Market President - Garden City, KS

Equity Bank•Garden City, KS

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Market President manages Equity Bank’s Garden City, Kansas market and leads commercial banking, lending, sales, deposits, credit quality, staffing, and community relations. The role drives market profitability and loan and deposit growth while building a strong sales culture, coaching employees, and maintaining relationships with clients, prospects, and community organizations. The Market President also participates in the company’s Executive Management Team and bank committees, including serving as a voting member of the Bank’s Directors Loan Committee. The position is full-time, salaried, and on-site. It regularly takes place in an office setting, with frequent use of computers and electronic media. Physical demands include regular standing, walking, bending, and squatting; possible stooping, kneeling, crouching, or reaching; and occasionally carrying, lifting, moving, or pushing up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related major.
At least 10 years of banking experience, with an emphasis on lending.
At least 5 years of experience managing teams, including all aspects of a bank location.
Excellent credit analysis skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a professional manner.
Computer skills, especially the ability to work in Windows-based systems.

Responsibilities

Effectively manage the assigned market, including commercial bank staffing and recruiting, morale, focus on the commercial banking target market, public relations, community image, and market profitability.
Serve on appropriate civic and business committees or boards in the community.
Lead, manage, and drive the Bank’s sales activities in the market.
Achieve individual and team loan growth goals in accordance with the annual budget and five-year plan.
Build a strong sales culture, track performance, and coach as needed.
Schedule and make calls to customers and prospects, individually and with other team members; build prospect lists and hold regularly scheduled sales meetings.
Maintain good market-level credit quality, including meeting targets for past-due accounts and technical exceptions and maintaining accurate risk code ratings.
Drive deposit growth by working with loan officers and branches, particularly on non-interest-bearing deposits.
Work with the Treasury Management group to achieve fee income goals.
Participate proactively in the Company’s Executive Management Team, attend EVP meetings, and complete assigned tasks.
Serve as a voting member of the Bank’s Directors Loan Committee and participate in other appropriate Bank committees.