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Are you an Indigenous professional with a passion for business? Are you committed to assisting entrepreneurs?

Why BDC?

We help Canada and its entrepreneurs create a prosperous, inclusive and green economy, and that includes Indigenous entrepreneurs. BDC has 900 Indigenous clients across Canada, and one of our missions is to help Indigenous Canadian businesses thrive by providing financing, advisory services and capital.

We were also Canada's first financial institution to obtain the B Corp certification. To be certified, a company needs to meet high standards of purpose, social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

We are also: Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 14 years and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 11 years!

We give back.

As an organization, we are very involved, and we welcome you to get involved as well. Our employee resource groups (ERGs), including the Indigenous Peoples ERG, are comprised of volunteer employees from across the organization, who work closely to create impactful initiatives that make a difference. We invite you to join! Furthermore, through the Indigenous Entrepreneur Loan, under certain conditions, a portion of an entrepreneur’s loan interest is donated to charity!

We're looking for you to join our team as a Commercial Account Manager in Brampton, ON.

As the Manager, you'll utilize your relationship-building strengths and networking abilities to discover new business opportunities while managing a portfolio of existing clients. Your main objective is to have an impact on the success of entrepreneurs with sales between $2M and $50M through our financing solutions and advisory services adapted to their needs.

Your Duties will Include:

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  Meeting with entrepreneurs, clients and prospects, and discussing the specifics of their business in order to identify any issues and provide them with advice
• Making multiple outbound calls to seek and qualify new business
• Analyzing negotiating, and presenting financing proposals while exercising good credit judgement
• Being active in the local business community by networking within various associations and chambers of commerce in order to develop business relationships and obtain references that will facilitate new client acquisition

Join our team, apply on HigherMe today!

With us, you'll be able to achieve the work/life balance you're looking for, with competitive working conditions and above-market flexible benefits. This includes modern workspaces to work from when you are in our offices, and, for some specific positions, the ability to work remotely, on reserve, and/or within your community.

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted. If you are a candidate with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email us at accessibility@BDC.ca, and include your full name, the best way to reach you, and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process.

REQUIREMENTS

• Self-Identify as First Nations, Metis, or Inuit
• Strong oral/written communication skills
• Post-secondary degree, diploma, or certification in Commerce, Business, Business Administration, or a related field
• Interested in entrepreneurship with experience in commercial credit, business analysis and development, and a holistic understanding of the business sector
• Eager to provide helpful advice and guidance to clients
• Strong negotiating skills

We are Canada’s development bank. We exist to support entrepreneurs. BDC’s mission is to help create and develop Canadian businesses through financing, growth and business transition capital, venture capital and advisory services, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. As a complementary lender, we offer loans and investments that fill out or complete services available from other financial institutions.