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Business Development Officer - Equipment Finance

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on sourcing and closing equipment finance transactions for a direct lender. You will work closely with leadership and credit decision-makers to develop a book of business while serving various industries with significant equipment needs.

Qualifications

  • Experience in equipment finance sales.
  • Ability to work independently and source transactions.
  • Strong relationship-building skills.
  • Consultative approach to business development.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with industries such as advanced manufacturing and robotics.

Responsibilities

  • Originate equipment finance loans and leases through direct borrower outreach and referral relationships.
  • Build relationships with business owners, financial executives, sponsors, and other financing referral sources.
  • Identify equipment financing needs and work with credit to develop appropriate transaction structures.
  • Coordinate with underwriting and documentation teams to move transactions through funding.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Sales
  • Consultative Approaches
  • Relationship Building
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Altius Search Group

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  • TPE
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Altius Search Group is a permanent placement executive search firm with a mission of providing personalized world-class recruiting services for select companies and candidates. Small and niche by design, Altius Search Group prides itself on truly understanding and embracing it's core industry focuses while having our finger on the "pulse" of your local market. In all of our recruiting efforts, we embrace the necessity for accurate, timely, and reliable communication during each phase of the search and recruiting process. We understand that this communication is the key to creating superior long-term matches. We also deeply understand our mission to truly listen to the needs of both our candidates and clients. The conveyance of these needs throughout each stage of recruiting and hiring is what creates a smooth and successful transition for each new employee. Recruiting Coverage - Senior Living The Senior Living division focuses on direct permanent placement recruiting services for select clients and candidates within Senior Housing and related sectors including: Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care CCRC Skilled Nursing Below is a sample of positions we support: Regional Director of Operations Regional Director of Sales & Marketing (Regional) Health & Wellness Director Executive Director Clinical Services Dining Services Facilities Management Executive Management (VP, SVP, EVP, COO, etc.) Recruiting Coverage - Financial Services The Financial Services division focuses on permanent placement recruiting for select clients within a variety of Financial Services industries including: Equipment Leasing & Finance Commercial Banking Healthcare Finance Recruiting Coverage - Energy The energy division focuses on direct permanent placement recruiting for select clients and candidates within energy related sectors including: Energy Services Solar Power Wind Power Energy Equipment Manufacturing

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Job description

Business Development Officer – Equipment Finance

Location: Remote – United States

Industry: Equipment Finance and Leasing

Focus: Direct Origination

Altius Search Group is conducting a confidential search for an experienced equipment finance sales professional to join a direct lender that deploys its own capital.

This opportunity offers remote flexibility, direct access to leadership and credit decision-makers, and the ability to build a book of business through borrower and referral relationships. The company provides financing for businesses whose needs may fall outside conventional bank underwriting, with transactions ranging from approximately $500,000 to $50 million.

The Opportunity

You will independently source and close equipment finance transactions, working closely with leadership and credit to move opportunities from initial discussion through funding.

The company finances essential-use equipment with durable collateral value for non-investment-grade, unrated, growth-stage, turnaround, and sponsor-backed businesses. Markets include advanced manufacturing, automation, robotics, defense technology, physical AI, and other industries with significant equipment needs.

This role is suited to a producer who values autonomy, takes a consultative approach to business development, and wants to help expand an equipment finance platform.

Responsibilities

  • Originate equipment finance loans and leases through direct borrower outreach and referral relationships.

  • Build relationships with business owners, financial executives, sponsors, and other financing referral sources.

  • Identify equipment financing needs and work with credit to develop appropriate transaction structures.

  • Coordinate with underwriting and documentation teams to move transactions through funding.

  • Build a sustainable book of business and help identify opportunities in new markets.

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