Relationship Manager, Business Banking - VP/SVP
Posted Feb 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about the size and makeup of the business banking portfolio you manage today.
What they are checking: Whether their book and deal size match what a VP or SVP level role at this bank expects.
How do you bring in new business banking relationships consistently, year after year?
What they are checking: Whether they have a repeatable prospecting engine through referrals, networking and calling.
How do you mentor less experienced bankers or analysts?
What they are checking: Whether a senior banker develops others, which is expected at this level.
Tell me about a time you lost a client. What happened?
What they are checking: Whether they reflect honestly on why relationships fail and what they changed afterward.
Who are your best referral sources, and how do you keep those relationships strong?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real network of CPAs, attorneys and advisors that will follow them.
What would you do
A strong client wants terms outside policy. How do you present it to credit?
What they are checking: Whether they argue exceptions with strong mitigants and transparency rather than pressure.
A client's business is struggling and they're avoiding you. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they engage early and honestly to protect both the client and the bank.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd structure a loan for an acquisition of a competitor by a client.
What they are checking: Whether they understand acquisition financing, goodwill, cash flow projections and guarantor support.
How do you build a full relationship with deposits, treasury and personal banking for the owner?
What they are checking: Whether they deepen relationships across the bank, which drives profitability.
Interest rates move sharply. How do you talk to clients about fixed versus variable rate debt?
What they are checking: Whether they can explain rate risk and options like swaps or fixed terms clearly to owners.
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