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KeyBank Senior Business Banking Relationship Manager in Seattle, Washington
Location: 1301 5th Avenue - Seattle, Washington 98101 Job Description Preview Job Summary Serves as the Relationship Manager and Financial Advisor to clients with moderately complex needs, introducing a full range of core Business Banking products, differentiated capabilities and comprehensive solutions to meet client needs and exceed customer service expectations. This role is focused on acquiring new relationships as well as managing and growing existing relationships at the upper end of the Business Banking segment. Our bankers are expected to demonstrate strong risk management acumen including complex credit, operational and compliance risks to act as first line of defense in adhering to KeyBank's profitability standards and moderate risk profile. Responsibilities Serves as the Trusted Financial Advisor and Business Partner to clients with complex needs; functions as the Business Banking client "expert" and the primary contact for most client related matters Drives a focused growth and business development effort by creating and maintaining a clear and holistic understanding of the client's or prospect's business/industry; analyzes data and relevant client business and industry Provides and educates the client on Key's capabilities and knowledge in key product areas (cash management, payments, equipment finance, etc.) Maintains active prospecting effort, including identification, qualification and calling; develops active Center of Influence (COI) referral network Assembles cross- functional team to quickly respond to customer requests when not able to address requests personally. Knows when and how to bring in teams of experts, as well as identify cross-sell opportunities Improves functional/technical sales and credit expertise continuously and transfers this knowledge to team members; partners effectively with Credit as the first level sponsor for credit decisions Leads and participates in credit processes and assumes ultimate accountability for all portfolio activities/issues ensuring sound asset quality, including underwriting, structuring and portfolio management activities; directs the Risk Rating models to assure accurate risk assessment of assigned portfolio Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures, including without limitation, acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key's clients and Key. Education Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree or 7+ years of related job experience (required) (required) Experience Qualifications 5+ years Small Business or Business Banking direct lending or related experience with a focus on business development and relationship management (required) less than 1 year Business Banking credit training & experience from a bank or financial institution (required) Tactical Skills Trusted Advisor: Ability to build trust by taking a client centric approach Strategic Thinking: Deploys a long-term, innovative approach to problem solving and decision making with clients to build the relationship and generate solutions Technical Expertise: Demonstrates expertise within defined industry or geography (vertical/sub vertical) and within product set Revenue Driver: Exhibits a relentless focus on creating and driving revenue growth and generating results Enterprise Mindset: Demonstrates a broad enterprise perspective and delivers the bank Effective Sales Approach: Uses structured sales methodologies,