Senior Agri-Business Banker

Bankeasy; Brookings (SD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) & ESOP Profit Sharing

Wellness Program

Tuition reimbursement

In-house childcare and preschool

Paid volunteer service hours

Job summary

A local community bank in Brookings, South Dakota, is looking for a Senior Agri-Business Banker to cultivate profitable banking relationships. This role emphasizes identifying opportunities with high-impact clients and requires strong communication, strategic thinking, and development skills. The ideal candidate should have a bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in lending and credit analysis. Enjoy a supportive culture that values employee well-being, offering comprehensive health benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex business needs.
• Experience in building relationships with clients.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate profitable agri-business banking relationships.
• Identify and pursue opportunities with high revenue clients.
• Recommend and implement financial solutions.

Skills

Strong communication

Strategic thinking

Development skills

Lending and credit analysis

Business financial concepts

Sales and negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Senior Agri-Business Banker plays a pivotal role in cultivating profitable agri-business banking relationships. This will include a primary emphasis on proactively identifying and pursuing opportunities with complex, high impact, high revenue clients. This person is instrumental in recommending and implementing financial solutions that will help clients to achieve their goals. This individual should possess strong communication, strategic thinking, and development skills. This role requires a deep and sophisticated understanding of market dynamics, industry trends, with exceptional business acumen. **Qualifications:** This person should have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or the equivalent. Strong experience in lending and credit analysis is required. This person should exhibit deep knowledge of business financial concepts and display superior service, communication, presentation, sales, and negotiation skills. Demonstrated ability to navigate complex business needs and serve as a strategic partner offering clients in-depth advice and perspective. Regular and frequent networking with business professionals, industry experts, and building deep, long-term relationships with existing and prospective clients is expected. **Principal Responsibilities:** * Peace of mind when it comes to you and your family's well-being with generous health, dental, vision, and life insurance. Plus, optional access to additional life, disability, and other forms of insurance. 401(k) & ESOP Profit Sharing* Employees are owners. Receive a match of up to 7% of your contributions to your retirement account. Wellness Program* The Healthy Way Program incentivizes gym membership and hosts educational programs and challenges throughout the year.**Education*** Student loan repayment assistance program.* Tuition reimbursement.* A robust internal training program that goes beyond onboarding. We want you to continue learning. That's why we offer job shadowing, a mentorship program, and more. Volunteer Service Hours* Paid time to volunteer. Employees get 16 hours to take part in and donate their time to local charities.**In-house Childcare & Preschool*** Kid's World childcare and preschool in Brookings is available for the children and grandchildren of employees.**Our Culture:** We value our culture and work hard to keep it top of mind at all times. Employees rally around 9 core principles, creating a collaborative and enjoyable work experience for all. During the onboarding process, all new employees attend a culture camp, which is led by the CEO and the Chairman of the Board. **Work for us:** Our employees enjoy working together and treat eachother (and customers) like family. Check out our career opportunities, and join a company that cares about its people and community.We invest in our people: Our communities have contributed to the success of our business and our families. In turn, this allows us to contribute to the success of our communities. We have remained an independent community institution over the years and employ almost 700 people. Our employees are like family (they’re also part owners). Not only is working for us rewarding, but you’ll also be a part of a positive culture and company that gives back to the community. **Our Benefits:** **Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits**