Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
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Chicago, Illinois, United States$140k–235kFull-timeUpdated 2 weeks ago
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
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Job Summary:
Join Bank of America’s Healthcare, Education & Not-for-Profit (HENFP) business—part of the Global Commercial Bank—and play a leading role in expanding our presence across the Upper Midwest. The Senior Relationship Manager is a high-impact, client-facing role responsible for driving new business, deepening existing relationships, and delivering profitable growth across a portfolio of complex, mission-driven organizations. HENFP is purpose-built for this market: our teams bring specialized coverage and solutions to not-for-profit healthcare (hospitals, health systems, and insurance providers), private higher education, and large nonprofits/NGOs. You’ll partner with a deep bench of product specialists to help clients optimize their financial strategies—from capital and credit solutions to treasury, payments, and broader corporate banking capabilities—while advising senior leaders on topics like industry trends, liquidity, and capital structure. The clients you’ll cover are sophisticated institutions with annual revenues starting at $50MM and no upper limit, including some of the largest organizations in the country.
Job Description:
The Relationship Manager is responsible for providing advice and valuable financial solutions to complex Global Commercial Banking clients and prospects. Key responsibilities include serving as the primary point of contact or trusted advisor and acquiring, deepening, and maintaining profitable relationships, collaborating with teammates, and facilitating client relationships with Product Specialists. Job expectations include having knowledge of the bank's products and services in order to identify cross-selling opportunities and increase overall client satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
• Manages an extensive portfolio of HENFP clients and prospects with annual revenues of $50 million and above to help companies save, borrow, and invest for their current and future needs
• Acquires, deepens, and maintains profitable client relationships through sales, prospecting, and enhancing existing relationships
• Understands and interprets financial and cash flow statements to assess and analyze financial conditions of companies and industry trends
• Collaborates with domestic and international teammates throughout the bank, including Investment Banking, Foreign Exchange, and Wealth Management and facilitates client relationships with Product Specialists in Credit, Treasury Management, and Merchant Services in order to design and deliver financial solutions to clients and prospects
• Leads and facilitates dialogue with a variety of complex clients and prospects regarding topics such as the client and prospect industry, alternative capital structures, and general business issues
• Coaches and mentors peers, while utilizing leadership skills
• Adapts to changes in sales practices and broader market and industry conditions as needed
Skills:
Required Qualifications:
• 10+ years’ experience in broad based commercial lending/corporate finance/relationship management experience
• Demonstrates management capability of an extensive portfolio of Healthcare, Education and NFP clients with revenues greater than $50 million.
• Proven track record of prospecting new business, enhancing existing relationships and closing profitable transactions.
• Professional proven sales skills and experience, including planning, execution and follow up of client meetings.
• Strong corporate finance, capital markets and accounting acumen.
• Financial modeling experience and the completion of a formal credit training preferred.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Capable of organizing, facilitating, leading and negotiating with a team of bank associates to solve client problems.
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 7 & 63 (Must obtain SIE, series 7 & 63 license within 180 days of start date)
Desired Skills:
• Undergraduate degree in related field or equivalent work experience. MBA desirable.
• Existing knowledge of the market preferred.
• Active member/participation in local community organizations.
• Highly desirable to have active networking contacts and Centers of Influence established in market.
• Desire to work in a specialty team with an interest in Healthcare, Education & NFP institutions.
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:
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US - IL - Chicago - 110 N Wacker Dr - Bank Of America Tower Chicago (IL4110), US - MN - Minneapolis - 80 S 8TH ST - IDS CENTER (MN1150), US - OH - Columbus - 8890 Lyra Dr - Polaris (OH4675)Pay and benefits informationPay range$140,000.00 - $235,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.