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Vice President – Sr. Business Development Officer
Union Bank & Trust Co.
312 Central Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55414-1025
Job Description
Immediate Supervisor: Senior Vice President & Trust Division Manager

Position Primary Duties: Business Development and Sales for Institutional Trust and Custody. Consultant Marketing and Brand Awareness.

Specific Duties:

  • Participate thoughtfully and strategically as an officer on the trust management committee.
  • Take the lead with department manager and fellow officers in developing a challenging, achievable short and intermediate-term sales plan.
  • Responsibility to organize and produce, with team assistance, requests for proposal and information (RFPs, RFIs) in a timely and high quality fashion.
  • Work in a professional manner with Plan Sponsors, Third Party Administrators, Investment Managers, Investment Consultants, Auditors, Legal Counsel and any other agents of the client.
  • Work as a team with the Operations and Administration groups on service issues, field observations and any other information sharing.
  • Review plan documentation and other legal documents defining our service as Trustee or Custodian for UB&T Trust Department accounts.
  • Coordinate with bank professional for client servicing and joint business opportunities.
  • Review monthly account activity to keep abreast of issues and opportunities.
  • Meet with existing clients on periodic basis with administrators and bankers.
  • Attend client trustee meetings as assigned or invited.
  • Attend periodic training meetings, including local business group meetings (such as ISCEBS, Minneapolis Pension Council, or Midwest Pension).
  • Participate in events and social opportunities to mix with existing clients, potential clients and centers of influence.
  • Travel as needed and indicated in the sales plan.
  • Other duties that may be assigned.
Education & Experience
  • College Education preferred.
  • 10 years minimum experience in a business development and sales role for employee benefit custody accounts.
  • Demonstrated success in developing and successfully executing a sales plan.
  • Work in a Salesforce.com environment preferred.
  • Defined benefit investment consultant relationships preferred.
  • Taft-Hartley plan experience and relationship network preferred.
  • Client-facing and service provider-facing (i.e. consultants, administrators) communications required.
  • Ability and experience to drive the timely completion of RFIs and RFPs for consultant-driven sales process.
  • Position will not have direct reports but supervisory experience helpful.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize job responsibilities and work independently.
  • Strong customer service ethic and excellent communication skills (oral and written).
  • Good public presentation skills and experience required.
  • Professional behavior and appearance.
  • Ability to become facile and knowledgeable on trust systems and related technology.
  • Proficient in Windows office environment (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
About
Location: Open. Successful candidate could be located in our Minneapolis home office or in the Lakes region of Wisconsin or Illinois. Possible relocation.

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Incentive Compensation: Based on new business development and account retention. Formula driven by new revenues with retention factor. Smaller but significant subjective portion linked to achievable non-revenue activity such as coordination, team support and overall company performance factors.

How to Apply
Please send resumes to Peter Torvik at ptorvik@ubtmn.com.
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Vice President – Sr. Business Development OfficerPlease send resumes to Peter Torvik at ptorvik@ubtmn.com.False2/14/2019
  • College Education preferred.
  • 10 years minimum experience in a business development and sales role for employee benefit custody accounts.
  • Demonstrated success in developing and successfully executing a sales plan.
  • Work in a Salesforce.com environment preferred.
  • Defined benefit investment consultant relationships preferred.
  • Taft-Hartley plan experience and relationship network preferred.
  • Client-facing and service provider-facing (i.e. consultants, administrators) communications required.
  • Ability and experience to drive the timely completion of RFIs and RFPs for consultant-driven sales process.
  • Position will not have direct reports but supervisory experience helpful.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize job responsibilities and work independently.
  • Strong customer service ethic and excellent communication skills (oral and written).
  • Good public presentation skills and experience required.
  • Professional behavior and appearance.
  • Ability to become facile and knowledgeable on trust systems and related technology.
  • Proficient in Windows office environment (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
H-6342Immediate Supervisor: Senior Vice President & Trust Division Manager

Position Primary Duties: Business Development and Sales for Institutional Trust and Custody. Consultant Marketing and Brand Awareness.

Specific Duties:

  • Participate thoughtfully and strategically as an officer on the trust management committee.
  • Take the lead with department manager and fellow officers in developing a challenging, achievable short and intermediate-term sales plan.
  • Responsibility to organize and produce, with team assistance, requests for proposal and information (RFPs, RFIs) in a timely and high quality fashion.
  • Work in a professional manner with Plan Sponsors, Third Party Administrators, Investment Managers, Investment Consultants, Auditors, Legal Counsel and any other agents of the client.
  • Work as a team with the Operations and Administration groups on service issues, field observations and any other information sharing.
  • Review plan documentation and other legal documents defining our service as Trustee or Custodian for UB&T Trust Department accounts.
  • Coordinate with bank professional for client servicing and joint business opportunities.
  • Review monthly account activity to keep abreast of issues and opportunities.
  • Meet with existing clients on periodic basis with administrators and bankers.
  • Attend client trustee meetings as assigned or invited.
  • Attend periodic training meetings, including local business group meetings (such as ISCEBS, Minneapolis Pension Council, or Midwest Pension).
  • Participate in events and social opportunities to mix with existing clients, potential clients and centers of influence.
  • Travel as needed and indicated in the sales plan.
  • Other duties that may be assigned.
Location: Open. Successful candidate could be located in our Minneapolis home office or in the Lakes region of Wisconsin or Illinois. Possible relocation.

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Incentive Compensation: Based on new business development and account retention. Formula driven by new revenues with retention factor. Smaller but significant subjective portion linked to achievable non-revenue activity such as coordination, team support and overall company performance factors.