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Who We Are

At Seattle Bank, we think boldly. We are a boutique bank that gets big things done for our clients and our community. With a motivated and forward-thinking team, we’re building the modern banking business model in effort to deliver the highest value to our clients, community and shareholders.

Locally owned and managed, we are a digitally driven boutique bank serving families and businesses in the Greater Puget Sound region and beyond. Our experienced team of bankers provides boutique-bank service, focusing on building relationships that last and solutions that succeed. From smart technologies that give our clients more control to creative solutions that can make money work smarter, we’re always building better ways to bank. As we continue to redesign the banking experience, Seattle Bank now offers BaaS solutions to fintechs, brands,and marketplaces, orchestrating the trifecta of business, technology and compliance strategies to create successful partner banking collaborations. 

We're looking for eager, entrepreneurial professionals who want to be part of reimagining our industry and building a new kind of financial institution. As a lean team, we work with directness, efficiency and transparency. We set goals, work hard and reward a job well done – together. Our company culture embraces a work-from-office environment that provides collaborative space to innovate, inform and inspire. Our office is on the 29th floor of Rainier Square, Downtown Seattle's newest skyscraper, and offers an ideal location in the heart of the city with excellent access to mass transit, amenities and the retail district.

If you are self-motivated and a critical thinker with a passion for getting things done (especially things that haven’t been done before), let us know! 

Position Summary

Seattle Bank is hiring a Business Banker to support our continued growth and help us better serve small businesses, and business owners who want a single point of contact for managing their interwoven business and personal banking needs.

We are looking for a high-performer who will work strategically to market to target prospects, engage in thoughtful profiling to identify and evaluate opportunities, and effectively manage the sales, credit and onboarding process for these clients. The Business Banker will generally work with businesses under $5 million in revenue and their owners.

They will market our small business lending products, including SBA 7A loans, treasury and deposit products. Additionally, the Business Banker will work closely with our commercial relationship managers on larger commercial or real estate loans, and will work with our private and mortgage bankers to help meet the personal banking needs of the business owners. In all these areas, the Business Banker will work closely with our marketing team to leverage traditional and digital marketing to help uncover and activate more leads.

A key ingredient to our success in providing highly personalized solutions to clients is our team’s high degree of collaboration to support clients and each other. One way we reinforce that is ensuring that all members of the sales team are eligible for incentive compensation based on team performance. The Business Banker will be eligible for team incentive compensation, and will also be eligible or incentive compensation based on individual production.

We’re looking for someone to hustle, moving quickly to help clients and increase our reach. This is a unique opportunity for a motivated, team-player with experience providing financial services to business and private banking clients. Our product set, marketing and technology investments, plus support provided from a seasoned and motivated team position the Business Banker to be successful in growing a vibrant portfolio of clients and professional network. This creates great potential for career growth and involvement in our community.

Will work closely with other relationship managers, marketing, credit administration and loan ops; reports to the Market Leader. 

Requirements

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is motivated. You have a sense of urgency and strong work ethic, because you are excited to solve problems for clients and get deals done. 
• Has experience providing banking services to business clients, with a good understanding of credit, deposit and treasury services, and when and how to apply them to help clients.
• Is cognizant of best practices and regulatory considerations that enter into how we communicate with clients around financial services, especially as it relates to fair-lending and UDAAP.
• Strong commercial underwriting experience is a plus, but not required provided that candidates are exceptionally skilled at working with partners to vet opportunities, and managing client expectations around eligibility and timelines.
• Takes great care of clients. You’ll respond quickly, collaborate, and over-communicate. You’ll clarify expectations in advance, confirm objectives have been met, and follow-up afterwards to make sure the client is happy. 
• Is a leader and team player. You get along well with your colleagues, share in a common goal, and communicate effectively with peers, support team and management.
• Wants to help build a great company. You place value on the opportunity to help build and have ownership in a great bank and a great company.
• Is organized, attentive to deadlines and details.
• You want to be part of building something great; you appreciate the associated challenges and will keep cool under pressure.
• You are engaged in the community and have a track record of volunteerism and/or board service in relevant aspects of community and economic development. 
• You care about the quality and details of the marketing products you create—and have a laser focus on brand consistency and clarity.
• You love working with people and they love working with you.
• You have a track record of trying and learning new things.
• You have a point of view but are low ego.