** GGL National Sales Manager**

**Job Category****:** SBA Lending & Services **Requisition Number****:** GGLNA02539 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Ameris Bank is a high-performing community bank providing an exceptional customer experience with well trained, empowered employees. At Ameris, we look outside conventional wisdom and processes to find new answers. This means cutting red tape, empowering our people to make decisions at the local level and creating clear paths and easy touchpoints. We represent energy and passion, a steady strength that is bold and assertive, creativity in thinking and problem solving, a scrappy determination and nimble approach to getting things done, a good natured, genuine and approachable way of serving each other and our customers. We look forward to the future, and what this means for you, if you join our team.

Responsible for overall origination of SBA-guaranteed loans by leading a team of Business Development Officers (BDOs) and Sales Assistants.

**Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:**

* Provide BDOs with guidance and mentorship in order to achieve sales goals.

* Provide guidance on various matters such as sales, marketing, and loan structuring

* Provide oversight and direction to BDOs and Sales Assistants in accordance with the Banks policies and procedures

* Drive loan growth for the department by identifying business development opportunities in profitable, growth-oriented industries and markets

* Assist BDOs with loan structuring, financial analysis, and loan-committee presentation

* Guide BDOs on using appropriate analysis and judgement in their recommendations to underwriting

* Monitor and assist BDOs with their navigation of internal processes

* Ensure consistent and successful implementation of division initiatives

* Work closely with senior management to determine overall goals, product needs, and staffing requirements

* Assist in establishing new client and referral source relationships

* Direct BDO activities that target good-quality loan opportunities

* Keep abreast of changes to our loan program, and communicate these to BDOs

* Keep abreast of the banks credit policy changes, and communicate these to BDOs

* Collaborate with marketing to develop and maintain promotional material

* Oversee BDO performance management

* Assist with staffing issues (e.g. recruiting, interviewing, and terminating)

**Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:**

* Proficient in commercial credit analysis

* Expertise in SBA policies and procedures

* Proven ability to think strategically and understand the big picture

* Possess high degree of ownership and accountability

* Ability to influence and maneuver through appropriate formal and informal organization channels

* Ability to constructively manage and handle conflict

* Thorough knowledge of policies, procedures, products, and services

**Industry and Work Experience:**

* Minimum of 7 years of experience in SBA Lending

**Academic:**

* Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

**Disclaimer:**

*The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.*

*All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.*

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)