U.S. Bank

Small Business Relationship Banker

U.S. Bank
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeHomewood • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $35 - $43 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing comprehensive financial solutions for small businesses, with a strong focus on customer service, consultative selling, and relationship management. Proficient in translating complex financial information into actionable recommendations while achieving sales targets and maintaining CRM discipline.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Small Business Banking ExperienceConsultative Sales SkillsFinancial Solutions KnowledgeCustomer Relationship ManagementBilingual Spanish/English

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Demonstrate excellent customer service while serving as the primary Small Business Banking partner for assigned branches and relationships
  • Provide comprehensive financial solutions to small businesses with annual revenues between $500K and $2.5 million
  • Support typically two to three branch locations as a dedicated resource for branch teams
  • Address complex small-business client needs and opportunities
  • Build and deepen client relationships through proactive outreach, structured discovery, consultative selling, and disciplined follow-through
  • Translate financial information, cash-flow dynamics, client goals, operating-cycle considerations, and risk indicators into practical guidance and solution recommendations
  • Conduct outside prospecting and sales activities to grow revenue and achieve assigned financial targets and growth goals
  • Identify stated and unstated client priorities and align products and services to growth, efficiency, and risk objectives
  • Articulate solution value, trade-offs, and next steps
  • Offer appropriate small-business solutions, including business deposits, lending and credit, treasury management, payment solutions, business credit cards, digital tools, and cash-flow tools
  • Develop internal and external relationships with branch partners, centers of influence, clients, and other business-line partners
  • Maintain relationship ownership and coordination through handoff, decision, follow-up, activation, usage, and demonstrated client value
  • Share referral outcomes, successful sales and service practices, and insights on newly established small-business relationships with assigned branches
  • Balance acquisition, relationship deepening, and service while maintaining CRM discipline and responsible banking practices

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience and job-related experience
  • Three or more years of customer service, consultative sales, networking, prospecting, and/or small-business banking experience
  • Excellent customer service in accordance with the U.S. Bank Core Values
  • Comprehensive financial solutions knowledge for small businesses with annual revenues between $500K and $2.5 million
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to convey business recommendations effectively
  • Understanding of banking operations, product knowledge, sales, new business development, customer service and relationship management, community relations, pipeline management, and responsible banking practices
  • Ability to work from a U.S. Bank location five days per week
  • Ability to drive 2–10 or more hours per week
  • Ability to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures, including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and workplace conduct and safety policies
  • Applicants must be able to satisfy applicable employment eligibility verification requirements
  • Bilingual Spanish/English preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
  • Basic term and optional term life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave
  • 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
  • Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
  • Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
  • Adoption assistance
  • Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
  • Incentives based on employee production under the applicable incentive plan
  • Equity stock purchase
  • Recognition programs
  • Pension
  • Disability accommodations during the application or hiring process

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Hard Skills
Financial SolutionsSales DevelopmentBanking OperationsPipeline ManagementBusiness DepositsLending and CreditTreasury ManagementPayment SolutionsCash-Flow ToolsBusiness Credit Cards
Soft Skills
Excellent Customer ServiceStrong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationConsultative SellingRelationship Building
Tools & Technologies
CRM SystemsDigital Tools
Industry Keywords
Small Business BankingCommunity RelationsResponsible Banking PracticesU.S. Bank Core ValuesEmployment Eligibility Verification