Vice President - Commercial Banking

Join us today as aVice President - Commercial Banking!

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At the heart of First Business Bank, we believe success comes down to putting people first. Our people are our priority - they embody ambition, experience, and client focus. The result is extremely engaged employees who provide unmatched client satisfaction. With comprehensive total rewards to support our team members, a commitment to valuing each other's differences, and a focus on improving our communities, we are confident you'll find the experience is your advantage. We're delighted you're considering joining us!

OVERVIEW:

The Vice President - Commercial Banking is responsible for providing effective and quality service to prospective and current business banking clients, generating new commercial loan relationships through prospecting and business development activities, actively promoting the sale of all First Business Bank products through cross-selling, and taking an active role in the community through service and professional associations.

Primary responsibilities to include:

• Actively call on prospective and existing commercial loan and deposit clients. Meet minimum prospect call goals as established each month. Call on referral sources to promote the bank and products and to establish referral networks.

• Appropriately manage designated portfolio of clients.
• Make ongoing on-site visits to client's business to analyze the management of the business for potential credit risk.
• Monitor loan performance, loan agreements, financial statements and collateral to ensure the quality of the loan.

• Underwrite deals by analyzing financial statements and spreads, including adequacy of income and sufficiency of collateral.
  • Prepare and present credit presentations for Loan Committee.
  • Check the accuracy of documents while making sure client signs in all appropriate places and understands all documents.

• Work closely with the commercial lending and treasury management team, as well as other First Business Bank business lines, to cross-sell products and services to existing, and prospective clients.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of demonstrated sales success in commercial banking
• Prior experience in credit analysis, and/or a deep understanding of credit and underwriting required to be successful
• Active member of the community with deep relationships with networking organizations and centers of influence
• Hungry and motivated to tell the First Business Bank story through prospecting and calling efforts
• Driven to provide the highest level of client service through superior relationship management
• Post-Secondary degree in relevant field of study

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