Business Development Officer (SBA Lending)

What you need to bring…

An interest in SBA Lending and Commercial Banking and working with people, building relationships and providing the best customer experience possible is essential to this role.

Business Development Officer Core Responsibilities:

• Work independently to develop and solicit new business from present and prospective clients to increase revenue base and overall profitability.
• Work with credit analysts to analyze the credit history of applicants and determines their loan repayment capabilities.
• Negotiate credit terms, such as costs, loan repayment methods and collateral specifications.
• Negotiate interest rate structure to be consistent with bank policies and procedures, and to be competitive with current market rates.
• Support the bank’s relationship banking culture through on-going customer contact, quality customer service, and product knowledge. 
• Build relationships with other businesses and prospective customers through, professional and national contacts and current customer referrals.

  Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.
• 2+ years of commercial lending experience in banking or financial services.
• Knowledge of commercial lending experience.
• Familiarity working knowledge of SBA government guaranteed lending policies and procedures.
• Strong relationship management and business development sales skills including ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of commercial banking practices, including financial statements and credit analysis.
• Ability to structure loans to meet the needs of bank & borrower.
• Formal credit training is preferred.