Senior Lead Commercial Relationship Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced commercial banker that is motivated to deliver best-in-class customer service and provide clients and prospects with thought leadership and sound professional guidance and direction, while collaborating with a strong team endeavoring to grow the existing commercial banking book of business in the East Michigan markets.

In this role, you will:

• Develop, retain, and grow complex to highly complex client relationships through the art of relationship management, by understanding the needs and priorities of clients and financial decision makers, responding quickly, communicating proactively but strategically, managing expectations, and soliciting feedback; act as an advisor to guide and influence others in growing relationships
• Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop, influence, or lead the structuring, modification, and renewal of highly complex cash flow, real estate loans, and certain other industry specific solutions across groups and functions by analyzing financials, presenting to clients, and coordinating with internal stakeholders
• Lead the strategy and resolution for full suite of highly complex solutions offered by Wells Fargo to commercial clients to meet highly complex and unique needs that require an in-depth evaluation across multiple areas of the enterprise, by engaging product organizations to develop client specific solutions, leveraging a solid understanding of clients’ businesses, strategic objectives, operational priorities, and financial positions
• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions within the Commercial Banking Relationship Management group that are cross functional and companywide strategies
• Strategically engage with all levels across the enterprise to improve processes and risk control, resolve client issues while achieving Wells Fargo’s business objectives, and represent the company externally; serve as an expert advisor to leadership and a mentor for less experienced colleagues
• Drive relationship planning activities to deliver the full suite of solutions and maintain sales and pipeline disciplines by keeping information current in relevant systems
• Strategically support Business Development Representatives in sourcing new Commercial Banking clients, by cultivating relationships through existing networks
• Partner with Commercial Lending Product Management to provide vision, direction, and expertise to leadership on client and market needs to enable the innovation, design, and delivery of credit solutions more effectively, including large-scale, cross-functional, or company-wide strategies

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Commercial Banking Relationship Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Commercial account relationship management experience
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of core banking products: deposits, commercial credit, and treasury
• Established network in the Southeast Michigan and/or East Michigan markets
• Possesses strong credit acumen
• Experience with moderately complex credit and debt structure
• Comprehensive experience in negotiating interest rates, price, terms, and collateral requirements
• Sales pipeline management experience
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Risk Management
• Experience consistently delivering strong sales performance
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Effective time management and organization skills
• Self-starter who takes initiative and works independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to build and maintain solid working relationships with internal partners
• Bachelor’s Degree and/or Master’s Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Position will report to: 255 E. Brown Street, Suite 250 Birmingham, MI

Posting End Date: 

30 May 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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