Director of Factoring

We are changing FINANCE to finance CHANGE!

Climate First Bank is a Florida Benefit Corporation, state chartered, FDIC insured commercial bank. With now three physical branches in St Petersburg, Winter Park and Mount Dora and one digital branch, we are offering a full suite of banking products including personal and business banking and loan products (solar, residential, commercial, SBA and more).

We are passionate about the environment, social issues and overall leaving our communities and the world better than we found it.

We want YOU to help us on this mission and are looking for exceptionally hard-working, passionate and bright new team members.

We are a team of growth focused, goal-oriented and competitive individuals. We collectively work hard to achieve our mission and growth-related milestones and continue to set and exceed new goals almost daily.

We love what we do, and we love working with people who are just as excited about our objectives as we are!

Come join us as our Director of Factoring. In this role you will be responsible for the development of the Bank's Factoring division and for directing the sales, operations and administration of the division once established.

This role will be that of a working manager- leaders are expected to maintain their own pipeline and achieve personal sales goals.

Join us in this exciting start-up experience and take your career to a level unattainable in a traditional bank environment.

Primary Functions :

Development- Develop and implement a plan for the establishment of the Factoring division. Identify and satisfy staffing needs.

Develop, implement and manage a program to support factoring clients on their transition to becoming bankable businesses.

Sales- Build, coach, develop and motivate a sales team. Identify new business opportunities through business development efforts.

Manage the department's opportunity pipeline and ensure that sales goals are met by all sales staff. Cross-sell all applicable financial products.

Engage and expand established networks of COI referral sources locally and nationally. Meet personal sales goals and maintain a personal pipeline.

Operations / Administration- Identify technology, systems and platforms required to maintain optimized workflow for the division.

Develop and implement policies to govern the division in accordance with Climate First Bancorp policies and standards. Provide training and guidance to division staff.

Manage the division's internal and external reporting (i.e. pipeline and management reports).

Secondary Functions :

• Contribute to achieving all relevant mission centric goals.
• Adopt and practice a commitment to social, economic, environmental, and racial justice.
• Possess the initiative to obtain education related to sustainability practices
• Demonstrate and maintain an understanding of and follow established Bank policies, procedures, and regulations, cognizant of transactions, inquiries that appear suspicious, obtaining reasonable and verifiable explanations, notifying the Compliance Officer when necessary;

completion of all web-based compliance training; resolution of all issues concerning BSA report reviews of suspicious activity and or cash transactions.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting strongly preferred. Significant experience (10+ years) may be considered as equivalent.
• Factoring Generalist with proven leadership experience in factoring and asset-based lending.
• Experience with building new divisions highly desired.
• Highly educated in financial products and services, applicable regulations and laws.
• Strong overall business acumen and ability to interpret financial reports and legal documents. Knowledge of unique industries and markets in conjunction with a broad knowledge of business banking products and services required.
• Masterful at relationship building and business development with strong influencing and decision-making skills.
• Superior ability to communicate with a variety of external and internal clients and stakeholders.
• Highly efficient with superior problem-solving skills and the ability to organize and prioritize within a fast-paced environment.

Benefits :

• Competitive compensation
• Employer paid medical, vision and dental insurance
• Employer paid disability and life insurance
• 401k match
• Employee Stock Options
• Compelling incentive plans
• Employee only rates for certain loan products
• Working with an amazing team of dedicated and like-minded individuals!
• Being part of an exciting venture with amazing opportunities for growth and opportunities!

Physical Demands : In the performance of respective tasks and duties, all Climate First Bank employees are expected to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.

While performing duties, employees are required to sit, talk, hear, lift up to 20 lbs., and may be required to work evenings and / or weekends, attend remote meetings and / or to travel.

Reasonable employee accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Equal Opportunity Statement :

At Climate First Bank we truly believe that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our workforce are directly linked to our success.

Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values and mission. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.

In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veterans

E-Verify Statement :

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.

S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.