A Business Development Specialist identifies new business opportunities and clients for a company, identifies new products, services and lines of business, and develops marketing and sales strategies to help grow a company's business. Collects and manages data on sales and business processes, does market research, and stays informed of industry trends and dynamics. Builds customer relationships and partnerships. Reports to a Business Development Manager or Director.
AVP, Business Development Representative Notre Dame Federal Credit Union - 3.4 Notre Dame, IN Job Details 10 hours ago Qualifications Loan file preparation Financial sales Debt-to-income ratio calculation Microsoft Outlook Mortgage lending Phone communication Word processing Writing skills Copy machines Basic math English Data entry Debt-to-income ratio analysis Meeting or exceeding sales goals Credit report analysis Loan Origination Systems (LOS) Technical Proficiency Full Job Description Notre Dame Federal Credit Union humbly began in 1941 as a conversation between two professors from the University of Notre Dame. Now, over 75 years later, we have grown into a national, award-winning financial institution serving over 56,000 members worldwide. We consider our partners (employees) to be one of our greatest assets to this success. We strive to make great things happen for our members and partners by changing one life every day. If you share that same passion for making an impact on someone's life, you should apply to join the Notre Dame FCU family.
PRIMARY FUNCTION
This position actively identifies the financial needs of the members of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union and seeks out opportunities to meet their consumer borrowing needs, while referring other needs to appropriate partners. This position will be responsible for aiding in the loan and deposit growth of Notre Dame FCU by assisting with SEG Development and on-site sign up events. This position will also have responsibilities of assisting with branch and/or Shamrock Center duties. This position will initiate outbound calls in order to strengthen relationships with members, and increase our overall share in the market. This position will actively seek referrals and follow up on new leads while identifying sales prospects. This position will actively contribute to the achievement of sales and service goals in order to meet both professional and business goals while achieving member satisfaction, revenue generation, and establishing long-term member relationships.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
This position must effectively carry out the essential duties of this position in a manner that consistently demonstrates the core values of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union in a positive manner. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The duties identified below are the essential functions of the position and other duties may be assigned. Maintain an expert level knowledge of all products and services offered by Notre Dame FCU. Actively determines members' financial needs, requirements, and expectations in order to recommend appropriate products and solutions. Correspond with members in person or via phone, email, and written communication while maintaining excellent member service standards. Effectively generates new and repeat sales by providing accurate product and technical information in a professional manner. Assists with SEG Development, business on-site events and sign ups, and actively reaches out in the community to continue to build relationships and make connections. Accurately presents rates and terms in accordance with standard procedures. Assists with filling in at branches or the Shamrock Center when needed. Accurately input loan applications received online, through calls, by referral, or in cross-sell for all Notre Dame FCU loan products, excluding only, first mortgages. Ensures timely follow-up communication with members following sales to make certain ongoing member satisfaction is tracked and improved and to assist in resolving any complaints. Manages pipeline for originated applications through closing and accurately completes required management reports. Proactively cross sells products and services on every loan application and member interaction by counseling members with regards to deposit products and other non-lending services. Assists members in opening new accounts when the membership is required for a loan and actively promotes checking accounts and debit card usage. Provides referrals to other departments including the mortgage department, investment services, and the Private Member Group Develops sales strategies, maintains and expand referral sources, participates in community and organizational activities. Works closely with the Director of Retail Sales & SEG Development, along with the Senior Business Development Manager to aid in growth within the community. Contact new and existing members about products and services identified through specific marketing campaigns Initiate calls on credit bureaus to determine additional opportunities.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No requirement.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This position will require the knowledge to effectively process all consumer loan applications and analyzes loan products in order to attain the lending goals and objectives of the Credit Union. A professional appearance and attitude is required. In addition, such persons must be able to generate applications and process loans in a timely manner.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Individual will either need to transfer or obtain a Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (NMLS) number to comply with lending guidelines and regulations with respect to Notre Dame FCU home equity products.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree preferred, however, an extensive financial institution background may be substituted. Must have a minimum of one (1) year experience in retail lending sales, with proven track record of meeting goals preferably in the origination/servicing of consumer loans at a financial institution. Intermediate level computer proficiency/keyboard skills and knowledge of loan origination software is required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Qualified individuals must be able to read and interpret documents such as credit bureau reports, debt to income ratio reports, technical procedures, government regulations, as well as policy and procedure manuals. The ability to write routine reports and correspondence is required, along with the ability to speak effectively with borrowers and other partners of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
A qualified person must be able to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exits. This position requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. In addition, this person must be able to compute rates, ratios and percents, to draw and interpret bar graphs, and to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrams.
REASONING ABILITY
A qualified person must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written form, including but not limited to government regulations.
OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES
This position will require the use of Credit Union's computer system for input/output transactions. Such use includes, but not limited to, retrieval of information, printing out individual statements of account, inputting data, updating information, special access to certain fields, and general maintenance of the credit/lending financial and ancillary records. In addition, this person must be able to utilize a variety of software programs such as Excel, Word, and Outlook. A qualified individual will also need the ability to utilize on-screen loan processing provided by the Credit Union's core processing or by a stand-alone Personal Computer system tied to the core system as well as other ancillary software programs. Also, the ability to operate standard office machines such as a photocopier; fax machine, personal computer and any such equipment normally found in a modern loan department of a bank or Credit Union. Must have the ability to persuade and influence others as well as having strong interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent telephone sales personality skills necessary. Ability to work in a fast-paced, self-directed environment needed. Build trust, value others, communicate effectively, drive execution, foster innovation, focus on the member, collaborate with others, solve problems creatively, be assertive, manage time effectively, and demonstrate high integrity are all required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a partner to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the partner is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk and hear. The partner frequently is required to walk and sit. The partner is occasionally required to stand, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The partner must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
MENTAL DEMANDS
The partner is frequently required to use alertness, precision, resourcefulness, problem solving, numeric, persuasiveness, auditory perception, memory, creativity, concentration, judgment, writing ability, reading ability, reasoning, imagination, initiative, patience, visual perception, comparing and analyzing.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE & CONFIDENTIALITY
Follows regulatory and policy compliance requirements, which would include those efforts in compliance with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations, and other compliance related Policies. Also, this position requires maintaining confidentiality with regard to non-public information about our members and Notre Dame Federal Credit Union.