We are banking at another level.
Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more…
• Please note that the successful candidate can work from any business centre across Canada.

As a Commercial Account Manager in our Virtual Business Center within the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Unit, you will be an exceptional collaborator, helping entrepreneurs.es from the Indigenous and Black communities achieve their business ambitions. You will work in collaboration with internal partners to provide excellent customer service.

What you’ll need to achieve:

• Establish and maintain a customer relationship, retention, and growth strategy for a portfolio of Indigenous and/or Black entrepreneurs.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities for financing and consulting, including offering other value-added support services for the community.
• Develop and implement a marketing plan, including the acquisition of new businesses virtually, relations with partners, and the nurturing and qualification of potential new clients.
• Achieve financial objectives related to profitability, growth and retention of the portfolio.
• Analyze, negotiate, and prepare high-quality loan proposals that represent acceptable levels of risk and stay updated of changes in policies, procedures, and processes.

Our ideal candidate would have:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in commercial banking (or alternative relevant experience).
• In-depth understanding of the Indigenous and/or Black entrepreneurial community.
• In-depth knowledge of BDC’s products, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Strong credit judgment with a good understanding of credit policies and practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bilingualism in French and English is mandatory for this role.

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at
accessibility@bdc.ca
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While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted

Please refer the Job description for details