Personal Banker Associate I

Fifth Third Bank•Royal Oak, MI
•Onsite

About The Position

The Personal Banker Associate I is intended to become a Retail Personal Banker I after completing a 4–8 week onboarding and education program, including rotations in operations and Sales & Service. Candidates complete a certification at the end of the program to demonstrate skills needed for a role in the Retail Personal Banker job family. This Financial Center position uses a consultative sales process to identify and meet customers’ and prospects’ financial needs. The role focuses on acquiring new households and deepening existing customer relationships through activities such as lobby leadership or aisle time and tele-consulting. It also processes teller transactions and works as a member of the platform staff. The role is accountable for managing risk, following policies and procedures, protecting confidential information, and acting in customers’ and colleagues’ best interests. It is expected to deliver a positive customer experience while identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks within the Bank’s risk appetite. The position is based in a normal office environment and requires extended viewing of computer screens. The training program requires travel within the affiliate and scheduling flexibility; travel outside the affiliate is required for some classroom training sessions. Fifth Third describes its Total Rewards as including comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation, with individual compensation varying based on role, skills, experience, education, and geographic location.

Requirements

  • College degree, work experience providing transferable skills, or a combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to develop comfort with sales activities to acquire new consumer household and small business customers and/or cross-sell to established customers.
  • Ability to demonstrate understanding of advanced math functions for analyzing credit and financial information.
  • Ability to professionally represent Fifth Third Bank through appearance and verbal and written communication.
  • Ability to develop working knowledge of Retail policies and procedures and use sound judgment in decision-making.
  • S.A.F.E. Act registration through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) is required at the time of employment.
  • Ability to travel within the affiliate for training and outside the affiliate for classroom training sessions; scheduling flexibility is required.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in the financial industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Use the consultative sales process and Financial Needs Assessment to develop customer profiles and identify current and future financial needs.
  • Maintain knowledge of Retail consumer and small business products and services and recommend suitable solutions.
  • Use CAMP and other approved marketing tools to contact customers and schedule periodic financial reviews.
  • Focus on cross-selling to existing customers and participate in directed outside sales activities, such as onsite presentations, business sales calls, and community financial literacy events.
  • Build working relationships with assigned Mortgage, Small Business, Commercial, and Investment partners and refer customers as appropriate.
  • Meet or exceed customer experience and individual or team production goals, supporting year-over-year revenue growth as measured by the Financial Center P&L.
  • Guide CSRs on the sales and referral process.
  • Promote customer satisfaction through a friendly, helpful, and professional manner; answer questions confidently and take ownership of customer issues.
  • Keep business confidential and follow the Bancorp Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and related policies.
  • Follow established policies and procedures when opening and servicing Retail products.
  • Participate in consumer loan and bankcard processes and own sourced loans from application through closing.
  • Participate in Financial Center or Bank Mart opening and closing processes as directed by the Financial Center Manager.
  • Stay current on Retail procedures intended to mitigate fraud and unnecessary risk or exposure.
  • Complete the onboarding and education program and the concluding certification.
  • Travel within the affiliate for training and outside the affiliate for classroom training sessions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits designed to support employees and their families’ physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being.
  • Differentiated compensation offerings; individual salary varies based on role, relevant skills, experience, education, and geographic location.
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