Business Banking Relationship Manager I

Citizens Financial Group
United States
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience managing small business clients in the $1M to $10M revenue range and a background in B2B sales.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in small business banking and a track record of driving new commercial relationships
    — “Develop consultative relationships with small business clients in your target market with annual revenues ranging from one million to ten million dollars.”
  • Professionals who thrive in a team-oriented sales environment and have a history of cross-selling and customer retention
    — “Partner effectively with an award-winning business banking team offering a wide array of product solutions that will enable you to enhance the customer experience, increase loyalty and improve the profitability of customer and the Bank.”
  • Individuals with a demonstrated ability to complete structured training programs and apply them to client interactions
    — “Complete Business Banking University and Drive Sales training in your initial four-week orientation and a commercial credit training program.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands active community engagement as part of the client acquisition strategy
    — “Actively engage in significant community activity to expand potential customer base.”
  • The position requires a strong understanding of core business products and services
    — “Ability to understand core business products and services.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in managing moderately complex portfolios and driving profitability through cross-selling
    — “drive new commercial customer relationships”
  • Showcase your ability to build and maintain relationships with Centers of Influence like CPAs and attorneys
    — “develop, retain and expand relationships with Centers of Influence i.e. CPA’s and Attorneys.”
  • Emphasize your measurable success in sales and credit assessments from prior roles
    — “Consistent record of sales and outside calling skills.”
  • Demonstrate your capability to meet rigorous sales goals and perform in a high-pressure environment
    — “Ability to succeed in a fast paced, demanding sales culture with measured routines and goals aimed at new loan and deposit generation, cross sales, customer service and satisfaction.”
  • Include examples of how you have leveraged internal and external networks to achieve business outcomes
    — “Successfully operate in a 'team' atmosphere building upon and leveraging strong internal and external network.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • driving new commercial customer relationships
  • managing a portfolio of existing customers
Typical background
business bankingsales

Skills & requirements

Required

Business BankingRelationship ManagementSalesCredit SkillsMarket KnowledgeCustomer Service

Preferred

Commercial Credit Training

Stack & domain

Business BankingCredit AnalysisSalesPortfolio ManagementTeamworkLeadershipCommunicationBankingFinance

About the role

Original posting from Citizens Financial Group

At Citizens, tailored advice, personalized experiences, and innovative ideas, products, and solutions, are central to helping clients navigate changing circumstances.  In this role, you’ll deepen relationships with your clients by collaborating with peers across banking, lending and investing, helping them with short- and long-term financial goals.

Citizens is seeking a motivated, highly successful, proven Relationship Manager with experience in moderately to less complex portfolios, and a strong grasp of sales and credit skills. This senior level performer will have an immediate impact. We reward you with an uncapped incentive opportunity and the ability to grow your career with a world class organization.

Primary responsibilities include

Develop consultative relationships with small business clients in your target market with annual revenues ranging from one million to ten million dollars.Understand the client needs, provide value added solutions, manage a portfolio of existing customers and drive new commercial customer relationships.Partner effectively with an award-winning business banking team offering a wide array of product solutions that will enable you to enhance the customer experience, increase loyalty and improve the profitability of customer and the BankComplete Business Banking University and Drive Sales training in your initial four-week orientation and a commercial credit training program to insure you’re prepared to identify, assess and mitigate lending risk.Maintain strong market knowledge and develop, retain and expand relationships with Centers of Influence i.e. CPA’s and Attorneys.Actively engage in significant community activity to expand potential customer base.Qualifications, Education, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.2+ years in a Business Banking Relationship Manager role or related business lending experience preferred.Business to Business sales experience required.Motivated self-starter with demonstrated leadership ability and potential.Successfully operate in a “team” atmosphere building upon and leveraging strong internal and external network.Ability to succeed in a fast paced, demanding sales culture with measured routines and goals aimed at new loan and deposit generation, cross sales, customer service and satisfactionProficiency with portfolio/account management preferred.Ability to understand core business products and services. Consistent record of sales and outside calling skills.Excellent communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills.Ability to develop strong customer and colleague relationships.Hours and Work Schedule

Hours per Week: 40Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 

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Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

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