Managing Director, Point of Sale Lending Business Development

FNBO is a financial services organization focused on lending and payment card solutions. The Managing Director will lead business development strategy, sales execution, and market expansion for the Point-of-Sale Lending and Card Personalization businesses, with primary responsibility for Home Improvement Lending. The role oversees teams, strategic partnerships, revenue growth, client acquisition, and cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute annual and multi-year business development strategies for POS Lending and Card Personalization businesses
• Identify emerging market opportunities, industry trends, and competitive threats that may impact business performance
• Establish growth priorities, target markets, and client acquisition strategies that drive sustainable revenue expansion in alignment with the organizations growth objectives
• Direct strategic planning activities and establish measurable performance indicators supporting business objectives
• Own growth outcomes across both business lines, including new client acquisition, pipeline development, market penetration, and revenue generation
• Direct business development efforts aimed at expanding FNBO 's presence in the home improvement financing ecosystem by leading market expansion initiatives to secure contractors, dealers, distributors, and affinity organizations that can offer FNBO financing solutions
• Drive growth within the Card Personalization business by securing new issuer, fintech, program manager, and corporate relationships
• Identify and pursue complex, high-value opportunities that significantly impact business results
• Lead and develop high-performing business development teams responsible for sourcing, qualifying, negotiating, and closing new business opportunities
• Establish sales processes, client acquisition standards, and performance expectations that drive consistent results
• Monitor pipeline health, forecast business performance, and implement strategies to address performance gaps
• Develop executive-level relationships with prospective clients, strategic partners, industry influencers, and key stakeholders
• Serve as an executive representative for FNBO with external organizations and industry associations
• Lead negotiations for large, complex, and strategically important client opportunities
• Partner with legal, credit, operations, technology, risk, finance, marketing, and product teams to successfully onboard and support new clients
• Ensure long-term client satisfaction and retention through strategic relationship oversight
• Develop and manage operating plans that support business growth objectives
• Allocate financial and talent resources across business development functions to maximize performance and return on investment
• Evaluate growth opportunities using financial, operational, and market-based analysis
• Ensure business development activities operate within risk, compliance, and governance requirements
• Drive collaboration across product, operations, technology, marketing, risk, finance, and executive leadership teams
• Influence decisions impacting business strategy, capacity planning, product development, and client experience
• Lead resolution of complex business challenges that affect growth, client acquisition, and operational execution
• Represent business development priorities in executive discussions and planning forums

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required; MBA preferred
• 10+ years in sales, business development, or financial services
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles
• Experience building, developing and leading large, distributed, high-performing teams
• Experience launching and scaling new business opportunities
• Strong background in building and managing strategic partnerships
• Experience managing revenue goals or P&L
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence stakeholders
• Frequent travel required
• Candidates must possess unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship
• MBA preferred