Commercial Banker

An exciting position is now available at America's Socially Responsible Bank! Amalgamated Bank is seeking an experienced Commercial Banker to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of relationships as the principal relationship manager to our mission driven deposit and commercial clients. Your expertise in banking products, coupled with strong sales abilities, will be essential in creating tailored proposals to meet customer needs and enhance the region’s market share.

By joining our team, you’ll be joining a Bank that believes that that maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected is essential for us to grow as a company. We are dedicated to building a more equitable world in our everyday practices by embracing the values of our employees and customers.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Perform tasks in line with the Bank's mission, vision, and core values, ensuring the delivery of prompt and excellent service to labor, sustainability, political, non- profit, philanthropic, and social advocacy clients.
2. Acts as the principal relationship manager for new and existing clients.
3. Develop and implement middle markets sales strategy for commercial banking products and cash management services that will result in the attainment of assigned goals including year over year loan, deposit, and non-interest income growth.
4. Identify, analyze, structure and internally advocate for commercial credit opportunities.
5. Execute regional and company-wide sales objectives and goals.
6. Work with commercial banking teams across the company to prospect and effectively on-board new clients.
7. Work closely with the portfolio management team within the Bank to ensure that existing loans within the assigned portfolio are in compliance.
8. Establish and maintain a thorough prospect file and business strategy.
9. Keep updated on changes to the banking environment, bank competition, and customer’s business environment.
10. Understand the Bank’s treasury management products.
11. Adhere to general bank regulatory procedures.
12. Perform other duties as directed.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related field.
2. Minimum of 7 years of commercial credit experience. Formal credit training is a plus.
3. A strong working knowledge of credit, intermediary lending, underwriting, non-profit accounting, tax credits.
4. Results oriented with strong relationship management and business development skills, with successful track record in coalition building and partnership execution.
5. Ability to structure loans and monitor credit performance.
6. Well-developed analytical, credit and problem-solving skills with knowledge of credit administration, analysis, and credit policy/procedure.
7. Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills
8. Interpersonal and supervisory skills