Regional Banking Community President

Huntington Bank; Lufkin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Bank in Texas is seeking a Community President to lead our local market, build relationships with business clients, and deliver tailored banking solutions. This role serves as the face of Huntington, mentors colleagues, and acts as a backup to the Market Manager.

The position targets businesses with annual sales from $2MM to $50MM and credit exposures up to $25MM, with emphasis on larger deals. Responsibilities include strategic leadership, community involvement, and driving growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (4 years education and Business Banking/Commercial Lending experience).
• 10+ years of Business Banking or Commercial Banking experience.

Responsibilities

• Represent Huntington Bank as a visible community leader.
• Aggressively prospect and acquire new profitable business relationships.
• Manage and deepen relationships with a portfolio of business clients.
• Analyze, structure, and close complex commercial loan transactions.
• Provide mentorship to junior colleagues.
• Conduct quarterly portfolio reviews and ensure compliance.

Skills

Business Banking

Commercial Lending

Relationship Management

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (4 years education and Business Banking/Commercial Lending experience)

Job description

Description Summary

The Community President serves as the face of Huntington Bank within the community, acting as the primary ambassador for our brand and values. This role is the go-to leader for colleagues and community partners, fostering strong relationships and driving impactful engagement. The Community President is responsible for acquiring new business relationships, deepening existing ones, and delivering comprehensive banking solutions to businesses in the market. This position combines strategic leadership, community involvement, and business development expertise to ensure Huntington remains a trusted partner for local businesses and a cornerstone of the community. Target market includes businesses with annual sales of $2MM to $50MM and credit exposures up to $25MM, with a strong emphasis on businesses exceeding $25MM in sales. The Community President also serves as a senior leader within Regional Banking, providing mentorship to colleagues and acting as a backup to the Market Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Community Leadership: Represent Huntington Bank as a visible and engaged leader in the community. Build and maintain strong relationships with local business leaders, community organizations, and centers of influence. Serve on boards and participate in community events to strengthen Huntington’s presence and reputation.
• Business Development: Aggressively prospect and acquire new, profitable business relationships through networking, referrals, and strategic outreach. Provide insights and guidance to business owners to help them achieve their goals.
• Relationship Management: Manage and deepen relationships with a portfolio of business clients, delivering tailored solutions and advice. Actively engage internal partners to bring the full breadth of Huntington’s capabilities to clients.
• Credit Expertise: Analyze, structure, and close complex commercial loan transactions. Ensure creditworthiness of clients and maintain accurate documentation in partnership with the Huntington Loan Center and Commercial Loan Servicing teams.
• Team Collaboration & Mentorship: Partner with junior colleagues on complex credits, providing guidance and coaching to develop talent within the team.
• Portfolio Oversight: Conduct quarterly portfolio reviews, monitor credit exposure, and ensure compliance with all requirements.
• Strategic Leadership: Act as the backup to the Market Manager and contribute to market strategy and execution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (4 years of education and Business Banking/Commercial Lending experience)
• 10+ years of Business Banking or Commercial Banking experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in complex commercial credits.
• Proven track record in business development and community leadership.
• Strong ability to build relationships and influence at all levels

Exempt Status

(Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes

Workplace Type

Office Our Approach to Office Workplace Type Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Company Culture

Welcome to Huntington! At Huntington, we look out for people. From reinventing banking with game-changing innovations to building an internal culture that creates lifelong bonds, together, we can make people’s lives better. And amazing things happen when we look out for each other. We prove it every day. Whether it’s helping a colleague or collaborating on a new tool that will revolutionize the way people save money, our actions can have a huge impact. Our colleagues look out for people with a Can-Do Attitude, Service Heart and Forward Thinking. Those are our values—simple but powerful. Each of them pushes us do the right thing, to do right by people. Because people are what matter.

If you’d like to learn more about how Huntington looks out for people, visit https://www.huntington.com/lookingout

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