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Associate Director, Agricultural Investments
MetLife
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States
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Role Value Proposition:
MetLife Investments is a premier asset manager with breadth across various asset sectors and global markets, and strong asset-liability management capabilities. With a $500 billion combined domestic and international general account portfolio and a multi-billion dollar annual cash flow, Investments is an important contributor to MetLife’s financial performance. The primary objective of Investments is to maximize MetLife’s long-term economic value by investing in assets that support the company’s liabilities and produce a consistent stream of operating earnings.
Global Real Estate and Agricultural Investments maintain a portfolio invested in commercial real estate and agricultural mortgages, as well as real estate equities. In addition to sourcing and managing these investments, the groups are responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key industry contacts and referral sources. The mortgage portfolio and equity portfolio units are organized according to specialty and they actively manage MetLife’s portfolio of mortgage loans and equity investments in agricultural, office, apartment, retail, industrial, and hotel properties. The portfolio units are responsible for overall portfolio strategy, pricing, transaction approval and credit approval on new loans, as well as, the active management of the overall mortgage and equity portfolios. The Agricultural Investments Unit collectively is charged with growing and managing a $15.3B mortgage portfolio. Agricultural Investments Southern Regional Office covers a seventeen state territory in North America. Our customer base includes private land owners and institutional investors as well. Our objective is to expand our current platform and seek out new opportunities within our multi-state territory.
Key Responsibilities:
Loan Origination:
• Originate agricultural loans and service existing loan portfolio in Eastern Florida and SE Georgia.
• Manage and attain aggressive business goals including new business goals of $75-$100 million per year.
• Strong credit and analytical skills, superior knowledge of lending principles, credit procedures, collateral and credit analysis.
• Work closely with other lenders in loan participation or syndications.
• Structure large complex financings for sophisticated clients.
Portfolio Management:
• Senior Relationship Management position responsible for portfolio management of 150+ agricultural loans.
• Portfolio management to exceed $400 million.
Relationship Management:
• Deliver exceptional customer service with the highest ethical standards to a large client base.
• Develop long-term relationships over a prolonged business development cycle.
• Earn the trust of internal and external stakeholders, prospective customers and industry leaders.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Agriculture, Business, Finance, Accounting or another related field)
• 10+ years of agricultural finance and lending.
• Strong agricultural marketing and business development skills.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication; comfortable in public speaking roles.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain customer and peer relationships.
Preferred:
• MBA
• Advanced knowledge of digital sales techniques and database management.
Travel
75%
Business Category
Investments
Number of Openings
1
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Requisition #: 96833