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About the Role
The Market President is responsible for the bank's performance, growth, risk profile, talent, and reputation within a defined market. This role involves developing and executing a 1-3 year integrated market growth strategy, with direct accountability for market revenue, deposits, loans, fee income, expenses, profitability, and balance-sheet outcomes. The Market President serves as the bank's senior local representative, building client and community relationships, coordinating specialist partners, developing a leadership team, and ensuring adherence to the bank's risk appetite and regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Regional President and key executives to develop and execute an integrated market plan.
- Own the market P&L and balance-sheet outcomes, including revenue, deposit growth and mix, loan growth and mix, fee income, controllable expenses, profitability, operating leverage, and efficiency.
- Maintain current knowledge of local economic and competitive trends to strengthen positioning and optimize performance.
- Lead coordinated growth across consumer, small-business, commercial banking, and specialist partners segments.
- Orchestrate credit, treasury management, payments, mortgage, wealth, and other specialist partners to deliver integrated solutions.
- Establish disciplined pricing, pipeline, portfolio, and performance-management routines.
- Maintain strong asset quality and operating discipline by overseeing credit performance, policy exceptions, conduct, compliance, BSA/AML, fair lending, operational controls, and remediation.
- Lead, select, coach, and hold accountable an integrated market leadership team.
- Serve as the primary face of the bank in the market by developing relationships with major clients, prospects, civic leaders, community organizations, and referral networks.
- Direct local community investment and support the bank’s CRA and broader community commitments.
- Recommend resource allocation, pricing, credit, staffing, and investment actions within delegated authority.
- Partner across markets, regions, and enterprise functions; contribute market insight, best practices, and talent to priorities beyond the home market.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned and comply with all applicable bank policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
Requirements
- Minimum 12-15 years of progressively responsible banking or financial services experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
- Demonstrated success leading Retail and Business Banking performance across a significant market, multi-site geography, or comparable operating unit.
- Direct experience managing commercial or business-banking relationships and credit, with sound understanding of underwriting, portfolio quality, pricing, and risk-adjusted returns.
- Proven accountability for revenue, expenses, profitability, deposits, loans, fee income, productivity, and other P&L or contribution measures.
- Experience developing market strategy, building external relationships, leading through other leaders, and delivering balanced growth within a regulated environment.
Skills
- Enterprise-minded market leadership and franchise-building capability.
- Strong financial acumen, P&L management, balance-sheet management, and analytical decision-making.
- Commercial and business-credit judgment, including pricing discipline and portfolio-risk management.
- Organizational agility and “One Bank” leadership, with the ability to collaborate, navigate, and lead effectively across all revenue-generating business units and specialist partners.
- Strategic planning and execution across a 5-year horizon aligned to the Bank’s strategic plan.
- Executive presence, influence, negotiation, public-speaking and relationship-building with clients and community stakeholders.
- Talent assessment, coaching, succession planning, and leadership through one or more management layers.
- Working knowledge of banking regulations and controls, including BSA/AML, fair lending, CRA, conduct, compliance, credit, and operational risk.
- Clear written and verbal communication; ability to translate complex priorities into accountable action.
- Sound judgment, integrity, adaptability, and the ability to balance growth, risk, client, talent, and community priorities.
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 12-15 years of experience
- Leadership responsibility
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, accounting, or a related field
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred
- Equivalent combinations of education and directly relevant banking leadership experience may be considered
Salary/Compensations
- $300,000 to $375,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans)
- 401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Tuition assistance
- Mental health resources
- Identity theft protection
- Legal support
- Auto and home insurance
- Pet insurance
- Access to an online discount marketplace
- Paid vacation, sick days, volunteer days, and holidays
About the Company
- Columbia Bank is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to employing, engaging, and developing a diverse workforce.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, disability, or any other applicable protected status or characteristics.
- If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview(s), please let us know by email: careers@columbiabank.com.