement in market share annually.
• Develop and share best practices and business line specific information to Relationship Managers and administrative staff
• Play the main role in Perform in-depth analysis of business plans, financial statements, revenue and profitability of companies to assess complex financial needs; negotiate loan structure and price with internal partners and prospects.
• Leverage extensive relationship management skills to forge new partnerships with community-based economic development initiatives, regional government agencies, prospects and clients.
• High volume of joint customer and prospect calling.
• Prepare customized Power documents for each Government/Municipal pitch.
• Create and manage a pipeline to be presented monthly.
• Coordination of muni-technicians across the footprint (lenders and treasury management)
• Play the main role in initiating strategy, removing roadblocks, coming up with creative solutions and closing each Government/Municipal lead.
• Attend all Eco-Partnership and equivalent MM and BB meetings to build trust, share success stories and follow up on leads/next steps (prospect progression and closing progression). Be accountable for tracking/advancing the monthly referral progression and ensuring growth in referrals for the charter.

Qualifications And Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or similar area
• Extensive experience in outbound calling, preparing and delivering presentations, coordinating internal efforts/employees, tracking and advancing pipelines, long term prospect progression and developing and supporting business line development and execution.

Preferred Skills

• Strong Execution, removing barriers delivering on promises
• Resourceful problem solver
• Strategic Thinker
• Leadership of multiple internal employees toward and common goal
• Excellent Communicator
• Analytical
• Sales/Production/Long term relationship development and prospect progression

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 be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. 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, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.