VP Lease Producer

North Star Leasing, headquartered in Burlington, VT,  is a division of Peoples Bank, one of the largest 200 banks in the United States with 132 full-service bank branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. 

We are proud to share national accolades that celebrate our company culture and recognize us as a great place to bank:

• American Banker Best Banks to Work For in 2021, 2022, and 2023
• Top Workplaces USA national award in 2022, 2023, and 2024
• Newsweek's America's Best Banks 2023, and 2024

At North Star Leasing, we know that there is more to life than work. But we also understand that the quality of the work environment and employee benefits can greatly impact an associate's life. That's why we seek to create a great benefits package for our associates including: 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match, employee stock purchase plan, various education assistance programs such as student loan and tuition paydown/reimbursement, paid vacation and holidays, and much more. For full details of our benefits offerings, please visit: peoplesbancorp.com/about-us/find-a-career/ 

Our associates are each accountable for living the culture and values of the organization. This includes ensuring actions and behaviors create a positive and collaborative work environment, always acting with integrity and professionalism and providing extraordinary customer service. Our goal is for you to be successful; to that end being reliable in terms of ensuring you are at work on time and work your schedule as well as actively pursuing your performance objectives, will be fundamental in your contributing to the teams' success as well as the organization.

Job Purpose:   

This position will be responsible for both developing new business and managing existing relationships. New opportunities can be acquired thorough a variety of strategies: telemarketing, customer visits, online searches, attending specific equipment industry tradeshows and referrals. Existing relationships may be transferred from existing books of business or from internally sourced referrals. This position works with the specific goal of identifying and growing profitable relationships and expediting the growth to reach predetermined annual funding goals. This position is offered the flexibility of working remotely from anywhere in the United States.   

Job Duties:  

• Responsible for establishing new contacts to generate additional business opportunities through cold calling, investigating company generated leads, prospecting, and closing sales.
• Implement and develop vendor manufacturing and dealer network finance programs across numerous industries.  
• Will consistently increase knowledge and effectively communicate equipment financing and leasing product offerings to drive conversion and development of relationships.
• Provide the highest level of service to existing clients and proactively seek to deepen and enhance the relationship that can lead to the identification of future business opportunities.
• Will be responsible for maintaining good working relationships within the company including Underwriting, Documentation, and Funding departments.
• Will perform special projects as assigned.

Education, Job Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience in a business or sales related field.
• 2+ years outside or inside sales experience in the financial services related field or marketing experience within a finance environment.
• High degree of self-motivation, a self-starter and driven.
• Creative, productive, and forward thinking.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills as well as sales/closing skills.
• Leadership skills and confidence in own abilities.
• Ability to effectively interact in a positive manner with customers as well as both internal and external partners.
• Passion for selling and a strong set of personal goals for achievement.
• Detailed-oriented and highly organized.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft products.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience in a business or sales related field.
• 2+ years outside or inside sales experience with a finance background. 
• Strong communication skills. 
• Excellent sales and closing skills. 

Compensation: 

• We offer a competitive compensation package based on experience.
• To kick-start your employment at North Star Leasing, we provide warm leads and classroom training by our team of professionals. 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet;
 For inquiries regarding employment with North Star Leasing a division of Peoples Bank, contact:

Jason Nadeau – VP Leasing Sales Manager; jnadeau@northstarleasing.com; 802-860-3586