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We are committed to helping our team members find their success while maintaining the integrity of our values: building trust, fostering lasting relationships and pursuing excellence. At SouthState, individual contributions are recognized, potential is cultivated and team members are inspired to achieve their greater purpose. Your future begins here!
SUMMARY/OBJECTIVES
It is the responsibility of the Correspondent Senior Business Development Officer to take ownership of all tasks and challenges that they encounter in the operation of their assigned position. This position is responsible for, but not limited to, developing new relationships, and generating new sales with community banks, by marketing current SouthState Correspondent products and services. The position is responsible for maintaining a current working knowledge of all products and services offered by SouthState Correspondent. This is a remote opportunity.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This position is expected to perform the specific duties, tasks, and responsibilities as outlined below:
- Responsible for developing new relationships and maintaining current relationships with our community bank customers, by marketing and driving new sales on current and existing products and services through in-bank, telephone, and written contact.
- Develop and maintain a general working knowledge of SouthState Bank, N.A., its affiliates and any strategic alliance service offerings.
- Facilitate the development and maintenance of relationships with Bank Management, Division Management, and Division support personnel to follow-up on business opportunities and/or problems encountered during customer contact.
- Help plan and schedule visits to all customers and prospects within a defined region and assist in completing contact reports for all visits to customers/prospects.
- Assist in preparation and presentation of analysis comparisons and other services for SouthState Correspondent prospect institutions.
- Act as a SouthState Correspondent liaison at both bank-sponsored and external events.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with market and industry influencers, within a defined region, such as bank consultants, law firms, trade associations, CPAs, etc.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
COMPETENCIES
- Excellent business development/relationship management skills within the banking industry
- Strong sales ability, preferably in a banking environment
- Requires strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Outstanding customer service and follow-up skills
- Familiarity with e-mail systems, Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and basic personal computer skills
Qualifications, Education, and Certification Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university
- Experience: Six to ten years related experience and/or training
- Certifications/Specific Knowledge: None
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/CLASSES
Required annual compliance training, New Employee Orientation
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Must be able to effectively access and interpret information on computer screens, documents, reports., This position requires a large amount of time in front of a computer. This can be done sitting or standing with use of the right desk.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Telecommuting roles no matter if hybrid or 100% full time telecommuting must have a secure home office environment that is free from background noise and distractions. They must also have a reliable private internet connection that is not supplied by use of cellular data (hot spot). Cable or fiber connections are preferred. Requirements are subject to change, as new systems and technology is delivered.
TRAVEL
This position travels 90% of the time.
In accordance with Colorado and Virginia law: Pay for this position is anticipated to be between $87,282.00 - $139,425.00 , actual offers to be determined based on applicant’s skills, experience and education.While the anticipated deadline for the job posting is 11-12-2026, we encourage you to submit your application as we may still consider qualified candidates beyond this date.Benefits | SouthState Careers
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veterans.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
- Six to ten years of related experience and/or training
- Excellent business development and relationship management skills within the banking industry
- Strong sales ability, preferably in a banking environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Outstanding customer service and follow-up skills
- Familiarity with email systems, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and basic computer skills
SouthState Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SouthState Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by SouthState Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid parental leave, PTO, dedicated volunteer time, and Critical Care Time are prominently included in the package, broadening time‑off support. These offerings help the total rewards feel stronger even when base pay is viewed as average.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and Roth/traditional options, and references to an employee stock purchase plan, bolster long‑term financial benefits. Retirement programs are presented as a core strength of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs plus banking product and retailer discounts add lifestyle value beyond core insurance. The breadth of ancillary perks complements standard medical, dental, and vision coverage.
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What We Do
SouthState is one of the leading regional banks in the Southeast – serving more than one million customers via 240+ locations in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia. We offer robust banking solutions, including consumer banking, mortgage, small business banking, commercial banking and wealth management. Our bankers care about our customers and each other – and it shows. We’re proud to have earned awards for our banking solutions, service and workplace environment. For the past three years, we’ve been ranked on the Forbes’ 100 Best Banks in America and have earned top workplace honors several years running. This is banking at its best. This is banking forward. Learn more about how we can help you meet your financial goals at www.southstatebank.com. Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender
