Sr Lead, Community Relations & BD

Vernon Hills, IL, 340 N Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States of America

BCU is a top workplace that offers confidence in company leadership, competitive compensation and benefits, employee development, workplace flexibility, and a passionate employee culture supporting a unified vision.

We empower people to discover financial freedom. Our purpose is to support your professional and personal growth in a growing organization.

Support projects related to prospecting, building, and maintaining strong corporate and community partnerships within the community charter footprint, as well as support business development events and strategic marketing efforts to increase participation within these core audiences.

• Support implementation of community strategy for all potential credit union members.
• Independently manage a variety of business development and member acquisition projects.
• Collaborate closely with various credit union departments to manage completion of projects, particularly Marketing and Retail Banking.
• Represent BCU professionally to key corporate and local contacts and at a variety of business development events.
• Support logistics for promotional and educational on-site events, targeted campaigns, and other programs.
• Brainstorm creative promotional concepts, products, and campaigns that support relevant growth goals.
• Exceed goals as defined by Community Business Development Leader.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 3 years of successful sales, customer service or event planning experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Experience in financial services (private banking, customer service, sales, lending, etc) preferred.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments and shift work efforts based on departmental needs and business goals.
• Proven track record of effective time-management and organization.
• Positive attitude and demonstrated ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team.
• Must be a self-starter, self-motivating, ability to operate efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation/public speaking skills.
• Travel is required – 80% of work week; flexible work schedule.
• Evening and weekend hours are frequently necessary.

BCU is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel valued and supported.