Senior Commercial Banker - Kansas City

Emprise Bank 2; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Emprise Bank is seeking a Senior Commercial Banker to drive commercial lending, business development, and portfolio management. The role includes peer leadership and coaching to teammates, with a focus on delivering exceptional customer outcomes across deposit and loan products.

The candidate will cultivate new business, assess financials for risk and capital needs, and collaborate with bank departments to provide specialized services. Strong leadership and relationship skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a business-related field.
• 15+ years’ experience in bank commercial lending is required.
• Ability to analyze financial statements and extract key information.
• Proficiency with large server-based applications and standard software.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct service to commercial customers related to deposits, loans and services.
• Make loan recommendations within lending authority and structure financing by risk and capital needs.
• Cross-sell bank products and develop referral networks.
• Monitor and manage a portfolio of commercial clients per bank standards.
• Conduct periodic borrower reviews, identify issues, and restructure as needed.
• Provide mentorship and leadership to junior bankers and team members.

Skills

Commercial lending

CRE

C&I

Business development

Leadership

Financial analysis

Relationship building

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Job description

At Emprise Bank, everything we do is focused on empowering people to thrive. We proudly work to provide an extraordinary customer experience to help our customers achieve their goals.

The Senior Commercial Banker is responsible for contributing to Emprise Bank’s commercial lending, business development, and portfolio management, as well as peer leadership and coaching.

A successful candidate will have:

• Well-rounded commercial lending experience, including CRE and C&I
• A demonstrated ability and drive to cultivate new business
• The desire to serve as a peer leader, mentor, and coach to others on the team
• Credibility to provide reliable and accurate financial information for recommendations
• An understanding of and commitment to our values
• Attitude and aptitude to engage in continuous development

Essential functions of the role:

• Provide direct service to Emprise Bank commercial customers related to deposit, loan, and other products and services
• Make loan recommendations within lending authority, structure loan financing based on risk consideration and capital requirements, and assist customers in obtaining specialized services from other bank departments as necessary

Business Development

• Seek new business and cross-selling opportunities of all bank products and services
• Maintain ongoing business relationships, develop, and maintain referral networks within business community, and achieve revenue growth targets and maximize operating capabilities, profitability, and strategic focus
• Interact with centers of influence, diverse industry segments, community leaders, and senior business contacts
• Establish and maintain effective and professional business relations with customer and trade professionals while maintaining and projecting the bank’s professional reputation
• Monitor and maintain new and existing portfolio of commercial clients in accordance with bank standards
• Conduct periodic reviews on borrowing clients to monitor performance, identify issues, and restructure relationships to mitigate potential and future risk

Leadership

• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior bankers and other team members, supporting their development and engagement
• Champion cross-functional collaboration with internal departments to enhance client experience and ensure strategic alignment
• Influence and contribute to business planning and departmental strategies through thought leadership and market insight
• Support special projects as needed

Other duties as assigned within the scope and responsibility of the job

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business required, or level of education that, together with industry experience, enables the applicant to meet the job requirements.
• 15+ years’ experience in bank commercial lending is required.
• Ability to analyze financial statements and extract key information from financial and business reports required.
• Proficiency with large server-based application and standard desktop software required.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, Emprise offers professional growth, a rewarding and challenging environment, opportunities to be involved in our communities, and a culture of integrity, passion, and success.

At Emprise Bank, empowering people to thrive means having an all-inclusive culture that honors our commitment to all dimensions of diversity in our workforce and embraces inclusion of all people. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Emprise Bank is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veteran Employer/Member FDIC/Drug Free Workplace.

Emprise Bank participates in E-Verify and will provide your Form-I 9 to the federal government to confirm authorization to work in the United States.

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