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Senior Portfolio Manager

📍 Chicago, IL 🕒
Work Model
📍 Chicago, IL
Employment
💼 Full-Time Direct
Recruitment Type
🛡️ Direct to HR Pipeline
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📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.

Why join us?

An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)Competitive pay and annual discretionary bonus eligibleComprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a fewFamily-friendly work hoursWith 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your careerPromote from within culture

The Senior Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing a portfolio of credit relationships in the Private Equity Sponsor Finance Group – including overseeing the gathering, analyzing and underwriting private equity-owned business for the purpose of issuing, extending, amending, reviewing, monitoring and testing a commercial credit facility.

What You'll Do

Oversee the underwriting of a wide variety of transaction types including leveraged buy-outs, dividend recapitalizations, refinancings, amendments and modifications to credit facilitiesManage financial modeling and enterprise valuation work for new and existing credit relationshipsManage and grow existing customer relationships with businesses that generally have $20M to $150M in revenueLiaise between all parties to ensure timely and efficient analysis that meets the expectations of the Borrowers, Lenders and Administration Team

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fieldMinimum 8 years' leveraged lending experienceExperience in identifying documentation risks, addresses, and/or negotiating to resolution with the ability to determine went to elevate risk situations to appropriate individualsEffective time management skills with the ability to balance multiple prioritiesStrong executive presence and presentation skillsProficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

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

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. 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, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

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