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Wintrust Financial Corporation

Municipal Lender, AVP / VP

Wintrust Financial Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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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 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

Competitive pay and annual discretionary bonus eligible

Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

Family‑friendly work hours

Promote from within culture

Why Join this Team?

Our team is in a unique position that allows us to collaborate with all Wintrust Charters, have exposure to executive management, and develop new client relationships

With a large and growing physical presence, award‑winning customer service, excellent local bankers, high community involvement and competitive product offerings, we offer area local governments value that other banks can rarely match

Government Banking and Wintrust Government Funds partners with local bankers to offer innovative, tailored and industry‑specific lending and treasury management solutions to area local governments. Together, we have quickly become a leading bank to governments where we have a physical presence. We are currently seeking a

Municipal Lender

to provide government lending expertise to Wintrust Charters generating more robust relationships with local government agencies. The ideal candidate will bring drive, creativity, resourcefulness, and passion for public service to continue growing our business in established and new markets.

What You’ll Do

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 summarise 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

Portfolio Management:

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

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or related discipline

Minimum 4 years’ commercial or investment banking and/or commercial credit experience, preferably within the municipal lending/public finance space

Passion for public service, building municipal finance expertise and relationships

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

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

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Finance and Sales

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.

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