Aircraft F&I Business Manager

LifeStyle Aviation; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI tools for closing optimization

Lead generation and deal flow

Uncapped bonus on aircraft closings

First-six-month draw on new deals

Small, impactful team

Job summary

LifeStyle Aviation is building a Finance Division to guide aircraft buyers from accepted offer to delivery. You will approve and fund buyers, secure insurance coverage, and coordinate closings with our escrow partner. The role grows with the division to serve outside deals, refinances, and turboprops/jets.

We leverage AI-driven marketing and in-house AI tools to speed loan packages and closings while expanding our lender and insurance networks nationwide.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in loan origination or related financing roles.

Responsibilities

• Pre-qualify buyers and match them with lenders and loan structures.
• Build loan packages and coordinate lender approvals and funding.
• Grow network of aviation lenders and insurers.
• Originate outside loans including refinances and jet deals.
• Coordinate insurance coverage and bind policies.
• Own closing process from purchase agreement to delivery; manage escrow coordination.
• Use AvWare and AI tools to speed closings and accuracy.
• Grow the business with add-on services and marketing.

Skills

Loan origination

Loan processing

F&I knowledge

Closing coordination

Organizational skills

Clear communication

CRM systems

AI tools familiarity

Tools

CRM software

Escrow software

FAA registration databases

Job description

We're building the LifeStyle Aircraft Finance Division, a new finance and insurance business within LifeStyle Aviation. It starts with the aircraft deals we already handle every year. Most of our buyers need financing and insurance, and every one of them needs a smooth closing. Our goal is to bring finance, insurance and closing coordination together in one role, so each buyer has one person guiding them from accepted offer to delivery.

In this role, you'll get our buyers approved and funded, help them secure the right insurance coverage, and coordinate each closing with our escrow partner so every checkpoint on our side is met. You'll start with the buyers on our own deals, then grow the business to serve aircraft buyers and owners beyond them, including outside purchases, refinances, and turboprops and jets.

You'll be the one growing this business. Our AI-driven digital marketing and in-house AI tools are there to support and optimize your work, bringing in prospects and speeding up loan packages and closing paperwork. The relationships, the lender and insurance network, and the results are yours to build, and the role and team will grow as the division does.

About LifeStyle Aviation

LifeStyle Aviation is a small, growing aircraft sales company based at Raleigh-Durham International Airport that does business across the U.S. We are a focused group of aircraft experts who provide quality service to our clients and the manufacturers we represent, including as an authorized Tecnam stocking dealer. Alongside aircraft sales, we run a Pilot Services department (deliveries, ferry flights and transition training) and build our own aviation software platform, AvWare, with AI tools for closings, documents and deal checks already in daily use.

20+ Years in AircraftBusiness

1,000+ Aircraft Sold

20,000+ Team Flight Hours

What you'll do

Finance

• Pre-qualify buyers early and match them with the right lender and loan structure
• Build complete loan packages (financials, aircraft details, logbooks, valuation) and manage the back-and-forth with lenders through approval and funding
• Grow and maintain our network of aviation lenders
• Originate outside loans, including refinances and jet and turboprop deals, from leads our digital marketing brings in nationwide

Insurance

• Once a buyer commits, coordinate coverage with our insurance brokers and carriers
• Gather the pilot and aircraft information needed for quotes, walk the buyer through coverage options and terms, and get the policy bound
• Secure the Certificate of Insurance (COI), with the lender named where required, ahead of funding and delivery
• Follow up on renewals

Transaction coordination and closing

• Own our side of every closing, from signed purchase agreement to delivery. Our escrow partner handles the closing itself; you make sure every checkpoint on our end is met
• Set and manage the transaction timeline: deposits, pre-buy inspection, title search, lien releases, loan funding conditions, insurance binding and deliveryKeep escrow informed on when funds will arrive and when we close, and confirm the FAA bill of sale and registration paperwork is in order
• Keep the buyer, seller, lender, insurer, escrow, our Sales Counselors and Pilot Services aligned on what happens next
• Deliver a white-glove experience that makes buying an airplane feel easy

Grow the business

• Help shape the brand and AI-driven marketing for our finance and insurance business
• Use AvWare and our AI tools to build loan packages and run closings faster and with fewer errors
• Offer add-on services with each deal: Pilot Services (deliveries, ferry flights, transition training), leasing options, extended warranty and accessories

Qualifications

Required

• 3+ years in loan origination, loan processing, F&I, or closing/transaction coordination
• Working knowledge of loan structures, credit and underwriting, and the documents it takes to get a loan approved and funded
• Experience managing closings with escrow or title companies
• Highly organized, with a track record of running multiple transactions to deadline without dropping details
• Clear, confident communicator with buyers, lenders, insurers and escrow
• Comfortable with CRM systems and eager to work with AI tools
• Self-starter who wants to build something, not just maintain it

Preferred

• Aviation background strongly preferred: aircraft lending, aviation insurance, or aircraft sales and closings
• An established network of aviation lenders, insurance brokers and escrow companies
• Familiarity with aircraft transactions: pre-buy inspections, logbook review, aircraft title and lien searches, and FAA registration
• Experience with jets and turboprops in addition to piston aircraft
• Property & casualty insurance license, or willingness to obtain one
• F&I or Business Manager experience at an auto, RV or marine dealership
• Pilot certificate or flight training experience

What we offer

• The chance to build and lead a new division
• An existing deal flow and F&I business from day one
• Pay built to reward growth: base salary, a bonus on every aircraft closing, F&I commission with an uncapped share of growth, and a bonus on add-on services sold
• A monthly draw for your first six months while your first deals fund
• Our own AI tools and digital marketing working for you
• A small team where your work directly shapes the busines s