Equipment Finance & Leasing - Direct Sales Officer

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance is a division of U.S. Bank and one of the largest equipment financing providers in the country. We have an open Direct Sales Officer position as an Area Manager (AM) in our Capital Equipment Group. The AM is an individual-contributor sales production role responsible for generating and managing Equipment Finance & Leasing business with end-user middle-market and large corporate companies.

Position Highlights

• The Direct Sales Officer works with U.S. Bank Relationship Managers (bankers) to identify, transact, and close equipment finance & leasing opportunities within the bank’s end-user customer base
• Diligently prospect and develop direct financing relationships with non-bank end-user clients.
• Records call activity and manages opportunities through our Salesforce CRM
• Responsibilities include working cooperatively with internal functional support staff in pricing, asset management, credit, tax, legal, and documentation to facilitate equipment financing transactions from $1 million to $100 million+

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• 10 or more years of leasing and sales experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Expert leasing sales, relationship management, and new business development skills
• Considerable knowledge of credit analysis and credit policies and procedures
• Advanced knowledge of contract administration
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

At U.S. Bank, we're passionate about helping customers and the communities where we live and work. The fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country's most respected, innovative and successful financial institutions. U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

Hybrid/flexible schedule

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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