Investments Director - Title Commensurate with Experience (WI)

Bankers' Bank is a fast-growing, state-chartered financial institution with over $1.5 billion in assets committed to assisting community banks with their payments and financial service needs for over 45 years. In addition to specializing in providing correspondent banking products and services to community banks we also provide bank holding company loans, commercial lending, leasing, secondary mortgage products, cash letter/cash management, investment trading, safekeeping and portfolio accounting, correspondent credit services, international services, bank card products, and risk management solutions. Bankers' Bank has offices in Madison, WI, Des Moines, IA, Chicago, IL, Dublin, OH, and Indianapolis, IN.

We are seeking an Investments Director (Title Commensurate with Experience) in our Madison, WI location. This role will report to the Senior Vice President/Chief Investment Officer and be primarily responsible for buying and selling fixed income, bank eligible securities for community banks, assisting customer banks with portfolio management, security analysis and recommendations, bond swaps and funding. This role has an equal mix of trading securities and marketing the department and Bank products and services to current and prospective customers.

Selling and Trading (70%)

• Buy and sell bank eligible fixed income securities for banks and their customers (Treasuries, Agencies, Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), certificate of deposit (CD)s, Munis).


• Assist community banks with portfolio analysis and investment.


• Assist in underwriting process for new municipal.


• Monitor economic trends and effects on interest.

Marketing (30%)

• Market all department products and services.


• Market the Bank's products and services.


• Participate in Bank functions and conferences.

Ideal candidates will possess a bachelor's degree in banking, investments, finance, or accounting complemented by three or more years of experience in trading bank eligible fixed income securities, asset/liability, economics and bank portfolio analysis and management. Familiarity with Bloomberg required. Series 52 or equivalent licensure, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) required. Series 53, 63 and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or ability to licensed in these areas preferred. Experience with FIS InTrader securities solution and BondEdge preferred.

Position requires occasional business travel, including air travel and operation of a motor vehicle.