VP Commercial Banking Relationship Manager - Boston

About Hingham Institution for Savings

Incorporated in 1834, Hingham Institution for Savings is one of America’s oldest banks. The Bank provides commercial mortgage and relationship banking services in Boston, Nantucket, Washington, D.C. and the San Francisco Bay Area. Publicly-traded but family-run since 1993, our objective has been to build one of America’s great banks, characterized by superior long-term financial results, a fortress balance sheet that provides unquestionable assurance to our depositors, and an enduring culture of growth and success.

We have a small, entrepreneurial team - just under 100 people - and we hold ourselves to high standards.

The Specialized Deposit Group (SDG) is responsible for new business development and client management for the Bank’s most significant and complex business, institutional, government, and private client banking relationships. SDG is co-located with the Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Group and works closely with them to meet the needs of our commercial real estate clients. The Group has Relationship Managers in each of the Bank’s core markets that work directly with clients and solicit new business.

SDG is the Bank’s primary engine for deposit growth and has also served as an incubator for new concepts.

About the role

Hingham's Specialized Deposit Group (SDG) is looking for a Relationship Manager to take responsibility for some of the Bank's most significant business, institutional, government, and private client banking relationships. You will be responsible for new business development in the verticals the Bank targets: commercial real estate investors, property managers, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, professional services firms, life sciences, and technology companies.

You will also manage a portfolio of existing relationships with key customers and their staff. As the key point of contact for these customers, you will manage the full range of their deposit banking needs, coordinate service requests and cross sell new products by partnering with our Business Client Services Team and Cash Management Specialists.

The SDG works closely with the Bank’s Commercial Lending Group to deliver deposit services to new and existing commercial customers and refer commercial real estate loans. You will also work with commercial real estate customers to grow their deposit relationship with the Bank. We target operating accounts by providing a high level of service, offering competitive rates, and cross selling cash management services.

Hingham prides itself on a flat corporate structure and our bankers are entrusted with considerable responsibility for business development and customer service. The SDG also plays an important role in our ongoing product development and process improvement efforts, aimed at providing a higher level of service to our customers, and may be responsible for identifying, testing, and delivering new products and services for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Business Development:
  You will develop new relationships through a self-sourced portfolio, with a strong focus on our existing customer verticals (property management, municipalities, commercial real estate, non-profits). It is critical that you enjoy actively prospecting for new business, as this is the heart of the role.
• Manage Existing Relationships:
  You will serve as the primary banker for a portfolio of some of the Bank's most significant business, institutional, government, not for profit and private client banking relationships. You'll be responsible for coordinating their needs within the Bank, opening and closing accounts as necessary, and handling some of their basic needs relative to our digital products. You'll also be responsible for identifying opportunities to deepen our relationships with these clients through additional deposit/payments business or via our Residential and Commercial Lending Groups.
• Find Problems and Devise Solutions:
  As we grow alongside our customers, their needs change and our products and services must evolve. You will facilitate delivery of our digital products, including…