Municipal Lender – Wintrust Government Banking

Municipal Lender – Wintrust Government Banking

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or related discipline
• Minimum 7 years’ commercial or investment banking and/or commercial credit experience, preferably within the municipal lending/public finance space
• Thorough understanding of general credit and risk principles, mitigates, and banking policies/procedures
• Strong analytical and financial modeling abilities
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of management, including lending personnel
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to establish client relationships
• Effective time management by balancing multiple priorities within individual workload
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office products including advanced Excel modeling skills

Responsibilities

• Identify requests from customers or promising in-market prospects that build or solidify banking relationships and boost market share
• Structure loan terms to meet borrower objectives and fit their borrowing authority, mitigate risk and offer Lender an attractive return and/or other benefits
• Underwrite new loan requests and navigate our internal credit approval process
• Draft bid forms, term sheets, and commitments summarize approved terms
• Manage the financing pipeline to meet all bid/commitment deadlines
• Participate in client/prospect calls, association events and other outreach
• Develop and maintain a referral network of internal and external Centers of Influence to generate new business opportunities
• Draft annual reviews or coordinating reviews of existing municipal exposure
• Add and update existing exposure tracking systems and reports
• Take on additional responsibilities in response to evolving circumstances

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for public service, building municipal finance expertise and relationships