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Relationship Banker III

Employer
Alerus Financial
Location
West Fargo, North Dakota
Salary
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Industry
General
Role
Other
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Essential Responsibilities

Job Function Number 1: Customer Acquisition and Retention. 50%
  • Live the Alerus Brand Promise and Fundamental Beliefs in providing superior customer service.
  • Build strong relationships with customers through service delivery excellence, enhancing the customer experience and supporting retention goals.
  • Manage and grow individual customer portfolio, households, deposits and loans.
  • Identify needs and cross sell products and services to our retail customer base providing the customer with appropriate solutions to their financial needs.
  • Understand the benefits of Alerus Financial's products and effectively differentiate Alerus from the competition.
  • Effectively prospect for new customers by focusing efforts on current customer portfolio and actively prospecting referral sources.
  • Utilize sales tools to manage and track personal sales performance
  • Originate consumer deposit accounts such as checking, savings and certificates of deposit and IRAs, and assume responsibility for all documentation associated with the account opening process.
  • Perform all consumer lending functions. Work with clients directly to obtain and process financial information utilizing our consumer lending platform. Originate lines of credit, home equity loans and other consumer loans. Support process from application submission to loan closing by communicating with internal staff and the client.
  • Participate in customer events and promotions, such as the Home Show booths, customer opportunity calls, and marketing events.
  • Develop and consistently demonstrate professional cross-selling skills to maximize business opportunities.

Job Function Number 2: Customer Service and Support. 30%
  • Serve as single point of customer contact.
  • May assist Relationship Managers with account fulfillment and follow-up for their customers.
  • Demonstrate service delivery excellence by fielding customer calls, supporting product transactions, answering questions and finding resolutions to service related issues.
  • Provide quality, accurate and timely responses to inquiries from external and internal customers in person, over the telephone, or by mail.
  • Act with initiative and urgency to address customer needs.
  • Support and enhance customer on-boarding processes.
  • Acknowledge and immediately address customer complaints. Identify solutions to resolve issues and follow up to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Effectively manage multiple customer demands and provide maximum service to all customers.
  • Maintain quality service standards and serve all customers financial needs.
  • Follow up on all customer alerts.

Job Function Number 3: Technical Knowledge. 10%
  • Serve customers by fulfilling teller transactions, such as accepting retail deposits and payments for loans and credit cards, issuing, redeeming, and settling all travelers' checks, savings bonds, cashier's checks, etc.
  • Maintain a balanced teller cash drawer and follow appropriate cash handling procedures.
  • Support and enhance Company policies and procedures around security, cash handling, cashed check policies and opening and closing procedures.
  • Serve customers by opening retail deposit and loan accounts.
  • Assist customers in completing credit applications for more complex loans, such as home equities.
  • Understand all consumer credit products and services.
  • Manage customer portfolios while keeping loan and deposit policies and regulatory requirements in mind.
  • Effectively serve our customers by promptly responding to and resolving balance inquiries, customer questions, and problems.
  • Prepare customer and operations documentation such as researching requisitions, checks.
  • Possess knowledge of competitive products, practices, and facilities in order to effectively sell Alerus Financial products and services.
  • Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of the following:
  • Retail deposit products and services.
  • Personal and business account ownership
  • Consumer credit products and services, performing major credit activity to include lines of credit and home equity lending.
  • Business deposit products and small business lending.
  • Regulatory and compliance requirements as they pertain to the banking products.

Job Function Number 4: Industry Knowledge. 5 %.
  • Develop and maintain economic and market awareness.
  • Develop understanding of industry-specific needs of banking clients.
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of business and banking industry practices.

Job Function Number 5: Personal growth and development. 5%
  • Represent Alerus Financial in community organizations and activities.
  • Assume responsibility for career growth and development. Actively pursue continuing education, reading, and self-development to enhance skills.
  • Be flexible and adaptive when faced with changing needs of the customer and the bank.
  • Build solid working relationships with team members, acting as a resource for others whenever possible.
  • Recognize stressful nature of work and maintain professional and positive composure, attitude, and behavior at all events.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in business related field or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of three years of experience in the financial services industry.
  • Dedication to service excellence with three plus years of demonstrated customer service experience.
  • Math proficiency and aptitude.
  • Dedicated and satisfactory attendance/punctuality.
  • Proven track record of work stability.

Personal Characteristics:
  • Positive and passionate about taking care of customers.
  • Professional appearance and attitude.
  • Demonstrated social and interpersonal skills.
  • Problem solving ability.
  • Ability to stay calm in difficult situations.
  • Patient and helpful with others.
  • Team player, willingness to help others.

Physical Demands: (must be met with or without a reasonable accommodation)
  • Extended periods of time standing and sitting at a desk and using office equipment.
  • Ability to operate a personal computer/laptop for approximately 8 hours per day.
  • Extended time is spent reviewing physical and electronic documents.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
  • Periodically, may also do light lifting of supplies and materials which weighs in at approximately 20 lbs.
  • Will spend most of time in an indoor environment.

Alerus Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Company

Alerus is a company that will challenge you to be at your best and where your efforts have real, tangible effects. Our culture is one of collaboration, innovation, forward-thinking, and giving back. And, as a growing company with a presence in markets from New Hampshire to Arizona, we offer a broad range of opportunities for you to travel the career path that matches your abilities, interests, and goals.

What is the current company culture like?

While our footprint spans North Dakota, Minnesota, Arizona, New Hampshire, and Michigan, we still operate like a small company. In other words, every single person on our team matters. Our employees create our culture.

What skills, education, and experiences does your ideal candidate(s) have? Each position has their own specific requirements and qualifications. In addition to those, Alerus seeks people who live out our fundamental beliefs every day: do the right thing, cherish people, empower with knowledge, respect everyone, serve with passion, and embrace change.

How would you describe the company leadership/team management? Alerus has a diverse executive and leadership team. Each leader comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge within their field to help their teams succeed. Alerus leaders, including our C*Suite executives, maintain regular communication with employees on company updates and goals.

Where do you see the company/organization in the upcoming years? Alerus has bank and office locations in North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New Hampshire and Arizona. While we continue to serve our clients in these states we also look to grow our national footprint to best serve clients wherever they may live.

What do you feel candidates need to know about the company before applying? Alerus is more than just a bank and offers many products for our clients including personal & business banking, mortgages, wealth management and retirement savings. We continue to grow and expand but still maintain and operate with a small business feel. We would not have continued success without our employees and all the hard work they do to serve our clients with passion.

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