Sr. Relationship Manager - Global Commercial Banking (middle Market) - Chicago

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · Chicago, IL

This role is for a Sr. Relationship Manager in Global Commercial Banking at Bank of America. The primary focus is on managing and growing a portfolio of complex commercial clients, providing financial advice and solutions, and acquiring new business. It involves deep understanding of financial statements, industry trends, and collaborating with various banking specialists. The role requires significant experience in commercial lending or investment banking, strong sales and financial acumen, and the ability to manage client relationships and facilitate transactions. Licensing is required within 180 days of hire.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manages an extensive portfolio of complex clients and prospects with annual revenues of $50 million to $2 billion and helps companies save, borrow, and invest for their current and future needs
  2. Acquires, deepens, and maintains profitable client relationships through sales, prospecting, and enhancing existing relationships
  3. Understands and interprets financial and cash flow statements to assess and analyze financial conditions of companies and industry trends
  4. Collaborates with domestic and international teammates throughout the bank, including Investment Banking, Foreign Exchange, and Wealth Management and facilitates client relationships with Product Specialists in Credit, Treasury Management, and Merchant Services in order to design and deliver financial solutions to clients and prospects
  5. Leads and facilitates dialogue with a variety of complex clients and prospects regarding topics such as the client and prospect industry, alternative capital structures, and general business issues

Skills

Required

  • Client Management
  • Client Solutions Advisory
  • Prospecting
  • Relationship Building
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • Leadership Development
  • Project Management
  • Referral Identification
  • Sales Performance Management
  • Business Development
  • Client Experience Branding
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Data and Trend Analysis
  • Pipeline Management
  • minimum of 10 years’ experience in Commercial Lending or Investment Banking
  • Demonstrates ability to successfully manage an extensive portfolio of clients
  • Proven track record of prospecting new business, enhancing existing relationships and closing profitable transactions
  • Professional proven sales skills and experience, including planning, execution and follow up of client meetings
  • Strong corporate finance, capital markets and accounting acumen
  • Financial modeling experience and the completion of a formal credit training is required
  • Outstanding oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated leadership ability
  • Capable of organizing, facilitating, leading and negotiating with a team of bank associates to solve client problems
  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 7 & 63 (Must obtain SIE, series 7 & 63 license within 180 days of start date)

Nice to have

  • Client Management
  • Client Solutions Advisory
  • Prospecting
  • Relationship Building
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • Leadership Development
  • Project Management
  • Referral Identification
  • Sales Performance Management
  • Business Development
  • Client Experience Branding
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Data and Trend Analysis
  • Pipeline Management
  • Undergraduate degree desired: Majors in business, finance or economics preferred. MBA desirable
  • Existing knowledge of the market preferred
  • Active networking contacts and Centers of Influence established in the market
  • Active member/participation in local community organizations
  • Transportation knowledge a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • minimum of 10 years’ experience in Commercial Lending or Investment Banking
  • Proven track record of prospecting new business, enhancing existing relationships and closing profitable transactions
  • Strong corporate finance, capital markets and accounting acumen
  • Financial modeling experience and the completion of a formal credit training is required
  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 7 & 63 (Must obtain SIE, series 7 & 63 license within 180 days of start date)