Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Customers Bank is a super-community bank focused on delivering dedicated personal service in the healthcare and life sciences sector. They are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Relationship Manager at a Vice President or Senior Vice President level to join their Venture Banking team, focusing on originating and deepening relationships with venture-backed companies in this sector.
Responsibilities
- Originate and grow new client relationships, proactively source and close banking relationships with venture-backed life science and healthcare companies through a disciplined pipeline strategy and sponsor network
- Serve as a trusted advisor to portfolio clients, acting as the primary relationship point of contact, delivering tailored financial solutions and partnering across treasury products to meet evolving client needs
- Drive ecosystem engagement and deal sourcing. Build presence with VC and PE sponsors, incubators, and industry associations to generate referrals and represent the firm at key sector conferences and events
- Structure and support credit opportunities, collaborate with credit officers to structure and present venture lending solutions, monitor portfolio health, and proactively manage covenant compliance and risk
- Provide sector expertise and thought leadership. Staying current on life science and healthcare funding trends, share market intelligence with clients and internal teams, and help develop junior talent
Skills
- Minimum of at least 5-7 years venture banking or related experience for VP level
- Minimum of 8-10 years venture banking or related experience for SVP level
- Ability to originate and grow new client relationships
- Proactively source and close banking relationships with venture-backed life science and healthcare companies
- Serve as a trusted advisor to portfolio clients
- Deliver tailored financial solutions and partner across treasury products
- Drive ecosystem engagement and deal sourcing
- Build presence with VC and PE sponsors, incubators, and industry associations
- Structure and support credit opportunities
- Collaborate with credit officers to structure and present venture lending solutions
- Monitor portfolio health and proactively manage covenant compliance and risk
- Provide sector expertise and thought leadership
- Stay current on life science and healthcare funding trends
- Share market intelligence with clients and internal teams
- Help develop junior talent
- Ability to work with the Microsoft Suite and learn/work with other Customers Bank's applications
- Familiar with AI & Automation tools
- Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship
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