Summary of Position:

The Business Development Associate (BDA) will use independent judgment to assist BDOs in loan production activities in order to facilitate production as well as provide time for BDOs to concentrate on marketing activities. In addition, BDAs will assist in loan production and global marketing activities to allow time for Managing BDOs to recruit and manage team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

BDO Support

• Being an expert with Lender AI, underwriting needs and the upfront loan process, would answer questions and assist in training new BDOs and support personnel in the technical aspect of proper loan application flow and submission.
• Direct support of up to 4-5 BDOs (number of BDOs could vary) in loan production and complete package loan submission. This would be subject to individual BDO volume and work flow requirements.

Direct Production Support

• Handle smaller loans start to finish on case by case basis with new streamlined process.
• Provide back up for BDOs when they are away from office. Provide feel of continuity and professionalism to the customer as would have ability to gather required info so can analyze and prescreen in BDOs absence.

Back office and Underwriting Support

• Act as SBA expert with experience in closing in the market being covered, liaison with underwriting, closing, attorneys and title to ensure the smooth communication and flow of information.
• “Go to” person for back office when BDO and / or customer is unavailable.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance or equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years direct SBA or commercial lending experience in sales production support and/or back office credit support.
• Superior working knowledge and abilities in all aspects of the SBA loan or commercial production process from sales to closing.
• Expertise in loan and credit analysis, SBA guidelines and requirements and all typically utilized software.
• Strong working knowledge of title and escrow processes.
• Excellent customer relations ability.
• Self-starter able to work remotely on an individual basis.
• Team player with ability to work well with groups.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet. We thrive in an environment that encourages hard work while having fun!