Svp, Market Leader, Commercial & Private Banking

Position Summary

The SVP Market Leader, Commercial & Private Banking is a new position created to support the growth of our unique boutique bank offering. The Market Leader will be a high performing banker who can leverage their sales, relationship, and leadership experience to grow the boutique bank during a time when the customized solutions and outstanding service that we offer are a rarity in the banking industry.

This is a rare opportunity for a highly capable, motivated, and collaborative person to join a uniquely positioned company and establish themselves as a market and industry leader. Strong candidates will exhibit the capability to build and lead great teams, bring high sales energy, and be highly effective at collaboration. While deep expertise is not required in each of our business lines, the Market Leader must possess a thorough commercial understanding of loan, deposit and treasury opportunities, and the ability to translate those across private, mortgage and commercial banking. 

Essential Duties

• Serve as a member of the Bank’s Executive Management Committee and the head of our Private, Specialty Mortgage and Commercial Banking teams
• Recruit and continue to develop an inherited team of high performing professionals highly regarded in the market for their ability to provide an exceptional level of service and cultivate long-term relationships with high-value clients and their trusted advisors
• Serve as a primary representative of the Bank in the market and community, helping to build and strengthen brand awareness and the Bank’s reputation
• Increase outbound strategies and develop a strong referral network to significantly expand the Bank’s reach and ability to cultivate new relationships and surface high value business opportunities
• Serve as a generalist while providing subject matter expertise in either the lending, deposit and treasury management, and/or wealth management space
• Readily applying credit fundamentals to discover and solve client credit needs including term, revolving and transactional credits 
• Maintaining a high level of knowledge with real estate and other secured financing
• Uncovering client needs, including payment, collection and reporting functionality, solution treasury management services tailored to commercial, family office, and private client use cases
• Enlisting wealth management solution providers to design and implement tailored financial plans
• Develop long-lasting banking relationships by uncovering client’s short-, mid-, and long-term needs, ensuring proposed solutions fulfill clients' needs and objectives through a holistic goals-based planning approach
• Strictly adhere to all risk and control policies, regulatory guidelines and security measure

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field; MBA or PCBS graduate preferred
• 7+ years relevant sales experience in the lending or treasury management areas; experience with private and mortgage banking is a plus
• Proven success building and leading highly effective banking teams, leveraging the diverse strengths of individuals to deliver results.
• Experience providing relationship-based private, mortgage, and/or commercial banking services to high value clients, including large and complex transactions and relationships. 
• Motivated, thoughtful, and disciplined approach to developing relationships, including with colleagues, employees, clients and partners. 
• Deep knowledge of commercial banking, typical credit and treasury needs, and applicable policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. 
• Able to anticipate how changing dynamics may affect our team and clients to manage expectations and outcomes. 
• Deep connections in the Greater Puget Sound area, with demonstrable networks in the sector of closely held/family-owned businesses and/or professional services supporting high net worth individuals and families, and the wealth advisor/registered investment advisor community. 
• Exceptional communication skills, both internally and externally, one-on-one and in large group settings.
• The ideal candidate appreciates challenges and keeps cool under pressure, is not afraid to roll-up their sleeves and wear multiple hats, and has a point of view but is low ego. 

Seattle Bank Benefits

We’re committed to delivering our promise of peace of mind to our clients. But we’re also committed to our team members. We have intentionally designed a culture and workspace that are highly collaborative, inclusive and supportive. We believe in the value of each team member and offer a full range of benefits and perks designed to support both your personal and professional goals. Our comprehensive benefits program for eligible employees includes: 

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Voluntary Life 
• 401K with Bank contribution 
• Paid Vacation – 5 weeks for this role
• Paid Sick Time – 1 hour per 40 hours worked
• Paid Holidays – 10 days
• Stock Options
• Annual Bonus Opportunity 
• Transportation Benefits
• And fun, extra perks such as company socials and lunches, team development activities, bank sponsored volunteer opportunities, paid volunteer hours, quarterly incentive awards, and professional development opportunities.