About the Role
SAFCO is hiring a Relationship Manager to own and grow our established Austin market. This role involves managing a territory end-to-end, growing funded volume with existing dealer partners, reactivating dormant accounts, and signing new ones. You will have support from a dedicated Account Manager and a Regional Manager.
Responsibilities
- Own a defined territory of franchise and qualified independent dealers, averaging 8-10 in-person dealer visits per day with about 50% travel within the Austin metro and surrounding markets.
- Grow funded volume with active dealer partners through regular visits, real-time deal coaching, and fast follow-up.
- Reactivate dormant accounts with a targeted plan for each, and prospect, present, and sign new dealer partners.
- Coach dealer F&I teams on structuring deals that get bought, and demo SAFCO Assist live to show them the fast lane to funding.
- Manage your pipeline in Salesforce in real time, partnering with your inside Account Manager to rehash decisions and capture every fundable deal.
- Read your market: track competitor programs, dealer trends, and volume data, and bring that intelligence back to leadership.
Requirements
- Proven track record in indirect auto finance territory sales.
- Experience carrying a dealer book and hitting funded-volume targets.
- Current residence in the Austin, TX metro area.
- Strong presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Disciplined pipeline management.
- Fluency with Salesforce (or a comparable CRM) and MS Office.
- Self-directed and accountable.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
Skills
- Indirect auto finance territory sales
- Subprime/non-prime experience (a strong plus)
- Presentation skills
- Negotiation skills
- Relationship-building skills
- Pipeline management
- Salesforce (or comparable CRM)
- MS Office
- Bilingual English/Spanish (a plus)
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Field Sales
- Territory Ownership
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Proven track record
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
Salary/Compensations
- $50,000 base salary plus uncapped monthly commission
- Top RMs earn $150,000+ all-in
Benefits
- Mileage and expense reimbursement
- 401(k) with company match
- Major medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability coverage
- Paid time off and holidays
About the Company
- For 35 years, Southern Auto Finance Company, LLC (SAFCO) has helped dealers say yes to customers other lenders turn away.
- We finance the full 620-and-below credit spectrum, from consumers building credit for the first time to those coming back from a setback, using proprietary, alternative-data underwriting that sees creditworthiness where credit scores alone don’t.
- A 35-year-old, well-capitalized company in active growth mode.
Equal Opportunity
- SAFCO) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.
