COMMERCIAL LENDER

Job Details

Job Location

AZ Biltmore - Phoenix, AZ

Position Type

Full Time

Job Shift

Job Category

Commercial Lending

Description

At First Fidelity Bank, we are looking for talented, enthusiastic team members with a passion for service excellence. Our employees are critical to our overall success. We invest in our employees by providing excellent training and development, as well as advancement opportunities. We offer our employees a family environment, great benefits, competitive pay and paid time off for work / life balance. We are dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve, and we encourage our employees to participate in charitable giving and volunteer opportunities. One of our Core Values is to provide a caring place to work where people truly enjoy coming to work each day. Colleagues of First Fidelity Bank take pride in working here, make lasting friendships and have fun!

SUMMARY

The Commercial Lender is responsible for the acquisition, retention, and expansion of Commercial business clients. Typically, the CommercialLender will be responsible for businesses with Deposit and / or Credit needs of $500,000 or more.

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Gains complete knowledge of business and personal financial needs of 100% of assigned Commercial clients.
• Conducts 5-10 client / prospect 'outside' visits per week.
• Builds knowledge of all clients and prospects by completing in-depth profiling of Commercial business owners and other principals.
• Understands the needs of their customers, recommends the appropriate product, service or solution.
• Work closely with all areas of the Bank and other partners (including Retail, Professional and Executive Relationship Managers, InvesTrust, First Fidelity Financial Services, etc.) to ensure that all Commercial clients (and Business owner(s)) needs as well as cross-sell opportunities are identified and met.
• Work closely with the Treasury Services Manager to ensure that Commercial customers / prospects needs are properly matched with the appropriate depository, cash management, and investment needs.
• Ensures customer service needs of the Commercial customer are met by handling requests directly and / or by referring to the appropriate channel to best meet the customer's needs.
• Proactively solicits new business relationships through aggressive calling efforts on prospects developed through referrals from existing customers, cultivation of key referral sources and prospect lists.
• Collects and analyzes financial and related data to determine the general creditworthiness of Commercial customer / prospects and the merits of specific credit requests.
• Develop information for and make loan presentations to appropriate loan committees when required.
• Establish and negotiate, when necessary, terms under which credit will be extended.
• Monitor loan repayment activities and take necessary action to collect from past due accounts.
• Participate in community affairs to increase bank's visibility and enhance new business opportunities.
• Supervise and direct Portfolio Manager(s).
• Promotes a positive spirit by contributing to balancing team and individual responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS :

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (SKILLS, ABILITIES, CHARACTERISTICS) :

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY : Yes

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : Must be able to work within a routine office environment.

BENEFITS :

AA / EOE M / F / D / V MEMBER FDIC