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 us?
An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 12 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
Family-friendly work hours
Promote from within culture
The Senior Business Development Officer, Sponsor Finance is expected to grow and retain profitable relationships with financial sponsors. This growth is accomplished by focusing on the delivery of value-added solutions to clients and prospects that will help portfolio companies reach their goals and maximize our revenues over the life of the relationship. In this business development role, you are the focal point of the client relationship, orchestrating the interface with clients and credit support staff as well as product partners.
What You’ll Do
Achieve new business by identifying and maintaining quality revenue generating sales opportunities, seeking opportunities to cross-sell into relationships and anticipating future needs of the client
Establish meaningful partnerships with private equity firms to support their acquisitions, buyouts and strategies
Originate and structure debt facilities to support private equity-backed acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth investments
Design and deliver creative banking solutions to customers and prospects, as well as manage and review existing relationships
Generate self-sourced business by developing relationships in the market, and growing internal and external network referrals, building a high-quality, long-term prospect portfolio
Collaborate with credit team to fully understand performance of portfolio companies through financial statements and trend analysis; effectively managing timely resolution of exceptions, renewals, reviews and the credit process
Actively participate and represent the team, engaging internally within the organization and externally within the community in ways that contribute value and demonstrate leadership
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with a business, finance, accounting, or related major
Minimum 10 years’ sponsor finance experience
Excellent interpersonal, verbal 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
Lead by example; fostering collaboration, ownership and result
Benefits
Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance
Compensation
The estimated salary range for this role is $169,000 - $228,000, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.
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 build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. 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, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with a business, finance, accounting, or related major
- Minimum 10 years' sponsor finance experience
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Successful track record of driving new business growth and developing well rounded client relationships
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Extensive experience in building and supporting business line development and operations
Wintrust Financial Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Affordable Benefits — Employer covers a large share of medical premiums, making health coverage comparatively low cost. Plan options are broad and pair with HSA/FSA choices and wellbeing programs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity, parental, and adoption leave are structured and fully paid, with backup childcare access through Bright Horizons. Adoption assistance and family support resources further strengthen caregiving support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match and an employee stock purchase plan provide multiple savings and ownership avenues. Match mechanics and plan access are noted features of the total rewards offering.
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What We Do
Wintrust Financial (Wintrust) is a financial services holding company based in Rosemont, Illinois, with $50 billion in assets. Wintrust engages in the business of providing traditional community banking services, wealth management services, commercial insurance premium financing, mortgage origination and more.
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