Senior Business Development Manager - ABL

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CIBC US Asset-based Lending is seeking a Business Development Officer to identify, develop, and assist in closing of high-quality, asset-based lending transactions for the Great Lakes region of CIBC. In addition, this position will further develop CIBC’s regional presence in the Great Lakes region, by working in tandem with our current CIBC product offerings consisting of commercial banking, capital markets, wealth management, and commercial real estate.

The ABL business development officer will continue our efforts as a relationship-focused team to deliver new clients to CIBC through calling on third party financial intermediaries/advisors, internal referral sources, direct calling to middle market prospects, and financial sponsors.

The BDO will target clients within the Great Lakes region (Ohio and surrounding states) which includes middle-market, entrepreneur-led/privately-held companies, publicly-traded customers, and financially-sponsored businesses with financing needs generally in the $10MM to $75MM range, with further syndication capabilities in excess of $75MM. The ABL business development officer is expected to work closely with our ABL Underwriting team to assess new opportunities which ultimately lead to new clients of the Bank.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement.

• Business Development - Prospecting new ABL clients in the Great Lakes region (Ohio and surrounding states). Responsible and accountable for new strategic relationship acquisition and resulting new business generation goals. Drive new business through quality leads from wide network of referral sources and regular prospect visits. Identify cross sell opportunities with new clients. Market understanding of both bank and non-bank competitors.

• Client engagement – Serve as the point person in assessing the prospective relationship with a client and working to understand the prospective client’s needs to deliver appropriate products, services, etc. Active development and maintenance of Client Relationship Management (CRM) in order to ensure accurate pipeline forecasting. Bolster market presence within the community and industry associations with the purpose of promoting CIBC and cultivating potential prospects and referral sources.
  
  Participate in initial Fit Assessment discussion with deals.

• Strategy Focused - Assist in structuring new deals to bridge client expectations and bank requirements. Act as Strategic Advisor to clients as needed. Develop and maintain profitable centers of influence within the targeted market that lead to new business opportunities for CIBC. Focus calling efforts on third party financial intermediaries, middle market direct calling, financial sponsors, and coverage of internal team members.
  
  Assist in client discussion while negotiating front-end terms. Deep knowledge of all bank offerings with focused effort on continual understanding of new products.

• Relationship Management – Ideal candidate has an ability to partner well with commercial bankers in market to deliver ABL solutions to prospective clients. Collaborate with Portfolio Managers as part of a team to ensure delivery of top-notch client service. Maintain open line of communication with client as new deal progresses through fulfillment.

• Leadership – Provide guidance during credit events for new strategic relationships, including collaboration with Portfolio Managers during analysis and deal approval as needed. Assist Portfolio Managers in deal negotiation as needed.

• You have a Bachelor's degree or higher.

• You can demonstrate a minimum of 10 years of ABL…