James Helmink in

James Helmink

Login to view DISC.
Senior Director at Sallie Mae
📍 Newark, Delaware, United States

James Helmink is a Senior Director of Product Management at Sallie Mae with deep expertise in banking products, honed during his time at Chase. He holds both a JD from The Ohio State University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. A recommendation praises him as being "humble. "

He is a Registered Professional Landman who transitioned from energy law to a leadership role in financial product management.

Read the full overview →
Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Senior Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Newark, Delaware, United States
Personality Overview

How James shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics James cares about

Banking Products
He has extensive experience managing business banking deposit products from his executive roles at Chase and his current director position at Sallie Mae.
Financial Innovation
During his time at Chase, he completed a rotational program that included a focus on innovation within the home lending sector.
+4 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

8-2025
Senior Director
Sallie Mae
2-2024 - 8-2025
Executive Director | Business Banking Deposit Product
Chase
6-2021 - 2-2024
Vice President | Product Manager Sr. - Business Banking
Chase
8-2019 - 5-2021
Associate
Chase
10-2012 - 5-2019
Independent Contractor Attorney/Landman - Division Order Title Opinions
Antero Resources
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
2015 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
2007 - 2010
J.D.
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Sallie Mae Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

Mark Perrault
Mark Perrault
Senior Director, Enterprise Data Services
Sallie Mae
 Tacy Cresson
Tacy Cresson
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Sallie Mae
BF
Beth Foley
Executive Assistant
Sallie Mae

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Jose Fernandez
Jose Fernandez
Jefe de finanzas y administración
DM Soluciones Empresariales
 Andrew R.
Andrew R.
Director of Product Management
Sallie Mae
 Tom Mottola
Tom Mottola
IT Director, Commercial Technology Strategy and Planning
Abbott
 Andrew Campbell
Andrew Campbell
Head of Sales
Coris
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to James. Free, 10 seconds.