Relationship Banker
First Horizon Bank
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Job summary
First Horizon Bank is seeking a versatile Universal Banker/Teller in the New York area. The role focuses on proactive sales engagement, deposit and loan guidance, and referrals to bank partners while delivering exceptional client experiences.
The position emphasizes relationship-building, client outreach, and coaching of associates to uphold a high-performance sales culture. Banking center operations and compliance with bank policies are integral to daily responsibilities.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- 2–5 years of Universal Banker or Teller experience.
Responsibilities
- Engage clients in consultative conversations to identify financial priorities and recommend personalized banking solutions.
- Identify and fulfill client deposit and borrowing needs, guiding options and opening accounts.
- Provide personalized financial advice aligned with client goals and bank products.
- Recognize opportunities for referrals to mortgage, wealth, private client, and business banking partners.
- Conduct regular client outreach to offer tailored financial solutions.
- Coach associates on sales, referrals, and product knowledge as needed.
- Support teller line to minimize wait times and process transactions as needed.
- Deliver excellent client experiences and resolve issues promptly.
- Attend meetings and training to enhance product knowledge and service delivery.
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Job description
- Proactive Sales Engagement: Engage clients in consultative conversations to understand financial priorities and recommend personalized banking solutions, with an emphasis on deposit accounts, loans and lines of credit, and referrals to other lines of business within the Bank.
- Growth Focus: Actively identify and fulfill client deposit and borrowing needs, guiding clients through deposit and loan options, opening deposit accounts, and taking loan applications.
- Client-Centric Financial Advice: Through a consultative approach, provide personalized financial advice that aligns with clients’ short-and-long term goals. Utilize a deep understanding of the bank’s products and services while sharing comprehensive, tailored advice that enhance client satisfaction and loyalty.
- Referrals: Recognize opportunities to deepen relationships with additional products and services and make referrals to bank partners, including but not limited to mortgage, wealth, private client, and business banking.
- Proactive Client Outreach: Conduct regular calls to clients and prospects to offer tailored financial solutions.
- Sales Leadership: Support a high-performing culture by coaching associates on sales, referrals, products and services as needed.
- Responsible for supporting the teller line to keep the customer wait time to a minimum (performs processing of financial transactions as needed).
- Deliver excellent client experiences consistently and promptly resolve client issues effectively.
- Enhance individual knowledge to better serve clients by attending relevant sales, service, and product knowledge meetings, training classes, and web-based learning.
- Proactive Sales Engagement: Engage clients in consultative conversations to understand financial priorities and recommend personalized banking solutions, with an emphasis on deposit accounts, loans and lines of credit, and referrals to other lines of business within the Bank.
- Growth Focus: Actively identify and fulfill client deposit and borrowing needs, guiding clients through deposit and loan options, opening deposit accounts, and taking loan applications.
- Client-Centric Financial Advice: Through a consultative approach, provide personalized financial advice that aligns with clients’ short-and-long term goals. Utilize a deep understanding of the bank’s products and services while sharing comprehensive, tailored advice that enhance client satisfaction and loyalty.
- Referrals: Recognize opportunities to deepen relationships with additional products and services and make referrals to bank partners, including but not limited to mortgage, wealth, private client, and business banking.
- Proactive Client Outreach: Conduct regular calls to clients and prospects to offer tailored financial solutions.
- Sales Leadership: Support a high-performing culture by coaching associates on sales, referrals, products and services as needed.
- Responsible for supporting the teller line to keep the customer wait time to a minimum (performs processing of financial transactions as needed).
- Deliver excellent client experiences consistently and promptly resolve client issues effectively.
- Enhance individual knowledge to better serve clients by attending relevant sales, service, and product knowledge meetings, training classes, and web-based learning.
- Expected compliance with bank regulations, policies, procedures, risk management, internal controls, and the First Horizon code of ethics.
- Assist in conducting and/or participating in meetings to promote sales, product knowledge and customer service.
- Assist banking center management with “on the job training” of new associates.
- Assist with dual control vault responsibilities and audit controls.
- Stay informed of all operational updates and changes to ensure compliance with all current guidelines.
Perform all other job-related duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- 2 – 5 years of experience as a Universal Banker or Teller
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As part of the employment process for this position, you will have to meet the requirements of a background credit check. This position requires compliance with the S.A.F.E Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 and all related regulations. Ongoing employment is contingent upon meeting all such requirements
- All candidates must complete the DeGarmo Retail Behavioral Assessment to be considered for this position
- The assessment takes approximately 12–15 minutes to complete
- Assessment results must be submitted prior to having your application evaluated by Talent Acquisition
First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com .
- Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
- HSA with company match
- Maternity and parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mentor program
- 401(k) with 6% match
- More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
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First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com .
- Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
- HSA with company matchMaternity and parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mentor program
- 401(k) with 6% match
- More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
- X formerly Twitter
- YouTube
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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