Division Manager, Business Banking - Kalamazoo, MI jobs in United States
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Wintrust Financial Corporation · 11 hours ago

Division Manager, Business Banking - Kalamazoo, MI

Wintrust Financial Corporation is a $66 billion financial institution providing community and commercial banking services. The Division Manager, Business Banking is responsible for business development and overseeing a team to grow and retain profitable relationships while developing high performing teams.

Financial ServicesWealth Management

Responsibilities

Collaborate and align with peers to create channels of open communication, drive consistency, provide shared learning, and align processes across all business-community banking teams
Implement standardized policies, procedures, and service expectations across the division to ensure a consistent client experience
Set clear goals and performance standards and regularly review progress toward individual and team objectives
Recruit, train, and retain top lending talent. Foster a positive, team-oriented culture focused on collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. Coach and manage the team to develop a high-quality, long term prospect portfolio
Cultivate referral sources to increase number of prospects and build individual portfolio. Assist team members in improving coverage of prospects through purposeful outreach and follow up while hitting overall prospect coverage goals
Create opportunities for the team to increase cross-selling and actively grow partnerships with other lines of business to offer clients the full scope of products and services
Achieve new business by identifying and maintaining quality revenue generating sales opportunities and coach team members to achieve sales goals and manage team to scorecard expectations
Collaborate with credit team to fully understand performance of portfolio companies managed by the team. Take ownership of overall credit quality of loans generated and reviewed within the team
Effectively manage timely resolution of exceptions, renewals, reviews and the credit process for the team while adhering to all policies and guidelines and maintaining risk rating accuracy
Anticipate future needs and interface pro-actively with stakeholders and partners to address those needs
Support lending strategies by leading, actively engages with the community and team members in initiatives to achieve high levels of performance success in targeted markets

Qualification

Business banking experienceCommercial lending experienceLeadership experienceCredit products knowledgeAnalytical skillsCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or related field
10+ years of experience in business banking or commercial lending, with proven leadership experience
In-depth knowledge of business banking credit products, underwriting principles, and regulatory considerations
Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence across teams
Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills
Proven track record of driving growth while maintaining credit discipline

Preferred

MBA preferred

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

Company

Wintrust Financial Corporation

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Wintrust Financial Corporation delivers sophisticated financial capabilities with a community bank personality across its businesses in banking, specialty finance, and wealth management.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$683M
Key Investors
CIVC Partners
2025-05-08Post Ipo Equity· $425M
2022-06-07Post Ipo Equity· $258M
2020-05-05IPO

Leadership Team

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Timothy Crane
President and Chief Executive Officer
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