About the Role
SouthState is seeking a Commercial Relationship Manager to join their team. This role involves developing and managing a portfolio of commercial clients, providing banking solutions, and underwriting loan requests. The position emphasizes building relationships, ensuring credit quality, and adhering to bank policies and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Actively participates in a business development plan to increase loan and deposit portfolio of commercial clients within a South State metro market.
- Develops consultative relationships with prospects and clients to add value by delivering appropriate banking solutions.
- Manages the flow of loan and deposit requests through appropriate channels to ensure credit quality, responsiveness, structure, and pricing meet client needs and bank objectives.
- Collaborates effectively with Treasury Management Sales Officers, Capital Markets, Wealth, and Retail.
- Underwrites loan requests within bank policies and procedures, ensuring accuracy and completeness of loan packages.
- Manages and services assigned loan portfolio.
- Ensures all required documentation is on file for all loans and deposits.
- Clears documentation or compliance deficiencies noted by Loan and Deposit Operations or other reviews.
- Partners with Credit to properly risk grade each loan in the assigned portfolio and adjust risk grades as circumstances change.
- Prices each loan and deposit product according to current Bank pricing guidelines.
- Documents credit quality, competitive factors, or relationship circumstances justifying departures from approved Bank pricing regulations.
- Demonstrates a commitment to fair lending practices.
- Remains knowledgeable of all laws and regulations governing lending activities.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable Bank policies, procedures, and State and Federal regulations.
- Resolves client problems and assists with general inquiries.
- Provides superior service to existing clients.
- Builds and maintains positive working relationships with COIs and community members to enhance the Bank’s image and reputation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, banking, or related field is required.
- Minimum of 10+ years’ commercial lending experience.
- Experience should include previous loan structuring and credit analysis responsibilities.
- Extensive knowledge of all Bank products, services, procedures, and practices.
- In-depth knowledge of Federal and State lending regulations and Bank policies relating to lending procedures.
- Familiarity with the local business community is strongly preferred.
- Must have well-developed sales, interpersonal, and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary.
- Must have basic accounting and credit skills.
- Must be detail-oriented and possess the proven ability to prioritize complex work assignments.
- Proven analytical skills and the ability to evaluate credit worthiness are needed.
- Must be proficient in the use of basic office equipment with an emphasis on calculator and computer.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook is necessary.
- Required annual compliance training.
- New Employee Orientation.
Skills
- Sales
- Interpersonal skills
- Negotiating skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Basic accounting
- Credit skills
- Detail-oriented
- Prioritization
- Analytical skills
- Credit worthiness evaluation
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Location
- 1011 W. 40th St., Ste. 100 Austin, Texas 78756
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 10+ years commercial lending experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, banking, or related field
- Graduation from a recognized school of banking is an asset
About the Company
- SouthState has a history of steady growth, deep community roots, and an unwavering commitment to helping customers move forward.
- Since the 1930s, SouthState has become a trusted financial partner across the South and beyond, known for combining personal relationships with forward-thinking solutions.
- The company is committed to helping team members find success while maintaining values of building trust, fostering lasting relationships, and pursuing excellence.
- Individual contributions are recognized, potential is cultivated, and team members are inspired to achieve their greater purpose.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veterans.
