Job Description
Job Location: Home Office in West Central Illinois (Springfield, IL area)
Role Value Proposition:
Based in Whippany, New Jersey, MetLife Investment Management (MIM) is one of the largest institutional investors and asset managers in the world, with nearly $600.8 billion in combined managed assets, and has consistently generated superior returns for both policyholders and shareholders. The enterprise has more than 850 dedicated professionals with extensive experience and expertise in all asset classes, with a strength in public and private fixed income and private assets, including real estate. Visit us at [1] to learn more.
Global Real Estate and Agricultural Investments maintain a portfolio invested in commercial real estate and agricultural mortgages, as well as real estate equities. Agricultural Investments group sources investments through five regional field offices in the U.S. and consulting offices in Mexico and Brazil.
MetLife's Agricultural Investments group is the largest non-GSE agricultural mortgage lenders in the United States. Our agricultural investments are an important part of MetLife's asset-liability matching program. The long-term nature of these investments makes them a good match for the long-term liabilities the company writes. MetLife's agricultural portfolio is approximately $23 Billion.
MetLife's Agricultural Investments group is seeking an exceptional and experienced Senior Relationship Manager. This individual will be an integral member of the Central Regional Office (CRO) loan origination and servicing team. The CRO sources and manages agricultural mortgage investments in multiple locations covering a large and diverse geographic region from Colorado to Maine. This individual will be teamed with another MIM Relationship Manager to originate loans and service an existing loan portfolio of over $800 million in Western Illinois, and NE Missouri.
Key Responsibilities:
* Loan structuring, pricing, and initial risk assessments.
* Credit analysis, underwriting and loan closing support.
* Sponsoring loan for presentation to agricultural credit committee.
* Internal real estate valuation & property inspections.
* Loan servicing, reporting and portfolio management.
* Relationship management and marketing.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
* 5 to 10+ years relevant experience with a proven track record of negotiating, underwriting, and servicing agricultural debt deals.
* Very strong credit and analytical skills, superior knowledge of lending principles, credit procedures, collateral, and credit.
* Strong leadership skills and relationship management skills.
* Has an active network among agricultural investment and lending professionals.
* Real estate valuation knowledge and skills.
* Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication.
* Highly professional in all circumstances as a representative of MetLife Investment Management and MetLife Agricultural on a regional platform.
Preferred:
* Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or Banking as well as any other related field of expertise; MBA or master's degree
* Experience with loan workouts, including those requiring complex solutions
At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
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